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PUBLIC,  SOCIAL,  AND  DOMESTIC 


WORSHIP 


Sing  praises  to  God,  sing  praises. — Psalm  xlvii.  6. 
There  are  no  songs  comparable  to  the  songs  of  Zion. 

Milton. 


PUBLISHED    BY    A.    H.    EEDFOED,    Aoest, 

FOR    THE    M.    E.    CHUBCH,    SOUTH. 

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Ignfm. 


The  Hymn-Book  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal 
(lurch  being  in  many  respects  defective- 
hough  otherwise  highly  prized — a  volume  re 
>aining  its  excellences,  rejecting  its  blemishes, 
and  supplying  its  defects,  has-been  long  desired 
by  the  lovers  of  sacred  song  in  our  extended 
Connection.  To  meet  their  wishes,  the  General 
Conference  held  at  Petersburg.  Va.,  in  May, 
1840,  appointed  a  Committee  to  compile  such  a 
book  as  speedily  as  the  magnitude  of  the  un- 
dertaking would  allow.  A  year  of  laborious 
application  has  resulted  in  the  present  volume. 

The  arrangement  of  the  hymns  will  be  found 
as  simple  and  philosophical  as  may  be  desired. 
A  number  of  long  hymns  and  poems,  which,  al- 
though .choice  specimens  of  sacred  lyrics,  have 
ever  been  deemed  unsuitable  for  purposes  of 
general  worship,  have  been  superseded  by  com- 
positions of  a  more  popular  cast :  the  hymns  of 
the  less  difficult  measures  have  been  multiplied 
to  the  exclusion  of  some  of  a  contrary  character: 
hymns  susceptible  of  division  have  been  divided 
so  as  to  make  two  or  more  hymns  of  an  availa 
ble  length  :  several  objectionable  hymns,  stan 
zas,  and  phrases  have'  been  omitted,  and  their 
places  supplied  with  others,  to  which  no  excep- 
tion can  be  taken  with  regard  to  either  doctrinal 
soundness  or  poetic  merit :  large  additions  have 
been  made  to  the  hymnS  for  the  Institutions  of 
Christianitv  and  for  Special  Occasions,  as  also 

(iii) 


IV  PREFACE. 

on  the  usual  topics  of  the  pulpit,  and  on  familiar 
passages  of  Scripture :  copious  indexes,  both  of 
texts  and  subjects,  have  been  prepared,  together 
with  the  indexes  of  the  first  lines  of  hymns  and 
stanzas :  titles  have  been  prefixed  to  all  the 
hymns,  to  facilitate  selection  and  prevent  mis- 
takes ;  and  every  line  in  the  old  book  has  been 
carefully  collated  with  the  original  and  subse- 
quent editions,  as  far  as  practicable,  and,  among 
the  hundreds  of  various  readings  which  obtain, 
the  language  of  the  author  has  been  restored, 
when  no  imperative  reason  required  an  altera- 
tion. 

The  works  of  those  authors  whose  writings  con 
stitute  either  the  fountains  or  reservoirs  of  mod- 
ern psalmody,  including  those  first  published  by 
the  Rev.  John  and  Charles  Wesley,  and  others 
issued  by  them  at  later  periods,  have  supplied 
the  materials  of  the  present  volume.  Many 
choice  pieces  from  the  excellent  Dr.  Doddridge 
will  be  received  with  grateful  appreciation  of 
their  merit :  the  Psalms  and  Hymns  and  Lyric 
Poems  of  Dr.  Watts  have  contributed  largely  to 
the  topical  variety  of  the  first  part  of  the  book ; 
and  several  important  additions  have  been  made 
from  the  beautiful  effusions  of  the  pious  Mont- 
gomery. A  number  of  other  authors  have  been 
laid  under  contribution  ;  but  their  names  need 
not  be  specified  in  this  place,  as  they  appear  in 
connection  with  their  respective  hymns,  adding 
aot  a  little  to  the  interest  of  the  Collection. 

This  hymn-book  is  truly  Wesleyan,  or  rather 
scriptural  in  its  sentiments,  and  also  in  the  pro- 
minence given  to  those  subjects  which  are  of 
the  greatest  importance  in  the  Christian  life. 
The  Mediation  of  Christ  is  exhibited  in  all  its 
parts  and  relations,  and  Christian  experience 
in  all  its  phases.     And  here,  especially,  are  we 


PREFACE.  v 

indebted  to,  the  gifted  muse  of  the  street  singta 
of  Methodism.  Of  him  it  has  been  said,  with 
no  less  truth  than  felicity  of  expression :  "Chris- 
tian experience,  from  the  deeps  of  affliction, 
through  all  the  gradations  of  doubt,  fear,  desire. 
faith,  hope,  expectation,  to  the  transports  of 
perfect  lore,  in  the  very  beams  of  the  beatific 
\  ision — Christian  experience  furnishes  him  witls 
everlasting  and  inexhaustible  themes;  and  ii 
must  be  confessed  that  he  has  celebrated!  then; 
with  an  affluence  of  diction,  and  a  splendor  of 
coloring,  rarely  surpassed.  At  the  same  time, 
he  has  invested  them  with  a  power  of  truth,  and 
endeared  them,  both  to  the  imagination  and  the 
affections,  with  a  pathos  which  makes  feeling 
conviction,  and  leaves  the  understanding  but 
little  to  do  but  to  acquiesce  in  the  decisions  of 
the  heart." 

In  conclusion,  we  most  cordially  commend 
this  collection  of  Hymns  for  Public,  Social,  and 
Domestic  Worship,  to  the  religious  public,  and. 
in  particular,  to  our  own  communion,  confident- 
ly anticipating  its  favorable  reception,  and  ar- 
dently praying  that,  as  the  "poetical  liturgy'' 
of  the  Church,  as  the  assistant  in  Social  "Wor- 
ship, and  the  companion  to  the  Family  Altar 
and  \he  Closet,  it  may  minister  to  the  comfort 
am)  salvation  of  countless  thousands,  and  secure 
a  targe  revenue  of  praise  to  the  Triune  God. 

ROBERT  PAINE. 
GEORGE  F.  PIERCE, 
HUBBARD  H.  BLAVANAUGIL 
WILLIAM  M.  WIGHTMAN, 
ENOCH  M.  MARVIN, 
DAVID  S.  DOGGETT, 
HOLLAND  N.  McTYEIRE. 
JOHN  C.  KEENER. 


fanntnti. 


PART  I.— PUBLIC  WORSHIP.  paoj 

3>kc.  I   Being  and  Perfections  of  God.         9-70 

II.  Mediation  of  Christ 71-148 

III.  Offices  of  the  Holy  Ghost 149- 100 

IV,  Institutions  of  Christianity  : — 

1.  The  Church 1G7-185 

2.  The  Ministry 185-205 

3.  Baptism.' 206-210 

4.  The  Lord's  Supper 210-226 

5.  The  Sabbath 227-233 

V.  The  Gospel  Call 234-266 

VI.  Penitential  Exercises 267-333 

VII.  Christian  Experience : — 

1.  Justification  and  the  New 

Birth 334-359 

2.  Entire  Sanctification  and 

Perfect  Love 359-399 

3.  Duties  and  Trials 399-479 

VIII.  Death  and  the  Future  State  ...  480-531 

IX.  Special  Occasions  : — 

1.  Missions.... 532-553 

2.  Bible 553-559 

3.  Erection  of  Churches 559-565 

4.  Education  of  Youth 565-573 

5.  The  Seasons 573-589 

6.  National  Solemnities 590-606 

7.  On  a  Voyage 606-613 

PART  II.— SOCIAL  WORSHIP. 

iyc,  I.  Communion  of  Saints 614-641 

II.  Prayer 645-669 

PART  III.— DOMESTIC  WORSHIP. 

Sec.  I   The  Family 670-696 

II.  The  Closet 697-734 

Benedictions  and  Doxologies 735-738 

(vi) 


HYMNS 


PART  I. 

FOR  PUBLIC  WORSHIP 

SECTION  I. 

Bnrtjj  attfr  Ifinhztions  of  (Gob. 

1  C.  M.  C.  Wesley 

The  Trinity. 
THOUSAND  oracles  Divine 


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Their  common  beams  unite, 
That  sinners  may  with  angels  join 

To  worship  God  aright : 
2  To  praise  a  Trinity  adored 

By  all  the  hosts  above  ; 
And  one  thrice  holy  God  and  Lord ' 

Through  endless  ages  love. 
8  Triumphant  host !  they  never  cease 

To  laud  and  magnify 
The  Triune  God  of  holiness, 

Whose  glory  fills  the  sky  : 

4  "Whose  glory  to  this  earth  extends, 
When  God  himself  imparts, 

And  the  whole  Trinity  descends 
Into  our  faithful  hearts. 

5  By  faith  the  upper  choir  we  meet. 
And  challenge  them  to  sing 

Jehovah  on  his  shining  seat, 
Our  Maker  and  our  King. 


BEING   AND    PERFECTIONS 

b'  But  God  made  flesh  is  wholly  ours, 

And  asks  our  nobler  strain : 
The  Father  of  celestial  powers, 

The  Friend  of  earth-born  man. 

7  Ye  seraphs,  nearest  to  the  throne, 
•  With  rapturous  amaze 

On  lis,  poor  ransomed  worms,  look  down 
For   t  eaven's  superior  praise ! 

8  The  King,  whose  glorious  face  ye  see, 
For  us  his  crown  resigned : 

That  Fulness  of  the  Deity, 
He  died  for  all  mankind ! 

7s.  C.  Wesley 

The  Trinity. 

HOLY,  holy,  holy  Lord, 
God  the  Father,  and  the  Word, 
God  the  Comforter,  receive 
Blessings  more  than  we  can  give. 

2  Mixed  with  those  beyond  the  sky 
Chanters  to  the  Lord  most  high, 
We  our  hearts  and  voices  raise, 
Echoing  thy  eternal  praise. 

3  One,  inexplicably  three, 
One,  in  simplest  unity  : 
God,  incline  thy  gracious  ear, 
Us  thy  lisping  creatures  hear. 

4  Thee  while  man,  the  earth-born,  sings 
Angels  shrink  within  their  wings  : 
Prostrate  seraphim  above 

Breathe  unutterable  love. 

5  Happy  they  who  never  rest, 
With  thy  heavenly  presence  blest ! 
They  the  heights  of  glory  see, 
Sound  the  depths  of  Deity  1 


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OF    GOD.  9 

6  Fain  with  them  our  souls  would  vie ; 
Sink  as  low,  and  mount  as  high  : 
Fall,  o'erwhelmed  with  love,  or  soar : 
Shout,  or  silently  adore  ! 

3  7,6,7,6,7,7,7,6.         C.  Weslit 

The  Trinity. 

EET  and  right  it  is  to  sing, 
In  every  time  and  place, 
Glory  to  our  heavenly  King, 

The  God  of  truth  and  grace. 
Join  we  then  with  sweet  accord, 
All  in  one  thanksgiving  join  : 
Holy,  holy,  holy  Lord, 
Eternal  praise  be  thine ! 

2  Thee  the  first-born  sons  of  light, 
In  choral  symphonies, 

Praise  by  day,  day  without  night, 

And  never,  never  cease  : 
Angels,  and  archangels,  all 

Praise  the  mystic  Three  in  One  : 
Sing,  and  stop,  and  gaze,  and  fall, 

O'erwhelmed  before  thy  throne! 

3  Vying  with  that  heavenly  choir 
Who  chant  thy  praise  above, 

We  on  eagles'  wings  aspire — 
The  wings  of  faith  and  love : 

Thee  they  sing,  with  glory  crowned — 
We  extol  the  slaughtered  Lamb  : 

Lower  if  our  voices  sound, 
Our  subject  is  the  same. 

4  Father,  God,  thy  love  we  praise, 
Which  gave  thy  Son  to  die : 

Jesus,  full  of  truth  and  grace* 
Alike  we  glorify : 


10  BEING    AND    PERFECTIONS 

Spirit,  Comforter  Divine, 

Praise  by  all  to  thee  be  given, 

Till  we  in  full  chorus  join, 

And  earth  is  turned  to  heaven. 

4  8,8,8,8,8,8.  C.  Wesley 

The  Trinity. 

10ME,  Father,  Son,  and  Holy  Ghost, 


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Whom  one  all-perfect  God  we  own, 
Restorer  of  thy  image  lost, 

Thy  various  offices  make  known : 
Display,  our  fallen  souls  to  raise, 
Thy  whole  economy  of  grace. 

2  Jehovah,  in  three  persons,  come, 
And  draw,  and  sprinkle  us,  and  seal 

Poor,  guilty,  dying  worms,  in  whom 

Thou  dost  eternal  life  reveal : 
The  knowledge  of  thyself  bestow, 
And  all  thy  glorious  goodness  show. 

3  0  that  we  now,  in  love  renewed, 
Might  blameless  in  thy  sight  appear 

Wake  we  in  thy  similitude, 

Stamped  with  the  triune  character: 
Flesh,  spirit,  soul,  to  thee  resign ; 
And  live  and  die  entirely  thine ! 

6,6,7,7,7,7.  C.  Wesley 

The  Trinity. 

HAIL,  coessential  Three, 
In  mystic  unity  ! 
Father,  Son,  ai?.d  Spirit,  hail ! 

God  by  heaven  and  earth  adored, 
God  incomprehe.isible — 

One  supreme,  almighty  Lord. 
2  Thou  sittest  on  the  throne. 
Plurality  in  one : 


OE    GOU.  11 

Saints  behold  thine  open  face, 

Bright,  insufferably  bright : 
Angels  tremble  as  they  gaze — 

Sink  into  a  sea  of  light ! 

3  Ah !  when  shall  we  increase 
Their  heavenly  ecstasies? 

Chant,  like  them,  the  Lord  most  high — 
Fall,  like  them  who  dare  not  move — 

"  Holy,  holy,  holy,"  cry — 
Breathe  the  praise  of  silent  love  ? 

4  Come,  Father,  in  the  Son 
And  in  the  Spirit,  down : 

Glorious  Triune  Majesty, 

God  through  endless  ages  blest, 

Make  us  meet  thy  face  to  see, — 
Then  receive  us  to  thy  breast. 

6  L.  M.  Watts 

The  Trinity. 

BLEST  be  the  Father,  and  his  love, 
To  whose  celestial  source  we  owe 
Rivers  of  endless  joy  above, 
And  rills  of  comfort  here  below. 

2  Glory  to  thee,  great  Son  of  God ! 
From  whose  dear  wounded  body  rolls 

A  precious  stream  of  vital  blood, 
Pardon  and  life  for  dying  souls. 

3  We  give  thee,  sacred  Spirit,  praise, 
Who,  in  our  hearts  of  sin  and  woe, 

Mak'st  living  springs  of  grace  arise, 
And  into  ^boundless  glory  flow. 

4  Thus  God  the  Father,  God  the  Son, 
And  God  the  Spirit,  we  adore : 

That  sea  of  life  and  love  unknown, 
Without  a  bottom  or  a  shore. 


12  BEING    AND    PERFECTIONS 

7  S.  M.  'C.  Wesle-e 

The  Trinity. 

FATHER,,  in  whom  we  live, 
In  whom  we  are  and  move, 
The  glory,  power,  and  praise  receive, 
Of  thy  creating  love. 

2  Let  all  the  angel  throng 
Give  thanks  to  God  on  high, 

While  earth  repeats  the  joyful  song, 
And  echoes  through  the  sky. 

3  Incarnate  Deity, 

Let  all  the  ransomed  race 
Render,  in  thanks,  their  lives  to  thee, 
For  thy  redeeming  grace  : 

4  The  grace  to  sinners  showed, 
Ye  heavenly  choirs  proclaim, 

And  cry,  ' '  Salvation  to  our  God, 
Salvation  to  the  Lamh  !" 

5  Spirit  of  holiness, 

Let  all  thy  saints  adore 
Thy  sacred  energy,  and  bless 
Thy  heart-renewing  power. 

6  Not  angel  tongues  can  tell 
Thy  love's  ecstatic  height, 

The  glorious  joy  unspeakable. 
The  beatific  sight ! 

7  Eternal,  Triune  Lord, 
Let  all  the  hosts  above, 

Let  all  the  sons  of  men,  record, 
And  dwell  upon  thy  love. 

8  When  heaven  and  earth  are  fled 
Before  thy  glorious  face, 

Sing,  all  the  saints  thy  love  hath  made, 
Thine  everlasting  praise  ! 


OF    GOD.  13 

6,6,4,6,6,6,4. 
The  Trinity. — Before  sermon. 

C10ME,  thou  almighty  King, 
J  Help  us  thy  name  to  sing. 
Help  us  to  praise ! 
Father  all  glorious, 
O'er  all  victorious, 
Come  and  reign  over  us, 
Ancient  of  days. 

2  Jesus,  our  Lord,  arise, 
Scatter  our  enemies, 

And  make  them  fall : 
Let  thine  almighty  aid 
Our  sure  defence  be  made, 
Our  souls  on  thee  be  stayed : 

Lord,  hear  our  call ! 

3  Come,  thou  incarnate  Word, 
Gird  on  thy  mighty  sword, 

Our  prayer  attend : 
Come,  and  thy  people  bless, 
And  give  thy  word  success  ; 
Spirit  of  holiness, 

On  us  descend ! 

4  Come,  holy  Comforter, 
Thy  sacred  witness  bear 

In  this  glad  hour : 
Thou  who  almighty  art, 
Now  rule  in  every  heart, 
And  ne'er  from  us  depart, 

Spirit  of  power ! 

5  To  the  great  One  and  Threa 
Eternal  praises  be 

Hence — evermore ! 
His  sovereign  majesty 
May  we  in  glory  see, 
And  to  eternity 

Love  and  adore. 


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14  BEING   AND    PERFECTIONS 

9  6,6,6,6,8,8.  Watts. 

»  The  Trinity. 

GIVE  immoi'tal  praise 
To  God  the  Father's  love, 
For  all  my  comforts  here, 

And  better  hopes  above : 
He  sent  his  own  eternal  Son 
To  die  for  sins  that  man  had  done. 

2  To  God  the  Son  belongs 
Immortal  glory  too  ; 

Who  bought  us  with  his  blood 

From  everlasting  woe ; 
And  now  he  lives,  and  now  he  reigns, 
And  sees  the  fruit  of  all  his  pains. 

3  To  God  the  Spirit's  name 
Immortal  worship  give, 

Whose  new-creating  power 

Makes  the  dead  sinner  live : 
His  work  completes  the  great  design, 
And  fills  the  soul  with  joy  divine. 

4  Almighty  God,  to  thee 
Be  endless  honors  done, 

The  undivided  Three, 

And  the  mysterious  One : 
Where  reason  fails,  with  all  her  powers, 
There  faith  prevails,  and  love  adores. 

lO  C.  M.  C.  Wesley. 

The  Trinity. 

HAIL,  holy,  holy,  holy  Lord ! 
Whom  one  in  three  we  know  : 
By  all  thy  heavenly  host  adored, 

By  all  thy  Church  below. 
2  One  undivided  Trinity 
With  triumph  we  proclaim: 


OE    GOD.  15 

Thy  universe  is  full  of  thee, 
And  speaks  thy  glorious  name. 

3  Thee,  holy  Father,  we  confess  : 
Thee,  holy  Son,  adore : 

Spirit  of  truth  and  holiness, 
We  praise  thee  evermore. 

4  The  incommunicable  right, 
Almighty  God,  receive  ! 

Which  angel-choirs,  and  saints  in  light, 
And  saints  embodied,  give. 

5  Three  persons,  equally  Divine, 
We  magnify  and  love  : 

And  both  the  choirs  ere  long  shall  join 
To  sing  thy  praise  above. 

6  Hail,  holy,  holy,  holy  Lord, 
(Our  heavenly  song  shall  be,) 

Supreme,  essential  One,  adored 
In  coeternal  Three ! 


13  C.  M.  S.  Wesley,  Jr. 

To  God  the  Father. 

EAIL,  Father,  whose  creating  call 
Unnumbered  worlds  attend; 
Jehovah,  comprehending  all, 
Whom  none  can  comprehend ! 

2  In  light  unsearchable  enthroned; 
Whom  angels  dimly  see  ; 

The  fountain  of  the  Godhead  owned, 
And  foremost  of  the  Three! 

3  From  thee,  through  an  eternal  now, 
The  Son,  thine  offspring,  flowed  : 

An  everlasting  Father,  thou, 
An  everlasting  God. 


16  BEING   AND    PERFECTIONS 

4  Nor  quite  displayed  to  worlds  above, 
Nor  quite  on  earth  concealed : 

By  wondrous  unexhausted  love 
To  mortal  man  revealed. 

5  Supreme  and  all-sufficient  God, 
When  nature  shall  expire, 

And  worlds  created  by  thy  nod 
Shall  perish  by  thy  fire. 

6  Thy  name,  Jehovah,  be  adored 
By  creatures  without  end : 

Whom  none  but  thy  essential  Word 
And  Spirit  comprehend. 


12  C.  M.  S.  Wesley,  Jr. 

To  God  the  Son. 

HAIL,  God  the  Son,  in  glory  crowned, 
Ere  time  began  to  be  : 
Throned  with  thy  Sire  through  half  the  round 
Of  vast  eternity ! 

2  Let  heaven  and  earth's  stupendous  frame 
Display  their  Author's  power ; 

And  each  exalted  seraph-flame, 
Creator,  thee  adore. 

3  Thy  wondrous  love  the  Godhead  showed 
Contracted  to  a  span — 

The  coeternal  Son  of  God, 
The  mortal  Son  of  man. 

•3  To  save  us  from  our  lost  estate, 

Behold  his  life-blood  stream  : 
Hail,  Lord,  almighty  to  create, 

Almighty  to  redeem ! 

5  The  Mediator's  God-like  sway 
His  Church  below  sustains: 


OF    GOD.  17 

Till  nature  shall  her  Judge  survey, 
The  King  Messiah  reigns. 

G  Hail,  with  essential  glory  crowned, 

When  time  shall  cease  to  be : 
Throned  -with  thy  Father,  through  the  round 

Of  whole  eternity. 

13  C.  M.  S.  Wesley,  Jf. 

To  God  the  Holy  Ghost. 

HAIL,  Holy  Ghost.  Jehovah,  Third       •    • 
In  order  of  the  Three : 
Sprung  from  the  Father  and  the  Word 
From  all  eternity ! 

2  Thy  Godhead  brooding  o'er  th'  abyss 
Of  formless  waters  lay, — 

Spoke  into  order  all  that  is, . 
And  darkness  into  day. 

3  In  deepest  hell,  or  heaven's  height, 
Thy  presence  who  can  flee  ? 

Known  is  the  Father  to  thy  sight, 
Th'  abyss  of  Deity. 

4  Thy  power  through  Jesus'  life  displayed. 
Quite  from  the  virgin's  womb, 

Dying,  his  soul  an  offering  made, 
And  raised  him  from  the  tomb. 

5  God's  image,  which  our  sins  destroy, 
Thy  grace  restores  below  : 

And  truth,  and  holiness,  and  joy, 
From  thee,  their  Fountain,  flow. 

6  Hail,  Holy  Ghost,  Jehovah,  Third 
In  order  of  the  Three : 

Sprung  from  the  Father  and  the  Word 
From  all  eternity ! 


18  BEING    AND    PERFECTIONS 

14  C.  M.  C.  Wesley 

Divine  excellence. 

HAIL,  Father,  Son,  and  Holy  Ghost, 
One  God  in  persons  three: 
Of  thee  we  make  our  joyful  boast, 
Our  songs  we  make  of  thee ! 

2  Thou  neither  canst  be  felt  nor  seen : 
Thou  art  a  spirit  pure : 

Thou  from  eternity  hast  been, 
And  always  shalt  endure. 

3  Present  alike  in  every  place, 
Thy  Godhead  we  adore : 

Beyond  the  bounds  of  time  and  space 
Thou  dwell' st  for  evermore. 

4  In  wisdom  infinite  thou  art, 
Thine  eye  doth  all  things  see; 

And  every  thought  of  every  heart 
Is  fully  known  to  thee. 

5  Whate'er  thou  wilt,  in  earth  below 
Thou  dost,  in  heaven  above ; 

But  chiefly  we  rejoice  to  know 
Th'  almighty  God  of  love. 

6  Thou  lov'st  whate'er  thy  hands  have  made 
Thy  goodness  we  rehearse, 

In  shining  characters  displayed 
Throughout  our  universe. 

7  Mercy,  with  love  and  endless  grace, 
O'er  all  thy  woi'ks  doth  reign ; 

Hut  mostly  thou  delight'st  to  bless 
Thy  fav'rite  creature  man. 

8  Wherefore  let  every  creature  give 
To  thee  the  praise  designed ; 

But  chiefly,  Lord,  the  thanks  receive, 
The  hearts,  of  all  mankind. 


or  god.  19 

15  L.  M.  J.  Wesley 

[From  the  German  of  Dr.  Breithaupt.] 

The  glory  of  God. 

OGOD,  thou  bottomless  abyss ! 
Thee  to  perfection  who  can  know? 
0  height  immense !     What  words  suffice 
Thy  countless  attributes  to  show  ? 

2  Unfathomable  depths  thou  art ! 
0  plunge  me  in  thy  mercy's  sea ! 

Void  of  true  wisdom  is  my  heart : 
With  love  embrace  and  cover  me ! 

3  While  thee,  all  infinite,  I  set, 

By  faith,  before  my  ravished  eye, 
My  weakness  bends  beneath  the  weight: 
O'erpowered,  I  sink,  I  faint,  I  die. 

4  Eternity  thy  fountain  was, 

Which,  like  thee,  no  beginning  knew . 
Thou  wast  ere  time  began  his  race, 

Ere  glowed  with  stars  th'  ethereal  blue. 

5  Greatness  unspeakable  is  thine, 
Greatness,  whose  undiminished  ray, 

When  short-lived  worlds  are  lost,  shall  siring 
^When  earth  and  heaven  are  fled  away. 

6  Unchangeable,  all-perfect  Lord, 
Essential  life's  unbounded  sea, 

What  lives  and  moves,  lives  by  thy  word : 
It  lives,  and  moves,  and  is  from  thee ! 

1 6  L-  M.  J.  Wesley 

Continued. 

THY  parent  hand,  thy  forming  skill, 
Firm  fixed  this  universal  chain  : 
Else  empty,  barren  darkness  still 
Had  held  his  unmolested  reign. 


20  BEING    AND    PERFECTIONS 

2  Whate'er  in  earth,  or  sea,  or  sky, 

Or  shuns  or  meets  the  wand'ring  thought. 
Escapes  or  strikes  the  searching  eye, 
By  thee  was  to  perfection  brought ' 

3  High  is  thy  power  above  all  height : 
Whate'er  thy  will  decrees,  is  done: 

Thy  "wisdom,  equal  to  thy  might, 
Only  to  thee,  0  God,  is  known ! 

4  Heaven's  glory  is  thy  awful  throno, 
Yet  earth  partakes  thy  gracious  sway : 

Vain  man  !   thy  wisdom,  folly  own  : 
Lost  is  thy  reason'^  feeble  ray. 

5  "What  our  dim  eye  could  never  see 
Is  plain  and  naked  to  thy  sight : 

What  thickest  darkness  veils,  to  thee 
Shines  clearly  as  the  morning  light. 

8  In  light  thou  dwell'st:  light,  that  no  shade. 
No  variation,  ever  knew : 

Heaven,  earth,  and  hell,  stand  all  displayed 
And  open  to  thy  piercing  view. 

X7  L.  M.  J.  Wesley 

Continued. 

THOU,  true  and  only  God,  lead'st  forth 
Th'  immortal  armies  of  the  sky : 
Thou  laugh'st  to  scorn  the  gods  of  earth  : 

Thou  thund'rest,  and  amazed  they  fly ! 
1  With  downcast  eye  th'  angelic  choir 

Appear  before  thy  awful  face : 
Trembling,  they  strike  the  grlden  lyre, 

And  thro'  heaven's  vault  resound  thy  praise 
3  In  earth,  in  heaven,  in  all,  thou  art : 

The  conscious  creature  feels  thy  nod : 
Thy  forming  hand  on  every  part 

Impressed  the  image  of  its  God. 


OF    GOD.  21 

4  Thine,  Lord,  is  wisdom,  thine  alone ! 
Justice  and  truth  before  thee  stand  ; 

Yet  nearer  to  thy  sacred  throne 
Mercy  withholds  thy  lifted  hand. 

5  Each  evening  shows  thy  tender  love, 
Each  rising  morn  thy  plenteous  grace: 

Thy  wakened  wrath  doth  slowly  move, 
Thy  willing  mercy  flies  apace ! 

6  To  thy  benign,  indulgent  care, 
Father,  this  light,  this  breath,  we  owe ; 

And  all  we  have,  and  all  we  are, 

From  thee,  great  Source  of  being,  flow. 


18  L-  M.  J.  Weslei 

Concluded. 

PARENT  of  good !  thy  bounteous  hand 
Incessant  benefits  distils : 
And  all  in  air,  or  sea,  or  land, 

With  plenteous  food  and  gladness  fills. 

2  All  things  in  thee  live,  move,  and  are, 
Thy  power  infused  doth  all  sustain : 

E'en  those  thy  daily  favors  share 

Who,  thankless,  spurn  thy  easy  reign. 

3  Thy  sun  thou  bidd'st  his  genial  ray 
Alike  on  all  impartial  pour  : 

On  all  who  hate  or  bless  thy  sway, 

Thou  bidd'st  descend  the  fruitful  shower. 

4  Yet  while,  at  length,  who  scorned  thy  migh< 
Shall  feel  thee  a  consuming  fire, 

How  sweet  the  joys,  the  crown  how  bright, 
Of  those  who  to  thy  love  aspire ! 

6  All  creatures  praise  th'  eternal  Name 
Ye  hosts  that  to  his  court  belong, 


22  BEING   AND    PERFECTIONS 

Cherubic  choirs,  seraphic  flames, 
Awake  the  everlasting  song ! 

6  Thrice  Holy !  thine  the  kingdom  is, 
The  power  omnipotent  is  thine ; 

And  when  created  nature  dies, 
Thy  never-ceasing  glories  shine. 

19  L.  M.  Watt.-. 

The  glory  of  God. 

GOD  is  a  name  my  soul  adores, 
Th'  almighty  Three,  th'  eternal  One : 
Nature  and  grace,  with  all  their  powers, 
Confess  the  Infinite  unknown. 

2  Thy  voice  produced  the  sea  and  spheres, 
Bade  the  waves  roar,  the  planets  shine ; 

But  nothing  like  thyself  appears 

Through  all  these  spacious  works  of  thine 

3  Still  restless  nature  dies  and  grows, 
From  change  to  change  the  creatures  run : 

Thy  being  no  succession  knows, 
And  all  thy  vast  designs  are  one. 

4  A  glance  of  thine  runs  through  the  globe, 
Bules   the   bright  worlds    and   moves    theii 

frame ; 
Of  light  thou  form'st  thy  dazzling  robe, 
Thy  ministers  are  living  flame. 

5  Hew  shall  polluted  mortals  dare 
To  sing  thy  glory  or  thy  grace  ? 

Beneath  thy  feet  we  lie  afar, 

And  see  but  shadows  of  thy  face. 

6  Who  can  behold  the  blazing  light  ? 
Who  can  approach  consuming  flame  ? 

None  but  thy  Wisdom  knows  thy  might, 
None  but  thy  Word  can  speak  thy  name 


OF    GOD.  23 

20  s-  M-  c-  Wesley. 
Glory  of  God. 

0  ALL-CREATING  God, 
At  whose  supreme  decree 
Our  body  rose,  a  breathing  clod, 
Our  souls  sprang  forth  from  thee : 

2  For  this  thou  hast  designed, 
And  formed  us  man  for  this : 

To  know  and  love  thyself,  and  find- 
In  thee  our  endless  bliss. 

21  L.  M.  WATTS 
Divine  majesty. 

ETERNAL  Power,  whose  high  abode 
Becomes  the  grandeur  of  a  God : 
Infinite  lengths   beyond  the  bounds 
Where  stars  revolve  their  little  rounds. 

2  Thee  while  the  first  archangel  sings, 
He  hides  his  face  behind  his  wings ; 
And  ranks  of  shining  thrones  around 
Fall  worshipping,  and  spread  the  ground 

3  Lord,  what  shall  earth  and  ashes  do  ? 
"We  would  adore  our  Maker  too  ! 
From  sin  and  dust  to  thee  we  cry, 

The  Great,  the  Holy,  and  the  High ! 

4  Earth  from  afar  hath  heard  thy  fame. 
And  worms  have  learned  to  lisp  thy  name  , 
But  0  !  the  glories  of  thy  mind 

_  Leave  all  our  soaring  thoughts  behind ' 

5  God  is  in  heaven,  and  men  below : 
Be  short  our  tunes  ;  our  words  be  few ! 
A  solemn  rev'rence  checks  our  songs> 
And  praise  sits  silent  on  our  tongues. 


24  BEING    AND    PERFECTIONS 

££  L.  M.  C.  Wesley. 

Absolute  perfection. 

HOLY  as  thou,  0  Lord,  is  none ! 
Thy  holiness  is  all  thy  own : 
A  drop  of  that  unbounded  sea 
Is  ours — a  drop  derived  from  thee. 

2  And  when  thy  purity  we  share, 
Thy  only  glory  we  declare ; 
And,  humbled  into  nothing,  own 
Holy  and  pure  is  God  alone. 

3  Sole,  self-existing  God  and  Lord, 
By  all  thy  heavenly  hosts  adored ; 
Let  all  on  earth  bow  down  to  thee, 
And  own  thy  peerless  majesty : 

4  Thy  power  unparalleled  confess, 
Established  on  the  rock  of  peace : 
The  rock  that  never  shall  remove, 
The  rock  of  pure,  almighty  love. 

2^  8,8,8.  J.  Wesley. 

[From  tlie  German  of  Wolfgang  C.  Dessler.] 

Majesty  and  mercy. 

UGOD,  of  good  th'  unfathomed  sea! 
Who  would  not  give  his  heart  to  thee? 
Who  would  not  love  thee  with  his  might  < 
0  Jesus,  Lover  of  mankind  ! 
Who  would  not  his  whole  soul  and  mind, 
With  all  his  strength,  to  thee  unite? 

2  Thou  shin'st  with  everlasting  rays : 
Before  th'  insufferable  blaze 

Angels  with  both  wings  veil  their  eyes; 
Yet,  free  as  air  thy  bounty  streams 
On  all  thy  woi'ks :  thy  mercy's  beams, 

Diffusive  as  thy  sun's,  arise. 


OF    GOD.  25 

3  Astonished  at  thy  frowning  brow, 

Earth,  hell,  and  heaven's  strong  pillars,  bow: 

Terrible  majesty  is  thine  ! 
Who  then  can  that  vast  love  express, 
Which  bows  thee  down  to  me,  who  less 

Than  nothing  am,  till  thou  art  mine ! 

4  High  throned  on  heaven's  eternal  hill, 
In  number,  weight,  and  measure,  still 

Thou  sweetly  order'st  all  that  is  ; 
And  yet  thou  deign'st  to  come  to  me, 
And  guide  my  steps,  that  I,  with  thee 

Enthroned,  may  reign  in  endless  bliss. 

24  8,8,8.  J.  Wesley, 

Concluded. 

FOUNTAIN  of  good  !  all  blessing  flows 
From  thee :  no  want  thy  fulness  knows : 
What  but  thyself  canst  thou  desire  ? 
Yet,  self-sufficient  as  thou  art, 
Thou  dost  desire  my  worthless  heart : 
This,  only  this,  dost  thou  require. 

2  Primeval  Beauty  !   in  thy  sight 
The  first-born,  fairest  sons  of  light 

See  all  their  brightest  glories  fade  : 
What  then  to  me  thine  eyes  could  turn  ? 
In  sin  conceived,  of  woman  born, 

A  worm,  a  leaf,  a  blast,  a  shade ! 

3  Hell's  armies  tremble  at  thy  nod, 
And,  trembling,  own  th'  almighty  God, 

Sovereign  of  earth,  hell,  air,  and  sky ! 
But  who  is  this  that  comes  from  far, 
Whose  garments  rolled  in  blood  appear? 

'Tis  God  made  man,  for  man  to  die ! 

4  0  God,  of  good  th'  unfathomed  sea ! 
Who  would  not  give  his  heart  to  thee  ? 

Who  would  not  love  thee  with  his  might ! 


26  BEING    AND    PERFECTIONS 

0  Jesus,  Lover  of  mankind, 
Who  would  not  his  whole  soul  and  mind, 
With  all  his  strength,  to  thee  unite  ? 

Q5  CM.  C.  Weslev 

Job  xi.  7-9. 

SHALL  foolish,  weak,  short-sighted  mai. 
Beyond  archangels  go, 
The  great  almighty  God  explain. 

Or  to  perfection  know  ? 
His  attributes  divinely  soar 

Above  the  creature's  sight, 
And  prostrate  seraphim  adore 
The  glorious  Infinite. 

2  Jehovah's  everlasting  days, 
They  cannot  numbered  be : 

Incomprehensible  the  space 

Of  thine  immensity : 
Thy  wisdom's  depths  by  reason's  line 

In  vain  we  strive  to  sound, 
Or  stretch  our  lab'ring  thought  t'  assign 

Omnipotence  a  bound. 

3  The  brightness  of  thy  glories  leaves 
Description  far  below ; 

Nor  man,  nor  angel's  heart  conceives 

How  deep  thy  mercies  flow : 
Thy  love  is  most  unsearchable, 

And  dazzles  all  above : 
They  gaze,  but  cannot  count  or  tell 

The  treasures  of  thy  love ! 

2  ft  SM.  Watts. 

All- sufficiency. 
Y  God,  my  life,  my  love, 
To  thee,  to  thee  I  call : 
I  cannot  live  if  thou  remove. 
For  thou  art  all  in  ail. 


w 


OF    GOD.  27 

U  Thy  sliming  grace  can  cheer 

This  dungeon  where  I  dwell : 
'Tis  paradise  when  thou  art  here-— 

If  thou  depart,  'tis  hell. 

3  The  smilings  of  thy  face, 
How  amiable  they  are  ! 

'Tis  heaven  to  rest  in  thine  embrace, 
And  nowhere  else  but  there. 

4  To  thee,  and  thee  alone, 
The  angels  owe  their  bliss : 

They  sit  around  thy  gracious  throne, 
And  dwell  where  Jesus  is. 

5  Not  all  the  harps  above 
Can  make  a  heavenly  place, 

If  God  his  residence  remove, 
Or  but  conceal  his  face. 

6  Nor  earth,  nor  all  the  sky, 
Can  one  delight  afford : 

No,  not  one  drop  of  real  joy, 
Without  thy  presence,  Lord. 

7  Thou  art  the  sea  of  love, 
Where  all  my  pleasures  roll : 

The  circle  where  my  passions  move; 
And  centre  of  my  soul. 

8  To  thee  my  spirits  fly, 
With  infinite  desire : 

And  yet  how  far  from  thee  1  lie  ! 
'  0  Jesus,  raise  me  higher ! 

'-£¥  k.  M.  Doddridge. 

"Glorious  in  holiness." 

OUR  God  ascends  his  lofty  throne, 
Arrayed  in  majesty  unknown': 
His  lustre  all  the  temple  fills, 
And  spreads  o'er  all  th'  ethereal  hills. 


28  BEING    AND    PERFECTIONS 

2  The  holy,  holy,  holy  Lord, 
Is  by  the  seraphim  adored ; 

And,  while  they  stand  beneath  his  seat, 
They  veil  their  faces  and  their  feet. 

3  And  can  a  sinful  worm  endure 
The  presence  of  a  God  so  pure? 
Or  these  polluted  lips  proclaim 
The  honors  of  so  grand  a  name  ? 

4  0  for  thine  altar's  glowing  coal 
To  touch  my  lips,  to  tire  my  soul, 
To  purge  the  sordid  dross  away, 
And  into  crystal  turn  my  clay  ! 

38  S.  M.  Montgomery. 

"  Fearful  in  praises." 

ITAND  up,  and  bless  the  Lord, 
O     Ye  people  of  his  choice : 
Stand  up,  and  bless  the  Lord  your  God, 

With  heart,  and  soul,  and  voice. 

2  Though  high  above  all  praise, 
Above  all  blessing  high, 

Who  would  not  fear  his  holy  name, 
And  laud,  and  magnify  ? 

3  0  for  the  living  flame 
From  his  own  altar  brought, 

To  touch  our  lips — our  minds  inspire, 
And  wing  to  heaven  our  thought ! 

4  There,  with  benign  regard, 
Our  hymns  he  deigns  to  hear : 

Though  unrevealed  to  mortal  sense, 
The  spirit  feels  him  near. 

5  God  is  our  strength  and  song, 
And  his  salvation  ours  : 

Then  be  his  love  in  Christ  proclaimed 
With  all  our  ransomed  powers. 


8 


OE    GOD.  29 

6  Stand  up,  and  bless  the  Lord, 

The  Lord  your  God  adore : 
Stand  up,  and  bless  his  glorious  name, 

Henceforth,  for  evermore 

29  C   M.  Watts. 

"  Doing  iconders." 

FATHER,,  how  wide  thy  glory  shines ! 
How  high  thy  wonders  rise  ! 
Known  through  the  earth  by  thousand  signs 
By  thousands  through  the  skies. 

2  Those  mighty  orbs  proclaim  thy  power ; 
Their  motions  speak  thy  skill ; 

And  on  the  wings  of  every  hour 
We  read  thy  patience  still. 

3  Part  of  thy  name  divinely  stands 
On  all  thy  creatures  writ : 

They  show  the  labor  of  thy  hands, 
Or  impress  of  thy  feet. 

4  But  when  we  view  thy  strange  design 
To  save  rebellious  worms, 

Where  vengeance  and  compassion  join 
In  their  divinest  forms, 

5  Our  thoughts  are  lost  in  reverent  awe : 
We  love  and  we  adore  : 

The  first  archangel  never  saw 
So  much  of  God  before. 

6  Here  the  whole  Deity  is  known, 
Nor  dares  a  creature  guess 

Which  of  the  glories  brighter  shone, 
The  justice  or  the  grace. 

7  Now  the  full  glories  of  the  Lamb 
Adorn  the  heavenly  plains  : 

Bright  seraphs  learn  Immanuel's  name. 
And  try  their  choicest  strains 


10  BEING    AND    PERFECTIONS 

8  0  may  I  bear  some  humble  part 

In  that  immortal  song : 
Wonder  and  joy  shall  tune  my  heart, 

And  love  command  my  tongue. 

30  C.  M.  Watts. 

"All  thy  works  praise  thee." 

}71TERNAL  Wisdom!  thee  we  praise: 
*_j     Thee,  let  creation  sing : 
With  thy  loved  name,  rocks,  hills,  and  seas 
And  heaven's  high  palace,  ring. 

2  Thy  hand,  how  wide  it  spreads  the  sky 
How  glorious  to  behold ! 

Tinged  with  a  blue  of  heavenly  dye, 
And  starred  with  sparkling  gold. 

3  There  thou  hast  bid  the  globes  of  light 
Their  endless  circles  run ; 

There  the  pale  planet  rules  the  night, 
The  day  obeys  the  sun. 

4  If  down  I  turn  my  wondering  eyes 
On  clouds  and  storms  below, 

Those  under-regions  of  the  skies 
Thy  num'rous  glories  show. 

5  The  noisy  winds  stand  ready  there, 
Thy  orders  to  obey ; 

Witlrsounding  wings  they  sweep  the  air, 
To  make  thy  chariot  way. 

6  There,  like  a  trumpet  loud  and  strong, 
Thy  thunder  shakes  our  coast ; 

While  the  red  lightnings  wave  along 
The  banners  of  thy  host. 

7  On  the  thin  air,  without  a  prop, 
Hang  fruitful  showers  around: 

At  thy  command  they  sink,  and  drop 
Their  fatness  on  the  ground. 


OF    GOD.  31 

31  C.  M.  Watts 

Concluded. 

HOW  doth  thy  wondrous  skill  array 
The  earth  in  cheerful  green  ! 
A  thousand  herbs  thy  art  display, 
A  thousand  flowers  between. 

2  The  rolling  mountains  of  the  deep 
Obey  thy  strong  command  : 

Thy  breath  can  raise  the  billows  steep, 
Or  sink  them  to  the  sand. 

3  Thy  glories  blaze  all  nature  round, 
And  strike  the  wondering  sight, 

Through  skies,  and  seas,  and  solid  ground, 
With  terror  and  delight. 

4  Infinite  strength  and  equal  skill 
Shine  through  thy  works  abroad: 

Our  souls  with  vast  amazement  fill, 
And  speak  the  builder  God  ! 


5  But  the  mild  glories  of  thy  grace 

Our  softer  passions  move : 
Pity  Divine  in  Jesus'  face, 

We  see,  adore,  and  love. 

&£  S.  M.  Watts 

"And  thy  saints  bless  thee." 

ALMIGHTY  Maker,  God, 
How  glorious  is  thy  name ! 
Thy  wonders  how  diffused  abroad, 

Throughout  creation's  frame  !  • 

2  In  native  white  and  red 

The  rose  and  lily  stand, 
And  free  from  pride  their  beauties  spread 

To  show  thy  skilful  hand. 


32  BEING    AND    PERFECTIONS 

3  The  lark  mounts  up  the  sky 
"With  unambitious  song ; 

And  bears  her  Maker's  praise  on  high, 
Upon  her  artless  tongue. 

4  Fain  would  I  rise  and  sing 
To  my  Creator  too  : 

Fain  would  my  heart  adore  my  King, 
And  give  him  praises  due. 

5  Descend,  celestial  fire, 
And  seize  me  from  above ! 

Wrap  me  in  flames  of  pure  desire. 
A  sacrifice  of  love. 

6  Let  joy  and  worship  spend 
The  remnant  of  my  days  ; 

And  to  my  God  my  soul  ascend 
In  sweet  perfumes  of  praise. 

33  C.  M.  H.  K.  Wiutk 

Dominion. 

nnHE  Lord  our  God  is  clothed  with  might, 
X      The  winds  obey  his  will : 
He  speaks — and  in  his  heavenly  height 
The  rolling  sun  stands  still. 

2  Rebel,  ye  waves,  and  o'er  the  land 

With  threat'ning  aspect  roar ! 
The  Lord  uplifts  his  awful  hand, 

And  chains  you  to  the  shore. 

6  Howl,  winds  of  night !  your  force  combine  ! 

Without  his  high  behest, 
Ye  shall  not,  in  the  mountain  pine, 

•Disturb  the  sparrow's  nest. 

4  His  voice  sublime  is  heard  afar, 

In  distant  peals  it  dies : 
He  yokes  the  whirlwinds  to  his  car, 

And  sweeps  the  howling  skies. 


OF    GOD.  33 

5  Ye  nations,  bend — in  rev'rence  bend  ■ 

Ye  monarchs,  "wait  his  nod ; 
And  bid  the  choral  song  ascend 

To  celebrate  our  God. 

34  C.  M.  C  Weslbt 
1  Chron.  xxix.  10-13. 

BLEST  be  our  everlasting  Lord, 
Our  Father,  God,  and  King ! 
Thy  sovereign  goodness  we  record, 
Thy  glorious  power  we  sing. 

2  By  thee  the  victory  is  given 
The  majesty  Divine, 

And  strength,  and  might,  and  earth,  andheaven. 
And  all  therein,  are  thine. 

3  The  kingdom,  Lord,  is  thine  alone, 
Who  dost  thy  right  maintain  ; 

And,  high  on  thy  eternal  throne, 
O'er  men  and  angels  reign. 

4  Riches,  as  seemeth  good  to  thee, 
Thou  dost,  and  honor,  give  ; 

And  kings  their  power  and  dignity 
Out  of  thy  hand  receive. 

5  Thou  hast  on  us  the  grace  bestowed, 
Thy  greatness  to  proclaim ; 

And  therefore  now  we  thank  our  God, 

And  praise  thy  glorious  name, 
o  Thy  glorious  name,  and  nature's  powers. 

Thou  dost  to  us  make  known 
And  all  the  Deity  is  ours, 

Through  thy  incarnate  Son. 

35  C.  M.  Cowper. 
"Wonderful  in  counsel." 

'^OD  moves  in  a  mysterious  way 
His  wonders  to  perform  : 


G( 


34  BEING    AND    PERFECTIONS 

He  plants  his  footsteps  in  the  sesc. 
And  rides  upon  the  storm. 

2  Deep  in  unfathomable  mines 
Of  never-failing  skill 

He  treasures  up  his  bright  designs, 
And  works  his  sovereign  will. 

3  Ye  fearful  saints,  fresh  courage  take : 
The  clouds  ye  so  much  dread 

Are  big  -with  mercy,  and  shall  break 
In  blessings  on  your  head. 

4  Judge  not  the  Lord  by  feeble  sense, 
But  trust  him  for  his  grace : 

Behind  a  frowning  providence 
He  hides  a  smiling  face. 

5  His  purposes  will  ripen  fast, 
Unfolding  every  hour : 

The  bud  may  have  a  bitter  taste, 
But  sweet  will  be  the  fiower. 

6  Blind  unbelief  is  sure  to  err, 
And  scan  his  work  in  vain : 

God  is  his  own  interpreter, 
And  he  will  make  it  plain. 

36  C.  M.  Montgomery. 

"Excellent  in  ivorking." 

GOD,  in  the  high  and  holy  place, 
Looks  down  upon  the  spheres; 
Yet,  in  his  providence  and  grace 
To  every  eye  appears. 

2  The  forests  in  his  strength  rejoice: 
Hark !   on  the  evening  breeze, 

As  once  of  old,  the  Lord  God's  voice 
Is  heard  among  the  trees. 

3  Here,  on  the  hills,  he  feeds  his  berds, 
His  flocks  on  yonder  plains  : 


OF    GOD.  35 

His  praise  is  warbled  by  the  birds : 
0  could  we  catch  their  strains  I 

4  In  every  stream  his  bounty  flows, 
Diffusing  joy  and  wealth: 

In  every  breeze  his  Spirit  blows 
The  breath  of  life  and  health. 

5  His  blessings  fall  in  plenteous  showers 
Upon  the  lap  of  earth. 

That  teems  with  foliage,  fruits,  and  flowers, 
And  rings  with  infant  mirth. 

6  If  God  hath  made  this  world  so  fair, 
Where  sin  and  death  abound, 

How  beautiful,  beyond  compare, 
Will  paradise  be  found ! 

37  C.  M.  Herve* 

Too  wise  to  err — too  good  to  be  unkind. 

SINCE  all  the  varying  scenes  of  time 
God's  watchful  eye  surveys, 
0,  who  so  wise  to  choose  our  lot, 
Or  to  appoint  our  ways ! 

2  Good  when  he  gives — supremely  good — 
Nor  less  when  he  denies : 

E'en  crosses,  from  his  sovereign  hand, 
Are  blessings  in  disguise. 

3  Why  should  we  doubt  a  Father's  love, 
So  constant  and  so  kind  ? 

To  his  unerring,  gracious  will, 
Be  every  wish  resigned 

38  L-  M.  C.  Weslb* 
The  Father  of  mercies. 

GOD  of  my  life,  whose  gracious  power 
Through  various  deaths  my  soul  hath  lei, 
Or  turned  aside  the  fatal  hour, 
Or  lifted  up  my  sinking  head  ' 


36  BEING    AND    PERFECTIONS 

2  In  all  my  ways  thy  hand  I  own, 
Thy  ruling  providence  I  see  : 

Assist  me  still  my  course  to  run, 
And  still  direct  my  paths  to  thee. 

3  Whither,  0  whither  should  I  fly, 
But  to  my  loving  Saviour's  breast  ? 

Secure  within  thine  arms  to  lie, 

And  safe  beneath  thy  wings  to  rest. 

4  I  have  no  skill  the  snare  to  shun, 
But  thou,  0  Christ,  my  wisdom  art ! 

1  ever  into  ruii>  run, 

But  thou  art  greater  than  my  heart. 

5  Foolish,  and  impotent,  and  blind, 
Lead  me  a  way  I  have  not  known  : 

Bring  me  where  I  my  heaven  may  find, 
The  heaven  of  loving  thee  alone. 

39  L.  M.  J.  Wesley. 

[From  the  German.] 

The  God  of  all  grace. 

ETERNAL  depth  of  love  Divine, 
In  Jesus,  God  with  us  displayed, 
How  bright  thy  beaming  glories  shine ! 
How  wide  thy  healing  streams  are  spread ! 

2  With  whom  dost  thou  delight  to  dwell? 
Sinners,  a  vile  and  thankless  race : 

0  God !  what  tongue  aright  can  tell 

How  vast  thy  love,  how  great  thy  grace  ? 

3  The  dictates  of  thy  sovereign  will 
With  joy  our  grateful  hearts  receive: 

All  thy  delight  in  us  fulfil: 
Lo !  all  we  are  to  thee  we  give. 

4  To  thy  sure  love,  thy  tender  care, 
Our  flesh,  soul,  spirit,  we  resign : 

O  fix  thy  sacred  presence  there, 
And  seal  th'  abode  for  ever  thine  I 


OF    GOD.  37 

5  0  King  of  glory,  thy  rich  grace 
Our  feeble  thought  surpasses  far : 

Yea,  e'en  our  crimes,  though  numberless, 
Less  numerous  than  thy  mercies  are. 

G  Still,  Lord,  thy  saving  health  display, 
And  arm  our  souls  with  heavenly  zeal ; 

So  fearless  shall  we  urge  our  way 

Through  all  the  powers  of  earth  and  hell 

40  CM.  C.Wesley. 

Exodus  xxxiv.  5,  6. 
r\  REAT  God !  to  me  the  sight  afford 
VJT     To  him  of  old  allowed ; 
And  let  my  faith  behold  its  Lord, 
Descending  in  a  cloud ! 

2  In  that  revealing  Spirit  come  down, 
Thine  attributes  proclaim, 

And  to  my  inmost  soul  make  known 
The  glories  of  thy  name. 

3  Jehovah,  Christ,  I  thee  adore, 
Who  gav'st  my  soul  to  be  ! 

Fountain  of  being  and  of  power, 
And  great  in  majesty. 

4  The  Lord,  the  mighty  God,  thou  art, 
But  let  me  rather  prove 

That  name  inspoken  to  my  heart, 
That  fav'rite  name  of  Love. 

5  Merciful  God,  thyself  proclaim 
In  this  polluted  breast : 

Mercy  is  thy  distinguished  name, 
And  suits  the  sinner  best. 

6  Our  mis'ry  doth  for  pity  call 
Our  sin  implores  thy  grace ; 

And  thou  art  merciful  to  all 
Our  lost,  apostate  race. 


38  BEING    AND    PERFECTIONS 

41  C.  M.  C.  Weslky. 

Exodus  xxxiv.  G,  7. 

rpHY  ceaseless,  unexhausted  love, 
jL      Unmerited  and  free, 
Delights  our  evil  to  remove, 
And  help  our  misery. 

2  Thou  waitest  to  be  gracious  still, 
Thou  dost  with  sinners  bear, 

That,  saved,  we  may  thy  goodness  feel, 
And  all  thy  grace  declare. 

3  Thy  goodness  and  thy  truth  to  me, 
To  every  soul,  abound: 

A  vast  unfathomable  sea, 

Where  all  our  thoughts  are  drowned. 

4  Its  streams  the  whole  creation  reach, 
So  plenteous  is  the  store : 

Enough  for  all,  enough  for  each, 
Enough  for  evermore. 

5  Faithful,  0  Lord,  thy  mercies  are ! 
A  rock  that  cannot  move : 

A  thousand  promises  declare 
Thy  constancy  of  love. 

6  Throughout  the  universe  it  reigns, 
Unalterably  sure; 

And  while  the  truth  of  God  remains, 
His  goodness  must  endure. 

4-2  C.  M.  C.  Wesley, 

Exodus  xxxiv.  7. 

RESERVES  of  unexhausted  grace 
Are  treasured  up  in  thee, 
For  myriads  of  the  fallen  race — 
For  all  mankind  and  me. 


OF    GOD.  39 

2  The  flowing  stream  continues  full 
Till  time  its  course  hath  run ; 

And  while  eternal  ages  roll 
Thy  mercy  shall  flow  on. 

3  Merciful  God,  long-suffering,  kind, 
To  me  thy  name  is  showed ; 

But  sinners  most  exult  to  find 
Thou  art  a  pard'ning  God. 

4  Our  sins  in  deed,  and  word,  and  thought, 
Thou  freely  dost  forgive ; 

For  us  thou  by  thy  blood  hast  bought. 
And  died  that  I  might  live. 

5  Yetjsvilt  thou  not  the  guilty  clear, 
If  we  to  sin  return  : 

Thy  wrath,  vindictively  severe, 
From  age  to  age  shall  burn; 

6  Unless  our  sinful  misery 
"We,  self-condemned,  bemoan, 

And  find  an  Advocate  in  thee, 
Before  thy  Father's  throne. 

4-3  k.  ML  Doddridge, 

The  rainbow  round  about  the  throne. 

LORD,  round  thy  throne  the  rainbow  shines; 
Fair  emblem  of  thy  kind  designs  : 
Bright  pledge,  that  speaks  thy  cov'nant  sure, 
Long  as  thy  kingdom  shall  endure 

2  No  more  shall  deluges  of  woe 
Thy  new-created  world  o'erflow  : 
Jesns,  our  Sun,  his  beams  displays, 

And  gilds  the  clouds  with  beauteous  rays. 

3  Xo  gems  so  bright,  no  forms  so  fair — 
Mercy  and  truth  still  triumph  there  -• 
Thy  saints  shall  bless  the  peaceful  sign, 
When  ntars  and  suns  forget  to  shine- 


4:0  BEING    AND    PERFECTIONS 

4.4.  8s.  Hart, 

"  This  God  is  our  God." 

rpHIS,  this  is  the  God  we  adore, 
J_      Our  faithful,  unchangeable  Friend. 
Whose  love  is  as  great  as  his  power, 
And  neither  knows  measure  nor  end : 

2  'Tis  Jesus,  the  first  and  the  last, 

Whose  Sphit  shall  guide  us  safe  home : 

We'll  praise  him  for  all  that,  is  past, 
And  trust  him  for  all  that's  to  come. 


45  L.  M.  C.  Wesley. 

Opening  worship. 

OTHOU,  whom  all  thy  saints  adore, 
We  now  with 'all  thy  saints  agree, 
And  bow  our  inmost  souls  before 
Thy  glorious,  awful  majesty. 

2  The  King  of  nations  we  proclaim : 

Who  would  not  our  great  Sovereign  fear  ? 

We  long  t'  experience  all  thy  name, 
And  now  we  come  to  meet  thee  here. 

8  We  come,  great  God,  to  seek  thy  fact, 
And  for  thy  loving-kindness  wait ; 

And  0,  how  dreadful  is  this  place ! 
'Tis  God's  own  house,  'tis  heaven's  gate  ! 

4  Tremble  our  hearts  to  find  thee  nigh, 
To  thee  our  trembling  hearts  aspire , 

And  lo  !  we  see  descend  from  high 
The  pillar  and  the  flame  of  fire. 

5  Still  let  it  on  th'  assembly  stay, 
And  all  the  house  with  glory  fill, 

To  Canaan's  bounds  point  out  the  way, 
And  lead  us  to  thy  holy  hill. 


or  god.  41 

6  There  let  us  all  with  Jesus  stand. 

And  join  the  general  Church  above; 
And  take  our  seats  at  thy  right  hand, 

And  sing-  thine  everlasting  love. 


j  (3  8,8,8,8,8,8.  J.  Weslet 

[From  the  German  of  Gerhard  Tersteegen.] 

Opening  worship. 

LO  !  God  is  here  !  let  us  adore, 
And  own  how  dreadful  is  this  place ! 
Let  ail  within  us  feel  his  power, 

And  silent  bow  before  his  face !       0 
Who  know  his  power,  his  grace  who  prove, 
Serve  him  with  awe,  with  rev'rence  love. 

2  Lo  !  God  is  here !  him  clay  and  night 
Th'  united  choirs  of  angels  sing: 

To  him  enthroned  above  all  height, 

Heaven's  host  their  noblest  praises  bring 
Disdain  not,  Lord,  our  meaner  song. 
Who  praise  thee  with  a  stamm*ring  tongue. 

3  Gladly  the  toys  of  earth  we  leave. 
Wealth,  pleasure,  fame,  for  thee  alone . 

To  thee  our  will,  soul,  flesh,  we  give : 
0  take  !  0  seal  them  for  thine  own  ! 
Thou  art  the  God,  thou  art  the  Lord: 
Be  thou  by  all  thy  works  adored  I 

1  Being  of  beings  !  may  our  praise 
Thy  courts  with  grateful  fragrance  fill : 

Still  may  we  stand  before  thy  face, 
Still  hear  and  do  thy  sovereign  will: 

To  thee  may  all  our  thoughts  arise. 

Ceaseless,  accepted  sacrifice. 

5  As  flowers  their  op'ning  leaves  display. 
Ajid  glad  drink  in  the  solar  fire. 


42  BEING    AND    PERFECTIONS 

So  may  we  catch  thy  every  ray, 

So  may  thy  influence  us  inspire, 
Thou  Beam  of  the  eternal  Beam! 
Thou  purging  Fire,  thou  quick'ning  Flame ! 

47  S.  M.  Watts, 

Psalm  viii. 

OLOBD,  our  heavenly  King, 
Thy  name  is  all  Divine : 
Thy  glories  round  the  earth  are  spread, 
And  o'er  the  heavens  they  shine. 

2  Out  of  the  mouths  of  babes 
A^d  sucklings  thou  canst  draw 

Surprising  honors  to  thy  name, 
And  strike  the  world  with  awe. 

3  When  to  thy  works  on  high 
I  raise  my  wond'ring  eyes, 

And  see  the  moon,  complete  in  light, 
Adorn  the  darksome  skies : 

4  When  I  survey  the  stars, 
And  all  their  shining  forms — 

Lord,  what  is  man,  that  worthless  thing, 
Akin  to  dust  and  worms  ? 

5  Lord,  what  is  worthless  man, 
That  thou  shouldst  love  him  so  ? 

Next  to  thine  angels  is  he  placed, 
And  lord  of  all  below. 

6  Thine  honors  crown  his  head, 
While  beasts,  like  slaves,  obey, 

And  birds  that  cut  the  air  with  wings, 
And  fish  that  cleave  the  sea. 

7  0  Lord,  our  heavenly  King, 
Thy  name  is  all  Divine  : 

Thy  glories  round  the  earth  are  spread, 
And  o'er  the  heavens  they  shine. 


OP  GOD.  43 

4_3  C.  M.  Sternhold. 

Psalm  xviii.  9,  10. 

THE  Lord  descended  from  above, 
And  bowed  the  heavens  most  high ; 
And  underneath  his  feet  he  cast 

The  darkness  of  the  sky. 
2  On  cherub  and  on  cherubim 

Full  royally  he  rode  ; 
And  on  the  wings  of  mighty  winds 
Came  flying  all  abroad. 

4.9  L.  M.  Addison. 

Psalm  xix.  1-6. 

THE  spacious  firmament  on  high, 
With  all  the  blue  ethereal  sky, 
And  spangled  heavens,  (a  shining  frame,) 
Their  great  Original  proclaim: 
Th'  unwearied  sun  from  day  to  day 
Doth  his  Creator's  power  display, 
And  publishes  to  every  land 
The  work  of  an  almighty  hand. 

2  Soon  as  the  evening  shades  prevail, 
The  moon  takes  up  the  wondrous  tale, 
And  nightly  to  the  list'ning  earth 
Repeats  the  story  of  her  birth ; 

While  all  the  stars  that  round  her  burn, 
And  all  the  planets,  in  their  turn, 
Confirm  the  tidings  as  they  roll, 
And  spread  the  truth  from  pole  to  pole. 

3  What  though  in  solemn  silence  all 
Move  round  the  dark  terrestrial  ball : 
What  though  no  real  voice  nor  sound 
Amid  their  radiant  orbs  be  found ; 
In  reason's  ear  they  all  rejoice, 

And  utter  forth  a  glorious  voice, 

For  ever  singing  as  they  shine, 

"  The  hand  that  made  us  is  Divine. n 


44  BEING   AND    1-ERFECTIONS 

50  S.  M.  Watts. 

Psalm  xix.     Before  morning  sermon. 

BEHOLD  the  morning  sun 
Begins  his  glorious  way : 
His  beams  through  all  the  nations  run, 
And  life  and  light  convey. 

2  But  where  the  gospel  comes, 
It  spreads  diviner  light : 

It  calls  dead  sinners  from  their  tombs, 
And  gives  the  blind  their  sight. 

3  How  perfect  is  thy  word ! 
And  all  thy  judgments  just : 

For  ever  sure  thy  promise,  Lord, 
And  men  securely  trust. 

4  My  gracious  God,  how  plain 
Are  thy  directions  given  ! 

0  may  I  never  read  in  vain, 
But  find  the  path  to  heaven  ! 

51  S.  M.  Watts. 

Psalm  xix.     After  sermon. 

I  HEAR  thy  word  with  love, 
And  I  would  fain  obey : 
Lord !  send  thy  Spirit  from  above 
To  guide  me,  lest  I  stray ! 

2  0  who  can  ever  find 
The  errors  of  his  ways  ? 

Yet  with  a  bold,  presumptuous  mind, 
I  would  not  dare  transgress. 

3  Warn  me  of  every  sin. 
Forgive  my  secret  faults. 

And  cleanse  this  guilty  soul  of  mine. 
Whose  crimes  exceed  my  thoughts. 


OP  GOD.  45 

4  While  with  my  -heart  and  tongue 

I  spread  thy  praise  abroad, 
Accept  the  worship  and  the  song, 

My  Saviour  and  my  God. 

52  8,8,8,8,8,8.  Addis>ok 
Psalm  xxiii. 

rpiIE  Lord  my  pasture  shall  prepare, 
X    And  feed  me  with  a  shepherd's  care  : 
His  presence  shall  my  wants  supply, 
And  guard  me  with  a  watchful  eye: 
My  noonday  walks  be  shall  attend, 
And  all  my  midnight  hours  defend. 

2  When  in  the  sultry  glebe  I  faint, 
Or  on  the  thirsty  mountain  pant, 
To  fertile  vales  and  dewy  meads 

My  weary,  wandering  steps  he  leads, 
Where  peaceful  rivers,  soft  and  slow, 
Amid  the  verdant  landscape  flow. 

3  Though  in  the  paths  of  death  I  tread, 
With  gloomy  horrors  overspread, 

My  steadfast  heart  shall  fear  no  ill, 
For  thou,  0  Lord,  art  with  me  still: 
Thy  friendly  crook  shall  give  me  aid, 
And  guide  me  through  the  dreadful  shade. 

4  Though  in  a  bare  and  rugged  way, 
Through  devious,  lonely  wilds  I  stray, 
Thy  bounty  shall  my  pains  beguile, 
The  barren  wilderness  shall  smile, 

With  sudden  greens  and  herbage  crowned. 
And  streams  shall  murmur  all  around. 

53  S.  M.  Watts. 

Psalm  xxiii. 

THE  Lord  my  Shepherd  is, 
I  shall  be  well  supplied: 


4:6  BEING    AND    PERFECTIONS 

Since  he  is  mine,  and  I  am  his, 
What  can  I  "want  beside  ? 

2  He  leads  me  to  the  place 
Where  heavenly  pasture  grows, 

Where  living  waters  gently  pass, 
And  full  salvation  flows. 

3  If  e'er  I  go  astray, 

He  doth  my  soul  reclaim, 
And  guides  me  in  his  own  right  way, 
For  his  most  holy  name. 

4  While  he  affords  his  aid, 
I  cannot  yield  to  fear : 

Though  I  should  walk  through  death's  dark 
shade, 
My  Shepherd's  with  me  there. 

5  In  spite  of  all  my  foes, 
Thou  dost  my  table  spread : 

My  cup  with  blessings  overflows, 
And  joy  exalts  my  head. 

6  The  bounties  of  thy  love 
Shall  crown  my  foll'wing  days ; 

Nor  from  thy  house  will  I  remove, 
Nor  cease  to  speak  thy  praise. 

54  L.  M.  G.  WE3LBV 

Psalm  xxiv.  1-6. 

THE  earth,  with  all  her  fulness,  :wns 
Jehovah  for  her  sovereign  Lord : 
The  countless  myriads  of  her  sons 
Rose  into  being  at  his  word. 

2  His  word  did  out  of  nothing  call 
The  world,  and  founded  all  that  is : 

Launched  on  the  floods  this  solid  balL 
And  fixed  it  in  the  floating  seas 


or  god.  47 

8  But  who  shall  quit  this  low  abode, 
Wl  .0  shall  ascend  the  heavenly  place, 

And  stand  upon  the  mount  of  God, 
And  see  his  Maker  face  to  face  ? 

4  The  man  whose  hands  and  heart  are  clean, 
That  blessed  portion  shall  receive : 

Whoe'er,  by  grace,  is  saved  from  sin, 
Hereafter  shall  in  glory  live. 

5  He  shall  obtain  the  starry  crown ; 
And,  numbered  with  the  saints  above, 

The  God  of  his  salvation  own, 
The  God  of  his  salvation  love. 

55  L.  M.  Watts. 

Psalm  xxxvi.  5-9. 

HIGH  in  the  heavens,  eternal  God, 
Thy  goodness  in  full  glory  shines : 
Thy  truth  shall  break  through  every  cloud 
That  veils  and  darkens  thy  designs. 

2  For  ever  firm  thy  justice  stands, 

As  mountains  their  foundations  keep : 
Wise  are  the  wonders  of  thy  hands : 
Thy  judgments  are  a  mighty  deep. 

3  Thy  providence  is  kind  and  large, 
Both  man  and  beast  thy  bounty  share : 

The  whole  creation  is  thy  charge, 
But  saints  are  thy  peculiar  care. 

4  My  God!  how  excellent  thy  grace 
Whence  all  our  hope  and  comfort  springs : 

The  sons  of  Adam  in  distress 
Fly  to  the  shadow  of  thy  wings. 

5  Life,  like  a  fountain,  rich  and  free, 
Springs  from  the  presence  of  the  Lord ; 

And  in  thy  light  our  souls  shall  see 
The  glories  promised  in  thy  word. 


48  BEING    AND    PERFECTIONS 

56  C.  M.  Watts. 

Psalm  lxiii      Opening  morning  service. 

EARLY,  my  God,  without  delay, 
I  haste  to  seek  thy  face : 
My  thirsty  spirit  faints  away, 
Without  thy  cheering  grace. 

2  So  pilgrims,  on  the  scorching  sand, 
Beneath  a  burning  sky, 

Long  for  a  cooling  stream  at  hand  ; 
And  they  must  drink  or  die. 

3  I've  seen  thy  glory  and  thy  power 
Through  all  thy  temple  shine : 

My  God,  repeat  that  heavenly  hour, 
That  vision  so  divine. 

4  Not  all  the  blessings  of  a  feast 
Can  please  my  soul  so  well, 

As  when  thy  richer  grace  I  taste, 
And  in  thy  presence  dwell. 

5  Not  life  itself,  with  all  its  joys, 
Can  my  best  passions  move, 

Or  raise  so  high  my  cheerful  voice, 
As  thy  forgiving  love. 

$  Thus,  till  my  last  expiring  day, 
I'll  bless  my  God  and  King : 

Thus  will  I  lift  my  hands  to  pray, 
Ani  tune  my  lips  to  sing. 

57  S.  M.  Watts 

Psalm  xcv.      Opening  worship. 

COME,  sound  his  praise  abroad, 
And  hymns  of  glory  sing: 
Jehovah  is  the  sovereign  God, 
The  universal  King. 


or  god.  49 

2  He  formed  the  deeps  unknown, 
He  gave  the  seas  their  bound  : 

The  watery  worlds  are  all  his  own, 
And  all  the  solid  ground. 

3  Come,  worship  at  his  throne : 
Come,  bow  before  the  Lord : 

We  are  his  work,  and  not  our  own, 
He  formed  us  by  his  word. 

4  To-day  attend  his  voice, 
Nor  dare  provoke  his  rod : 

Come,  like  the  people  of  his  choice, 
And  own  your  gracious  Gtod. 

58  6,6,6,6,8,8.  Watts. 

Psalm  xcvii. 

THE  Lord  Jehovah  reigns, 
His  throne  is  built  on  high : 
The  garments  he  assumes 
Are  light  and  majesty : 
His  glories  shine  with  beams  so  bright, 
No  mortal  eye  can  bear  the  sight. 

2  The  thunders  of  his  hand 

*    Keep  the  wide  world  in  awe  : 

His  wrath  and  justice  stand 
To  guard  his  holy  law ; 
And  where  his  love  resolves  to  bless, 
His  truth  confirms  and  seals  the  grace. 

3  Through  all  his  mighty  works 
Amazing  wisdom  shines, 

Confounds  the  powers  of  hell, 
And  breaks  their  dark  designs  : 
Strong  is  his  arm,  and  shall  fulfil 
His  great  decrees  and  sovereign  wilL 

4  And  will  this  sovereign  King 
Of  glory  condescend? 


50  BEING    AND    PERFECTIONS 

And  will  he  write  his  name 
My  Father  and  my  Friend  ? 

1  love  his  name,  I  love  his  word : 
Join  all  my  powers  to  praise  the  Lord ! 

59  L.  M.  Watts. 

Psalm  c. 

BEFORE  Jehovah's  awful  throne, 
Ye  nations  bow  with  sacred  joy: 
Know  that  the  Lord  is  God  alone, 
He  can  create,  and  he  destroy. 

2  His  sovereign  power,  without  our  aid, 
Made  us  of  clay,  and  formed  us  men  ; 

And  when,  like  wandering  sheep,  we  strayed, 
He  brought  us  to  his  fold  again. 

3  We'll  crowd  thy  gates  with  thankful  songs, 
High  as  the  heavens  our  voices  raise ; 

And  earth,  with  her  ten  thousand  tongues, 
Shall  fill  thy  courts  with  sounding  praise. 

4  Wide  as  the  world  is  thy  command: 
Vast  as  eternity  thy  love : 

Firm  as  a  rock  thy  truth  must  stand, 
When  rolling  years  shall  cease  to  move. 

OO  S.  M.  Watts. 

Psalm  ciii.  1-7. 

0  BLESS  the  Lord,  my  soul : 
Let  all  within  me  join, 
And  aid  my  tongue  to  bless  his  name, 
Whose  favors  are  divine. 

2  0  bless  the  Lord,  my  soul ; 

Nor  let  his  mercies  lie 
Forgotten  in  unthankfulness, 

And  without  praises  die. 


OF    GOD.  51 

3  'Tis  he  forgives  thy  sins  ; 
'Tis  he  relieves  thy  pain  ; 

'Tis  he  who  heals  thy  sicknesses, 
And  makes  thee  young  again. 

4  He  crowns  thy  life  with  love, 
When  ransomed  from  the  grave  : 

He,  who  redeemed  my  soul  from  hell, 
Hath  sovereign  power  to  save. 

5  He  fills  the  poor  with  good : 
He  gives  the  suff'rers  rest : 

The  Lord  hath  judgment  for  the  proud, 
And  justice  for  th'  opprest. 

6  His  wondrous  works  and  ways 
He  made  by  Moses  known  ; 

But  sent  the  world  his  truth  and  grace 
By  his  beloved  Son. 

61  S.  M.  Watts. 

Psalm  ciii.  8-12. 

"Y  soul,  repeat  His  praise, 
Whose  mercies  are  so  great ; 
Whose  anger  is  so  slow  to  rise, 
So  ready  to  abate. 

2  God  will  not  always  chide  ; 
And  when  his  strokes  are  felt, 

His  strokes  are  fewer  than  our  crimes. 
And  lighter  than  our  guilt 

3  High  as  the  heavens  are  raised 
Above  the  ground  we  tread, 

So  far  the  riches  of  his  grace 
Our  highest  thoughts  exceed. 

4  His  power  subdues  our  sins ; 
And  his  forgiving  love, 

Far  as  the  east  is  from  the  west. 
Doth  all  our  guilt  remove 


52  BEING    AND    PERFECTIONS 

62  S.  M.  Watts. 

Psalm  ciii.  13-18. 

THE  pity  of  the  Lord, 
To  those  that  fear  his  name, 
Is  such  as  tender  parents  feel : 
He  knows  our  feeble  frame. 

2  He  knows  we  are  but  dust, 
Scattered  with  every  breath : 

His  anger,  like  a  rising  wind, 
Can  send  us  swift  to  death. 

3  Our  days  are  as  the  grass, 
Or  like  the  morning  flower : 

If  one  sharp  blast  sweep  o'er  the  field, 
It  withers  in  an  hour. 

4  But  thy  compassions,  Lord, 
To  endless  years  endure ; 

And  children's  children  ever  find 
Thy  words  of  promise  sure. 

63  S.  M.  Watts. 

Psalm  ciii.  19-22. 

THE  Lord,  the  sovereign  King, 
Hath  fixed  his  throne  on  high : 
O'er  all  the  heavenly  world  he  rules, 
And  all  beneath  the  sky. 

2  Ye  angels,  great  in  might, 
And  swift  to  do  his  will, 

Bless  ye  the  Lord,  whose  voice  ye  hear, 
Whose  pleasure  ye  fulfil. 

3  Let  the  bright  hosts  who  wait 
The  orders  of  their  King, 

And  guard  his  churches  when  they  pray, 
Join  in  the  praise  they  sing. 


OF    GOD.  53 

4  While  all  his  wondrous  works, 
Through  his  vast  kingdom,  show 

Their  Maker's  glory,  thou,  my  soul,       ' 
Shalt  sing  his  graces  too. 

ft4  10,10,11,11.  Grant 

Psalm  civ. 

0  WORSHIP  the  King,  All  glorious  above ; 
0  gratefully  sing  His  power  and  his  love  . 
Our  Shield  and  Defender,  The  Ancient  of  days, 
Pavilioned  in  splendor,  And  girded  with  praise. 

0  tell  of  his  might,  0  sing  of  his  grace, 
Whose  robe  is  the  light,  Whose  canopy  space : 
His  chariots  of  wrath  The  deep  thunder-clouds 

form, 

And  dark  is  his  path  On  the  wings  of  the  storm. 
3  This  earth,  with  its  store  Of  wonders  untold, 
Almighty  !   thy  power  Hath  founded  of  old : 
Hath  stablished  it  fast,  By  a  changeless  decree, 
And  round  it  hath  cast,  Like  a  mantle,  the  sea. 

Thy  bountiful  care,  What  tongue  can  recite? 
It  breathes  in  the  air,  It  shines  in  the  light, 
It  streams  from  the  hills,  It  descends  to  the  plain, 
And  sweetly  distils  In  the  dew  and  the  rain. 

Frail  children  of  dust,  And  feeble  as  frail, 
In  thee  do  we  trust,  Nor  find  thee  to  fail : 
Thy  mercies  how  tender,  How  firm  to  the  end  S 
Our  Maker,  Defender,  Redeemer,  and  Friend. 

0  measureless  might,  Ineffable  love : 
While  angels  delight  To  hymn  thee  above, 
The  humbler  creation,  Though  feeble  their  lays, 
With  true  adoration,  Shall  lisp  to  thy  praise. 

65  L.  M.  Beady  &  Tatil 

Psalm  cvi.    . 
BENDER  thanks  to  God  above, 
The  fountain  of  eternal  love. 


0 


54  BEING    AND    PERFECTIONS 

Whose  mercy  firm  through  ages  past 
Hath  stood,  and  shall  for  ever  last. 

2  Who  can  his  mighty  deeds  express, 
Not  only  vast,  but  numberless  ? 
What  mortal  eloquence  can  raise 
His  tribute  of  immortal  praise  ? 

3  Extend  to  me  that  favor,  Lord, 
Thou  to  thy  chosen  dost  afford : 
When  thou  return'st  to  set  them  free. 
Let  thy  salvation  visit  me. 

4  0  may  I  worthy  prove  to  see 
Thy  saints  in  full  prosperity, — 
That  I  the  joyful  choir  may  join, 
And  count  thy  people's  triumph  mine  ' 

5  Let  Israel's  God  be  ever  blessed, 
His  name  eternally  confessed: 
Let  all  his  saints,  "with  full  accord, 

In  solemn  hymns  proclaim  their  Lord. 

(3(3  8,8,8,8,8,8.  C.  Wesle* 

Psalm  cxiv. 

WHEN  Israel  out  of  Egypt  came, 
And  left  the  proud  oppressor's  laud. 
Supported  by  the  great  I  AM, 

Safe  in  the  hollow  of  his  hand, 
The  Lord  in  Israel  reigned  alone, 
And  Judah  was  his  fav'rite  throne. 

2  The  sea  beheld  his  power,  and  fled, 
Disparted  by  the  wondrous  rod: 

Jordan  ran  backward  to  its  head, 

And  Sinai  felt  th'  incumbent  God : 
The  mountains  skipped  like  frighted  rams, 
The  hills  leaped  after  them  as  lambs. 

3  What  ailed  thee,  0  th^u  trembling  sea? 
What  horror  turned  the  river  back? 


OF    GOD.  55 

Was  nature's  God  displeased  with  thee  ? 

And  why  should  hills  or  mountains  shake? 
Ye  mountains  huge,  that  skipped  like  rams? 
Ye  hills,  that  leaped  as  frighted  lambs  J 

4  Earth,  tremble  on,  with  all  thy  sons, 
In  presence  of  thy  awful  Lord, 

Whose  power  inverted  nature  owns, 
Her  only  law  his  sovereign  word: 
fie  shakes  rhe  centre  with  his  rod, 
And  heaven  bows  down  to  Jacob's  God. 

5  Creation,  varied  by  his  hand, 
Th'  omnipotent  Jehovah  knows  ! 

The  sea  is  turned  to  solid  land, 

The  rock  into  a  fountain  flows ; 
And  all  things,  as  they  change,  proclaim 
The  Lord  eternally  the  same. 

ti7  L.  M.  C.  Wesley. 

Psalm  cxvi.  8,  9. 

MY  soul,  through  my  Redeemer's  care, 
Saved  from  the  second  death,  I  feel, 
Mine  eyes  from  tears  of  dark  despair, 
My  feet  from  falling  into  hell. 

2  Wherefore  to  him  my  feet  shall  run, 
Mliie  eyes  on  his  perfections  gaze : 

My  soul  shall  live  for  God  alone, 
And  aii  within  me  shout  his  praige. 

(3P  7s.  Milton. 

Psabn  cxxxvi. 

LET  us,  with  a'  gladsome  mind, 
Praise  the  Lord,  for  he  is  kind  ; 
For  hid  mercies  aye  endure, 
Ever  faithful,  ever  sure. 

2  Let  us  blaze  his  name  abroad, 
For  of  gods  hts  is  the  God ; 


56  BEING    AND    PERFECTIONS 

For  his  mercies  aye  endure, 
Ever  faithful,  ever  sure. 

3  All  things  living  he  doth  feed ; 
His  full  hand  supplies  their  need ; 
For  his  mercies  aye  endure, 
Ever  faithful,  ever  sure. 

4  Let  us,  therefore,  "warble  forth 
His  high  majesty  and  worth  ; 
For  his  mercies  aye  endure, 
Ever  faithful,  ever  sure. 


69  CM.  V*v™. 

Psalm  cxxxix.  1-6. 

LORD,  all  I  am  is  known  to  thee : 
In  vain  my  soul  would  try 
To  shun  thy  presence,  or  to  flee 
The  notice  of  thine  eye. 

2  Thy  all-surrounding  sight  surveys 
My  rising  and  my  rest, 

My  public  walks,  my  private  ways, 
The  secrets  of  my  breast. 

3  My  thoughts  lie  open  to  thee,  Lord, 
Before  they're  formed  within, 

And  ere  my  lips  pronounce  the  word, 
Thou  know'st  the  sense  I  mean. 

4  0  wondrous  knowledge !  deep  and  high . 
Where  can  a  creature  hide  ? 

Within  thy  circling  arms  I  lie, 
Beset  on  every  side. 

6  So  let  thy  grace  surround  me  still. 

And  like  a  bulwark  prove, 
To  guard  my  soul  from  every  ill, 

Secured  by  sovereign  love 


OF    GOD.  57 

70  8,8,8,8,8,8.  Merrick. 

Psalm  cxlv. 

EAR  as  creation's  bounds  extend, 
Thy  mercies,  heavenly  Lord,  descend  ■ 
One  chorus  of  perpetual  praise 
To  thee  thy  various  works  shall  raise : 
Thy  saints  to  thee,  in  hymns,  impart 
The  transports  of  a  grateful  heart. 

2  They  chant  the  splendors  of  thy  name, 
Delighted  with  the  wondrous  theme ; 
And  bid  the  world's  wide  realms  admire 
The  glories  of  th'  almighty  Sire, 
Whose  throne  all  nature's  wreck  survives, 
"Whose  power  through  endless  ages  lives. 

3  From  thee,  great  God,  while  every  eye 
Expectant  waits  the  wished  supply, 
Their  bread,  proportioned  to  the  day, 
Thy  opening  hands  to  each  convey : 

In  every  sorrow  of  the  heart 
Eternal  mercy  bears  a  part. 

4  Who  ask  thine  aid,  with  heart  sincere, 
Shall  find  thy  succors  ever  near : 

To  thee  their  prayer  in  each  distress, 
Thy  suff'ring  servants,  Lord,  address ; 
And  prove  thee,  verging  on  the  grave, 
Nor  slow  to  hear,  nor  weak  to  save. 

71  C.  M.  Watts. 

Psalm  cxlv. 

LET  every  tongue  thy  goodness  speak, 
Thou  sovereign  Lord  of  all : 
Thy  strength'ning  hands  uphold  the  weak, 
And  raise  the  poor  that  fall. 

2  When  sorrows  bow  the  spirit  down, 
When  virtue  lies  distressed. 


58  BEING    AND    PERFECTIONS 

Beneath  the  proud  oppressor's  frown, 
Thou  giv'st  the  mourner  rest. 

8  Thou  know'st  the  pains  thy  servants  feel, 
Thou  hear'st  thy  children's  cry ; 

And  their  best  wishes  to  fulfil, 
Thy  grace  is  ever  nigh. 

i  Thy  mercy  never  shall  remove 

From  men  of  heart  sincere : 
Thou  sav'st  the  souls  whose  humble  love 

Is  joined  with  holy  fear. 

5  My  lips  shall  dwell  upon  thy  praise, 

And  spread  thy  fame  abroad . 
Let  all  the  sons  of  Adam  raise 

The  honors  of  their  God. 

72  8>8,8.  Watts 

Psalm  cxlvi. 

I'LL  praise  my  Maker  while  I've  breath, 
And  when  my  voice  is  lost  in  death, 
Praise  shall  employ  my  nobler  powers : 
My  days  of  praise  shall  ne'er  be  past, 
While  life,  and  thought,  and  being  last, 
Or  immortality  endures. 

2  Happy  the  man  whose  hopes  rely 
On  Israel's  God :  he  made  the  sky, 

And  earth,  and  seas,  with  all  their  train  ■ 
His  truth  for  ever  stands  secure : 
He  saves  th'  oppressed,  he  feeds  the  poor, 

And  none  shall  find  his  promise  vain. 

3  The  Lord  pours  eyesight  on  the  blind ; 
The  Lord  supports  the  fainting  mind; 

He  sends  the  lab'ring  conscience  peace : 
He  helps  the  stranger  in  distress. 
The  widow  and  the  fatherless. 

And  grants  the  pris'ner  sweet  release- 


OF    GOD.  59 

4  I'll  praise  him  while  he  lends  me  breath, 
And  when  my  voice  is  lost  in  death. 

Praise  shall  employ  my  nobler  powers 
My  days  of  praise  shall  ne'er  be  past, 
While  life,  and  thought,  and  being  last, 

Or  immortality  endures. 


73  L.  M.  Watts 

Psalm  cxlvii.  1—11. 

PRAISE  ye  the  Lord !  'tis  good  to  raise 
Your  hearts  and  voices  in  his  praise : 
His  nature  and  his  works  invite 
To  make  this  duty  our  delight. 

2  He  formed  the  stars,  those  heavenly  flames ; 
He  counts  their  numbers,  calls  their  names : 
His  wisdom's  vast,  and  knows  no  bound, 

A  deep  where  all  our  thoughts  are  drowned. 

3  Sing  to  the  Lord,  exalt  him  high, 
Who  spreads  his  clouds  along  the  sky  : 
There  he  prepares  the  fruitful  rain, 
Nor  lets  the  drops  descend  in  vain. 

4  He  makes  the  grass  the  hills  adorn : 
He  clothes  the  smiling  fields  with  corn : 
The  beasts  with  food  his  hands  supply. 
And  the  young  ravens  when  they  cry. 

5  What  is  the  creature's  skill  or  force  ? 
The  sprightly  man,  or  warlike  horse  ? 
The  piercing  wit,  the  active  limb  ? 

All  are  too  mean  delights  for  him, 

6  But  saints  are  lovely  in  his  sight, 
He  views  his  children  with  delight: 

He  sees  their  hope,  he  knows  their  fear, 
He  looks,  and  loves  his  image  there. 


60  BEING    AND    PERFECTIONS 

74  6,6,6,6,8,8.     Beady  &  Tate. 

Psalm  cxlviii. 

YE  boundless  realms  of  joy, 
Exalt  your  Maker's  fame : 
His  praise  your  song  employ 
Above  the  starry  frame : 
Your  voices  raise,  Ye  cherubim 
And  seraphim,  To  sing  his  praise.  • 

2  Thou  moon,  that  rul'st  the  night, 

And  sim,  that  guid'st  the  day, 
Ye  glitt'ring  stars  of  light, 
To  him  your  homage  pay  : 
His  praise  declare,  Ye  heavens  above, 
And  clouds  that  move  In  liquid  air. 

-  3  Let  them  adore  the  Lord, 

And  praise  his  holy  name, 
By  whose  almighty  word 

They  all  from  nothing  came, — 
And  all  shall  last,  From  changes  free  : 
His  firm  decree  Stands  ever  fast. 

4  Let  earth  her  tribute  pay  : 
Praise  him,  ye  dreadful  whales, 

And  fish  that  through  the  sea 
Glide  swift,  with  glittering  scales : 
Fire,'  hail,  and  snow,  And  misty  air, 
And  winds  that  where  He  bids  them  bio** 

5  By  hills  and  mountains,  all 
In  grateful  concert  joined ; 

By  cedars  stately  tall, 

And  trees  for  fruit  designed ; 
By  every  beast,  And  creeping  thing, 
And  fowl  of  wing.  His  name  be  blest. 

6  Let  all  of  highest  birth. 
With  those  of  humbler  name. 


OE    GOD.  63 

And  judges  of  the  earth, 

His  matchless  praise  proclaim  : 
[n  this  design,  Let  youths  with  maids, 
And  hoary  heads  With  children,  join. 

7  United  zeal  be  shown 

His  "wondrous  fame  to  raise, 

Whose  glorious  name  alone 

Deserves  our  endless  praise  : 

Earth's  utmost  ends  His  power  obey : 

His  glorious  sway  The  sky  transcends. 

8  His  chosen  saints  to  grace, 
He  sets  them  up  on  high ; 

And  favors  Israel's  race, 
Who  still  to  him  are  nigh : 
O  therefore  raise  Your  grateful  voice, 
And  still  rejoice  The  Lord  to  praise ! 

75  8,8,6.  Ogilvib. 

Psalm  cxlviii. 
T)EGTN,  my  soul,  th'  exalted  lay, 
J3  Let  each  enraptured  thought  obey, 

And  praise  th'  Almighty's  name : 
Lo  !  heaven  and  earth,  and  seas  and  skies, 
In  one  melodious  concert  rise, 

To  swell  th'  inspiring  theme. 
2  Ye  fields  of  light,  celestial  plains, 
Where  gay,  transporting  beauty  reigns, 

Ye  scenes  divinely  fair : 
Vour  Maker's  wondrous  power  proclaim, 
Tell  how  he  formed  your  shining  frame, 

And  breathed  the  fluid  air. 
}  Ye  angels,  catch  the  thrilling  sound  \ 
While  all  th'  adoring  thrones  around 

His  boundless  mercy  sing : 
Let  every  list'ning  saint  above 
Wake  all  the  tuneful  soul  of  love, 

And  touch  the  sweetest  string. 


62  BEING    AND    PERFECTIONS 

4  Join,  ye  loud  spheres,  the  vocal  choir : 
Thou  dazzling  orb  of  liquid  fire, 

The  mighty  chorus  aid : 
Soon  as  gray  evening  gilds  the  plain, 
Thou,  moon,  protract  the  melting  strain, 

And  praise  him  in  the  shade. 

5  Let  every  element  rejoice: 

Ye  thunders',  burst  with  awful  voice 

To  him  who  bids  you  roll : 
His  praise  in  softer  notes  declare, 
Each  whispering  breeze  of  yielding  air, 

And  breathe  it  to  the  soul. 

6  Let  man,  for  nobler  service  made, 
The  feeling  heart,  the  judging  head, 

In  heavenly  praise  employ  : 
Spread  his  tremendous  name  around, 
Till  heaven's  broad  arch  rings  back  the  sound 

The  general  burst  of  joy. 

7  Ye,  whom  the  charms  of  grandeur  please, 
Nursed  on  the  downy  lap  of  ease, 

Fall  prostrate  at  his  throne : 
Ye  princes,  rulers,  all  adore  : 
Praise  him,  ye  kings,  who  makes  your  power 

An  image  of  his  own. 

8  Let  youth  its  ardent  passions  move, 
To  praise  th'  eternal  Source  of  love, 

With  all  its  hallowed  fire : 
Let  age  take  up  the  tuneful  lay, 
Sigh  his  blest  name,  then  soar  away, 

And  ask  an  angel's  lyre. 

9  Let  saints,  redeemed  from  death  and  hell, 
Tn  louder,  loftier  numbers,  tell 

The  wonders  of  his  grace : 
Beyond  creation's  utmost  bounds, 
A.bove  her  noblest,  sweetest  sounds, 

Declare  Jehovah's  praise. 


or  god.  63 

YQ  C.  M.  Watts. 

Psalm  cxlviii. 

PRAISE  ye  the  Lord,  y'  immortal  choirs 
That  fill  the  "worlds  above  : 
Praise  him  "who  formed  you  of  his  fires, 
And  feeds  you  "with  his  love. 

2  Shine  to  his  praise,  ye  crystal  skies. 
The  floor  of  his  abode ; 

Or  veil  in  shades  your  thousand  eyes 
Before  your  brighter  God, 

3  Thou  restless  globe  of  golden  light, 
Whose  beams  create  our  days, 

Join  with  the  silver  queen  of  night 
To  own  your  borrowed  rays. 

4  Winds,  ye  shall  bear  his  name  aloud 
Through  the  ethereal  blue ; 

For  when  his  chariot  is  a  cloud, 
He  makes  his  wheels  of  you. 

5  Thunder  and  hail,  and  fire  and  storms. 
The  troops  of  his  command, 

Appear  in  all  your  dreadful  forms, 
And  speak  his  awful  hand. 

6  Shout  to  the  Lord,  ye  surging  seas, 
In  your  eternal  roar : 

Let  wave  to  wave  resound  his  praise, 
And  shore  reply  to  shore : 

7  While  monsters,  sporting  on  the  flood, 
In  scaly  silver  shine, 

Speak  terribly  their  maker,  God, 
And  lash  the  foaming  brine. 

8  But  gentler  things  shall  tune  his  name 
To  softer  notes  than  these : 

Young  zephyrs  breathing  o'er  the  stream. 
Or  whispering  through  the  trees- 


64  BEING    AND    PERFECTIONS 

9  Wave  your  tall  heads,  ye  lofty  pines, 
To  him  that  bids  you  grow  : 

Sweet  clusters,  bend  the  fruitful  vines 
On  every  thankful  bough. 

10  Let  the  shrill  birds  his  honors  raise, 
And  climb  the  morning  sky  : 

While  grov'ling  blasts  attempt  his  praise, 
In  hoarser  harmony. 

11  Thus  while  the  meaner  creatures  sing, 
Ye  mortals,  take  the  sound  : 

Echo  the  glories  of  your  King 
Through  all  the  nations  round. 


?7  6,6,6,6,8,8.  C.  Wesley 

Psalm  cxlviii.  12,  13. 

YOUNG  men  and  maidens,  raise 
Your  tuneful  voices  high : 
Old  men  and  children,  praise 
The  Lord  of  earth  and  sky  : 
Him  Three  in  One,  and  One  in  Three, 
Extol  to  all  eternity. 

2  The  universal  King 

Let  all  the  world  proclaim : 
Let  every  creature  sing 

ITis  attributes  and  name ! 
Him  Three  in  One,  and  One  in  Three, 
Extol  to  all  eternity. 

3  In  his  great  name  alone 
All  excellences  meet, 

Who  sits  upon  the  throne, 
And  shall  for  ever  sit : 
Him  Three  in  One,  and  One  in  Three, 
Extol  to  all  eternity. 


OF    GOD.  65 

4  Glory  to  God  belongs : 
Glory  to  God  be  given, 
Above  the  noblest  songs 
Of  all  in  earth  and  heaven : 
Him  Three  in  One,  and  One  in  Three, 
Extol  to  all  eternity. 

78  8,8,8,8,8,8.  C:  Weslet 

Te  JDeum. 

r 'FINITE  God,  to  thee  we  raise 
Our  hearts  in  solemn  songs  of  praise : 
By  all  thy  works  on  earth  adored, 
We  "worship  thee,  the  common  Lord; 
The  everlasting  Father  own, 
And  bow  ourselves  before  thy  throne. 

2  Thee  all  the  choir  of  angels  sings, 
The  Lord  of  hosts,  the  King  of  kings ; 
Cherubs  proclaim  thy  praise  aloud, 
And  seraphs  shout  the  Triune  God ; 
And  "Holy,  holy,  holy,"  cry, 

"  Thy  glory  fills  both  earth  and  sky !" 

3  God  of  the  patriarchal  race, 

The  ancient  seers  record  thy  praise  : 
The  goodly  apostolic  band 
In  highest  joy  and  glory  stand; 
A.nd  all  the  saints  and  prophets  join 
T'  extol  thy  majesty  divine. 

4  Head  of  the  martyrs'  noble  host, 
Of  thee  they  justly  make  their  boast : 
The  Church  to  earth's  remotest  bounds 
Her  heavenly  Founder's  praise  resounds  ; 
And  strives  with  those  around  the  throne 
To  hymn  the  mystic  Three  in  One. 

5  Father  of  endless  majesty, 

All  might  and  love  they  render  thee ; 
3 


66  BEING    AND    PERFECTIONS 

Thy  true  and  only  Son  adore, 
The  same  in  dignity  and  power ; 
And  God  the  Holy  Ghost  declare, 
The  saints'  eternal  Comforter. 

79     .  8,8,8,8,8,8.  C.  We8lft 

Continued. 

MESSIAH,  joy  of  every  heart, 
Thou,  thou  the  King  of  glory  art : 
The  Father's  everlasting  Son, 
Thee  it  delights  thy  Church  to  own ; 
For  all  our  hopes  on  thee  depend, 
Whose  glorious  mercies  never  end. 

2  Bent  to  redeem  a  sinful  race, 
Thou,  Lord,  with  unexampled  grace, 
Into  our  lower  world  didst  come, 
And  stoop  to  a  poor  virgin's  womb  : 
Whom  all  the  heavens  cannot  contain, 
Our  God,  appeared  a  child  of  man ! 

3  When  thou  hadst  rendered  up  thy  breath. 
And  dying,  drawn  the  sting  of  death, 
Thou  didst  from  earth  triumphant  rise, 
And  ope  the  portals  of  the  skies, 

That  all  who  trust  in  thee  alone 
Might  follow,  and  partake  thy  throne. 

4  Seated  at  God's  right  hand  again, 
Thou  dost  in  all  his  glory  reign  ; 
Thou  dost,  thy  Father's  image,  shine 
In  all  the  attributes  divine ; 

And  thou  with  judgment  clad  shalt  come, 
To  seal  our  everlasting  doom. 

5  Wherefore  we  now  for  mercy  pray  : 
0  Saviour,  take  our  sins  away  ! 
Before  thou  as  our  Judge  appear, 

In  dreadful  majesty  severe, 


OF   GOD.  67 

Appear  our  Advocate  with  God, 
And  save  the  purchase  of  thy  blood. 

6  Hallow  and  make  thy  servants  meet, 
And  with  thy  saints  in  glory  seat  • 
Sustain  and  bless  us  by  thy  sway, 
And  keep  to  that  tremendous  day 
When  all  thy  Church  shall  chant  abcve 
The  new  eternal  song  of  love. 

80  8,8,8,8,8,8.  C.  Wesley. 

Concluded. 

SAVIOUR,  we  now  rejoice  in  hope 
That  thou  at  last  wilt  take  us  up : 
With  daily  triumph  we  proclaim, 
And  bless  and  magnify  thy  name  ; 
And  wait  thy  greatness  to  adore 
When  time  and  death  shall  be  no  more. 

2  Till  then  with  us  vouchsafe  to  stay, 
And  keep  us  pure  from  sin  to-day ; 
Thy  great  confirming  grace  bestow, 
And  guard  us  all  our  days  below ; 
And  ever  mightily  defend, 

And  save  thy  servants  to  the  end. 

3  Still  let  us,  Lord,  by  thee  be  blest, 
Who  in  thy  guardian  mercy  rest : 
Extend  thy  mercy's  arms  to  me, 
The  weakest  soul  that  trusts  in  thee ; 
And  never  let  me  lose  thy  love, 

Till  I,  e'en  I,  am  erowned  above. 

81  L.  M.  J.  WE3LEY. 

The  Lord's  Prayer.     Preface  and  first  petition. 

FATHER  of  all,  whose  powerful  voice 
Called  forth  this  universal  frame  ! 


68  BEING   AND    PERFECTIONS 

Whose  mercies  oyer  all  rejoice, 

Through  endless  ages  still  the  same : 

2  Thou  by  thy  word  upholdest  all ; 
Thy  bounteous  love  to  all  is  showed : 

Thou  hear'st  thy  every  creature's  call ; 
And  fillest  every  mouth  with  good. 

3  In  heaven  thou  reign'st  enthroned  in  light, 
Nature's  expanse  before  thee  spread: 

Earth,  air,  and  sea,  before  thy  sight, 
And  hell's  deep  gloom,  are  open  laid ! 

4  "Wisdom,  and  might,  and  love,  are  thine : 
Prostrate  before  thy  face  we  fall, 

Confess  thine  attributes  Divine, 

And  hail  thee  sovereign  Lord  of  all. 

5  Thee,  sovereign  Lord,  let  all  confess, 
That  move  in  earth,  or  air,  or  sky ; 

Revere  thy  power,  thy  goodness  bless, 
Tremble  before  thy  piercing  eye. 

6  All  ye  who  owe  to  him  your  birth, 
In  praise  your  every  hour  employ : 

Jehovah  reigns  :  be  glad,  0  earth, 

And  shout,  ye  morning  stars,  for  joy ! 

SQ>  L.  M.  J  Wesley. 

Continued.     Second  petition. 

SON  of  thy  Sire's  eternal  love, 
Take  to  thyself  thy  mighty  power . 
Let  all  earth's  sons  thy  mercy  prove, 
Let  all  thy  wondrous  grace  adore  : 

2  The  triumphs  of  thy  love  display : 
In  every  heart  reign  thou  alone, 

Till  all  thy  foes  confess  thy  sway, 
And  glory  end  what  grace  begun. 


02  GOD.  69 

83  L.  M.  J.  Wesley. 

Continued.     Third  petition. 

SPIRIT  of  grace,  and  health,  and  po"wer", 
Fountain  of  light  and  love  below : 
Abroad  thy  healing  influence  shower, 
O'er  all  the  nations  let  it  flow. 

2  Inflame  our  hearts  with  perfect  love, 

In  us  the  work  of  faith  fulfil ; 
So  not  heaven's  host  shall  swifter  move, 

Than  we  on  earth,  to  do  thy  will. 

84  L.  M.  J.  Wesley. 

Continued.     Fourth  petition. 

FATHER,  'tis  thine  each  day  to  yield 
Thy  children's  wants  a  fresh  supply! 
Thou  cloth' st  the  lilies  of  the  field, 
And  hearest  the  young  ravens  cry. 

2  On  thee  we  cast  our  care :  we  live 

Through  thee,  who  know'st  our  every  need: 

0  feed  us  with  thy  grace,  and  give 
Our  souls  this  day  the  living  bread ! 

85  L.  M.  J.  Wesley, 

Continued.     Fifth  petition. 

ETERNAL,  spotless  Lamb  of  God, 
Before  the  world's  foundation  slain  1 
Sprinkle  us  ever  with  thy  blood : 
0  cleanse,  and  keep  us  ever  clean ! 

2  To  every  soul  (all  praise  to  thee !) 
Our  bowels  of  compassion  move ; 

And  all  mankind  by  this  may  see, 
God  is  in  us ;  for  God  is  love. 


70  PERFECTIONS   OF   GOD. 

86  L/M.  J.  Wesley. 

Continued.     Sixth  petition. 

r\  IVER  and  Lord  of  life,  whose  power 
VT    And  guardian  care  for  all  are  free, 
To  thee,  in  fierce  temptation's  hour, 
From  sin  and  Satan  let  us  flee. 

2  Thine,  Lord,  we  are,  and  ours  thou  art . 

In  us  be  all  thy  goodness  showed : 
Renew,  enlarge,  and  fill  our  heart 

With  peace,  and  joy,  and  heaven,  and  God. 

87  L.  M.  J.  Wesley. 

Concluded.     The  dozology. 

BLESSING  and  honor,  praise  and  love, 
Coequal,  coeternal  Three, 
In  earth  below,  in  heaven  above, 
By  all  thy  works  be  paid  to  thee ! 

2  Thrice  Holy !  thine  the  kingdom  is ; 

The  power  omnipotent  is  thine ; 
And  when  created  nature  dies, 

Thy  never-ceasing  glories  shine. 


MEDIATION   OF   CHRIST.  71 

SECTION  II. 
^tbriatum  jof  (Jurist. 

QQ  C.  M.  •  DODDBIDGE. 

The  Advent. 

HARK !  the  glad  sound !  the  Saviour  comes  i 
The  Saviour  promised  long ! 
Let  every  heart  prepare  a  throne, 
And  every  voice  a  song. 

2  He  comes  the  pris'ners  to  release, 
In  Satan's  bondage  held: 

The  gates  of  brass  before  him  burst ; 
The  iron  fetters  yield ! 

3  He  comes  from  thickest  films  of  vice 
To  clear  the  mental  ray ; 

And  on  the  eyeballs  of  the  blind 
To  pour  celestial  day. 

4  He  comes  the  broken  heart  to  bind, 
The  bleeding  soul  to  cure  ; 

And,  with  the  treasures  of  his  grace, 
T'  enrich  the  humble  poor. 

5  Our  glad  hosannas,  Prince  of  peace, 
Thy  welcome  shall  proclaim  ; 

And  heaven's  eternal  arches  ring 
With  thy  beloved  name. 

89  7s.  C.  Wesley. 

The  Incarnation. 

HARK !  the  herald  angels  sing, 
"  Glory  to  the  new-born  King ; 
Peace  on  earth,  and  mercy  mild ; 
God  and  sinners  reconciled:" 


72  MEDIATION    OF   CHRIST. 

Joyful  all  ye  nations  rise, 
Join  the  triumphs  of  the  skies ; 
With  th'  angelie  hosts  proclaim, 
"  Christ  is  born  in  Bethlehem." 

2  Christ,  by  highest  heaven  adored, 
Christ,  the  everlasting  Lord : 

Late  in'time  behold  him  come, 
Offspring  of  a  virgin's  womb, 
Veiled  in  flesh  the  Godhead  see, 
Hail  th'  incarnate  Deity ! 
Pleased  as  man  with  men  t'  appear, 
Jesus  our  Immanuel  here. 

3  Hail,  the  heaven-born  Prince  of  peace  ! 
Hail,  the  Sun  of  righteousness  ! 

Light  and  life  to  all  he  brings, 
Risen  with  healing  in  his  wings : 
Mild  he  lays  his  glory  by, 
Born  that  man  no  more  may  die ; 
Born  to  raise  the  sons  of  earth  ; 
Born  to  give  them  second  birth. 

4  Come,  Desire  of  nations,  come! 
Fix  in  us  thy  humble  home : 

Rise,  the  woman's  conqu'ring  Seed, 
Bruise  in  us  the  serpent's  head : 
Adam's  likeness  now  efface, 
Stamp  thine  image  in  its  place : 
Second  Adam  from  above, 
Reinstate  us  in  thy  love. 

9Q  C.  M.  Medlbt 

The  Incarnation. 

MORTALS,  awake,  with  angels  join, 
And  chant  the  solemn  lay  : 
Joy,  love,  and  gratitude  combine 
To  hail  th'  auspicious  day. 


MEDIATION    OF    CHRIST.  73 

2  In  heaven  the  rapt'rous  song  began, 
And  sweet  seraphic  fire 

Through  all  the  shining  legions  ran, 
And  strung  and  tuned  the  lyre. 

3  Swift  through  the  vast  expanse  it  flew, 
And  loud  the  echo  rolled : 

The  theme,  the  song,  the  joy,  was  new, 
'Twas  more  than  heaven  could  hold. 

4  Down  through  the  portals  of  the  sky 
Th'  impetuous  torrent  ran ; 

And  angels  flew  with  eager  joy 
To  bear  the  news  to  man. 

5  With  joy  the  chorus  we'll  repeat, 
"  Glory  to  God  on  high  ! 

Good- will  and  peace  are  now  complete  : 
Jesus  was  born  to  die." 

6  Hail,  Prince  of  life,  for  ever  hail ! 
Redeemer,  brother,  friend ! 

Though  earth,  and  time,  and  life,  shall  fail 
Thy  praise  shall  never  end. 

91  .  8s.  C.  Wesle? 

"  Glory  to  God  in  the  highest "' 

ALL  glory  to  God  in  the  sky, 
And  peace  upon  earth  be  restored ! 
0  Jesus,  exalted  on  high, 

Appear  our  omnipotent  Lord ! 
Who,  meanly  in  Bethlehem  born, 

Didst  stoop  to  redeem  a  lost  race, 
Once  more  to  thy  creatures  return, 
And  reign  in  thy  kingdom  of  grace. 

2  When  thou  in  our  flesh  didst  appear, 
All  nature  acknowledged  thy  birth : 

Arose  the  acceptable  year, 
And  heaven  was  opened  on  earth: 


74  MEDIATION   OF   CHRIST. 

Receiving  its  Lord  from  above, 
The  world  was  united  to  bless 

The  Giver  of  concord  and  love, 
The  Prince  and  the  Author  of  peace. 

3  0  wouldst  thou  again  be  made  known, 
Again  in  thy  Spirit  descend, 

And  set  up  in  each  of  thine  own 
A  kingdom  that  never  shall  end 

Thou  only  art  able  to  bless, 

And  make  the  glad  nations  obey, 

And  bid  the  dire  enmity  cease, 
And  bow  the  whole  world  to  thy  sway ! 

4  Come,  then,  to  thy  servants  again, 
Who  long  thy  appearing  to  know : 

Thy  quiet  and  peaceable  reign 

In  mercy  establish  below : 
All  sorrow  before  thee  shall  fly, 

And  anger  and  hatred  be  o'er ; 
And  envy  and  malice  shall  die, 

And  discord  afflict  us  no  more. 

5  No  horrid  alarum  of  war 
Shall  break  our  eternal  repose : 

No  sound  of  the  trumpet  is  there, 
Where  Jesus's  Spirit  o'erflows : 

Appeased  by  the  charms  of  thy  grace, 
We  all  shall  in  amity  join, 

And  kindly  each  other  embrace, 
And  love  with  a  passion  like  thine. 

92  L.  M.  C.  Wesley. 

"  The  Word  was  made  flesh." 

HNG-,  all  in  heaven,  at  Jesus'  birth, 
Glory  to  God,  and  peace  on  earth: 
Incarnate  love  in  Christ  is  seen, 
Pure  mercy  and  good-will  to  men. 


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MEDIATION    OF   CHRIST.  75 

2  Praise  him,  extolled  above  all  height, 
Who  doth  in  worthless  worms  delight : 
God  reconciled  in  Christ  confess, 
Your  present  and  eternal  peace. 

3  From  Jesus,  manifest  below, 
Rivers  of  pure  salvation  flow, 

And  pour  on  man's  distinguished  race 
Their  everlasting  streams  of  grace. 

4  Sing,  every  soul  of  Adam's  line, 
The  fav'rite  attribute  Divine, 
Ascribing,  with  the  hosts  above, 
All  glory  to  the  God  of  love. 

93  C.  M.  Watts. 

The  song  of  the  angels. 

&  QHEPHERDS,  rejoice,  lift  up  your  eyes, 
lO     And  send  your  fears  away : 
News  from  the  regions  of  the  skies — 
A  Saviour's  born  to-day. 

2  "Jesus,  the  God  whom  angels  fear, 
Comes  down  to  dwell  with  you : 

To-day  he  makes  his  entrance  here, 
But  not  as  monarchs  do. 

3  "No  gold,  nor  purple  swaddling-bands, 
Nor  royal  shining  things : 

A  manger  for  his  cradle  stands, 
And  holds  the  King  of  kings. 

4  "  Go,  shepherds,  where  the  infant  lies, 
And  see  his  humble  throne : 

With  tears  of  joy  in  all  your  eyes, 
Go,  shepherds,  kiss  the  Son." 

5  Thus  Gabriel  sang,  and  straight  around 
The  heavenly  armies  throng : 

They  tune  their  harps  to  lofty  sound, 
And  thus  conclude  the  song : 


76  MEDIATION    OF    CHRIST. 

6  "  Glory  to  God  that  reigns  above, 
Let  peace  surround  the  earth  : 

Mortals  shall  know  their  Maker's  love, 
At  their  Redeemer's  birth." 

7  Lord !   and  shall  angels  have  their  songs, 
A.nd  men  no  tunes  to  raise  ? 

0  may  we  lose  these  useless  tongues 
When  we  forget  to  praise ! 

94  c.  M. 

Luke  ii.  8-14. 

WHILE  shepherds  watched  their  flocks  by 
All  seated  on  the  ground,  [night, 

The  angel  of  the  Lord  came  down, 
And  glory  shone  around. 

2  "Fear  not,"  said  he,  (for  mighty  dread 
Had  seized  their  troubled  mind,) 

"  Glad  tidings  of  great  joy  I  bring 
To  you  and  all  mankind. 

3  "To  you,  in  David's  town,  this  day, 
Is  born,  of  David's  line, 

The  Saviour,  who  is  Christ  the  Lord ; 
And  this  shall  be  the  sign : 

4  "  The  heavenly  babe  you  there  shall  find 
To  human  view  displayed, 

All  meanly  wrapped  in  swathing-bands, 
And  in  a  manger  laid." 

5  Thus  spoke  the  seraph,  and  forthwith 
Appeared  a  shining  throng 

Of  angels  praising  God,  on  high, 
And  thus  addressed  their  song : 

6  "  All  glory  be  to  God  on  high, 
And  to  the  earth  be  peace : 

Good-will  henceforth,  from  heaven  to  men, 
Begin  and  never  cease." 


MEDIATION    OF    CHRIST.  77 

95  S.  M.  C.  Wesley. 

"  Unto  us  a  child  is  born." 

FATHER,  our  hearts  we  lift 
Up  to  thy  gracious  throne, 
And  thank  thee  for  the  precious  gift 
Of  thine  incarnate  Son! 

2  The  gift  unspeakable 
"We  thankfully  receive, 

And  to  the  world  thy  goodness  tell, 
And  to  thy  glory  live. 

3  Jesus,  the  holy  child, 
froth,  "by  his  birth,  declare 

That  God  and  man  are  reconciled, 
And  one  in  him  we  are. 

4  A  peace  on  earth  he  brings, 
"Which  never  more  shall  end : 

The  Lord  of  hosts,  the  King  of  kings, 
Declares  himself  our  friend. 

5  His  kingdom  from  above 
He  doth  to  us  impart, 

And  pure  benevolence  and  love 
O'erfiow  the  faithful  heart : 

6  Changed  in  a  moment,  vre 
The  sweet  attraction  find, 

With  open  arms  of  charity 
Embracing  all  mankind. 

7  0  might  they  all  receive 

The  new-born  Prince  of  peace ! 
And  meekly  in  his  spirit  live, 
And  in  his  love  increase  ! 

8  Till  he  convey  us  home, 
Cry  every  soul  aloud, 

Come,  thou  Desire  of  nations,  come. 
And  take  us  up  to  God ! 


78  MEDIATION    OF   CHRIST. 

96  L-  M.  C.  We«LK1 

"  Unto  us  a  Son  is  given." 

TO  us  a  child,  of  royal  birth, 
Heir  of  the  promises,  is  given : 
Th'  Invisible  appears  on  earth, 
The  Son  of  man,  the  God  of  heaven. 

2  A  Saviour  born,  in  love  supreme 
He  comes,  our  fallen  souls  to  raise : 

He  comes,  his  people  to  redeem, 
"With  all  his  plenitude  of  grace. 

3  The  Christ,  by  raptured  seers  foretold, 
Filled  with  th'  eternal  Spirit's  power, 

Prophet,  and  Priest,  and  King,  behold, 
And  Lord  of  all  the  worlds  adore. 

4  The  Lord  of  hosts,  the  God  most  high, 
Who  quits  his  throne  on  earth  to  live, 

With  joy  we  welcome  from  the  sky, 
With  faith  into  our  hearts  receive. 


97  6,6,6,6,8,8.  C.  Wesley. 

"  They  shall  call  his  name  ImmanueV 

LET  earth  and  heaven  combine, 
Angels  and  men  agree, 
To  praise,  in  songs  divine, 

Th'  incarnate  Deity : 
Our  God  contracted  to  a  span, 
Incomprehensibly  made  man. 

2  He  laid  his  glory  by ; 

He  wrapped  him  in  our  clay . 
Unmarked  by  human  eye, 

The  latent  Godhead  lay : 
Infant  of  days  he  here  became, 
And  bore  the  mild  Immanuel's  nam© 


MEDIATION    OP   CHRIST.  79 

5  Unsearchable  the  love 

That  hath  the  Saviour  brought ; 

The  grace  is  far  above 

Or  man  or  angel's  thought : 

Suffice  for  us  that  God,  we  know, 

Our  God,  is  manifest  below. 

4  He  deigns  in  flesh  t'  appear, 
Widest  extremes  to  join : 

To  bring  our  vileness  near, 
And  make  us  all  divine  ; 
And  vre  the  life  of  God  shall  know  ; 
For  God  is  manifest  below. 

5  Made  perfect  first  in  love, 
And  sanctified  by  grace, 

We  shall  from  earth  remove, 
And  see  his  glorious  face: 
Then  shall  his  love  be  fully  showed, 
And  man  shall  then  be  lost  in  God. 

98  11,10,11,10.  Hebeb. 

Star  of  the  Edit. 

BRIGHTEST  and  best  of  ike  sons  of  the 
morning, 
Dawn  on  our  darkness  and  lend  us  thine  aid ! 
Star  of  the  East,  the  horizon  adorning, 
Guide  where  our  infant  Redeemer  is  laid ! 

2  Cold  on  his  cradle  the  dew-drops  are  shining. 
Low  lies  his  head  with  the  beasts  of  tne  stall  ■ 

Angels  adore  him  in  slumber  reclining, 
Maker,  and  Monarch,  and  Saviour  of  all. 

3  Say,  shall  we  yield  him,  in  costly  devotion. 
Odors  of  Edom,  and  off'rings  divine  ? 

Gems  of  the  mountain,  and  pearls  of  the  ocean, 
Myrrh  from  the  forest,  and  gold  from  the 
mine? 


80  MEDIATION    OF   CHKIST. 

4  Vainly  we  offer  each  ample  oblation, 
Vainly  with  gifts  would  his  favor  secure : 

Richer  by  far  is  the  heart's  adoration, 

Dearer  to  God  are  the  prayers  of  the  poor! 

5  Brightest  and  best  of  the  sons  of  the  morning. 
Dawn  on  our  darkness  and  lend  us  thine  aid  ' 

3tar  of  the  East,  the  horizon  adorning, 
Guide  where  our  infant  Redeemer  is  laid 

99  C.  M.  Watts. 
Psalm  xcviii. 

JOY  to  the  world — the  Lord  is  come ! 
Let  earth  receive  her  King : 
Let  every  heart  prepare  him  room, 
And  heaven  and  nature  sing. 

2  Joy  to  the  earth — the  Saviour  reigns ! 
Let  men  their  songs  employ ; 

While  fields  and  floods,  rocks,  hills,  and  plains, 
Repeat  the  sounding  joy. 

3  No  more  let  sins  and  sorrows  grow, 
Nor  thorns  infest  the  ground : " 

He  comes  to  make  his  blessings  flow, 
Far  as  the  curse  is  found. 

4  He  rules  the  world  with  truth  and  grace ; 
And  makes  the  nations  prove 

The  glories  of  his  righteousness, 
And  wonders  of  his  love. 

100  7s-  Merrick 

The  song  of  Simeon. 
/HpiS  enough — the  hour  is  come: 

J_    Now  within  the  silent  tomb 
Let  this  mortal  frame  decay, 
Mingled  with  its  kindred  clay, 
Since  thy  mercies,  oft  of  old 
By  thy  chosen  seers  foretold. 


3IEDIATI0N    OF    CHRIST.  81 

Faithful  now  and  steadfast  prove, 
God  of  truth,  and  God  of  love ! — 

2  Since,  at  length,  my  aged  eye 
Sees  the  Day-spring  from  on  high  ! 
Those  whom  death  had  overspread 
With  his  dark  and  dreary  shade, 
Lift  their  eyes,  and,  from  afar, 
Hail  the  light  of  Jacob's  star, 
Waiting  till  the  promised  ray 
Turn  their  darkness  into  day. 

3  Sun  of  righteousness,  to  thee, 
Lo  !  the  nations  bow  the  knee  ; 
And  the  realms  of  distant  kings 
Own  the  healing  of  thy  wings  : 
See  the  beams,  intensely  shed, 
Shine  on  Sion's  favored  head ! 

2n  ever  may  they  hence  remove, 
God  of  truth,  and  God  of  love ! 

l(j)l  C.  M.  Hebeh. 

The  holy  child  Jesus. 
\  BASHED  be  all  the  boast  of  age, 
XA_     Be  hoary  learning  dumb  ! 
Expounder  of  the  mystic  page, 
Behold  an  infant  come ! 

2  0  "Wisdom !  whose  unfading  power 
Beside  th'  Eternal  stood, 

To  frame,  in  nature's  earliest  hour, 
The  land,  the  sky,  the  flood, — 

3  Yet  didst  not  thou  disdain  awhile 
An  infant  form  to  wear, 

To  bless  thy  mother  with  a  smile, 
And  lisp  thy  faltered  prayer. 

4  But  in  thy  Father's  own  abode, 
With  Israel's  elders  round. 

Conversing  high  with  Israel's  God, 
Thy  chief  est  joy  was  found, 


82  MEDIATION    OP   CHRIST. 

5  So  may  our  youth  adore  thy  name 

And,  Saviour,  deign  to  bless, 
With  fost'ring  grace,  the  timid  flame 

Of  early  holiness ! 

102  C.  M. 

The  Inauguration. 

SEE,  from  on  high,  a  light  divine 
On  Jesus'  head  descend ; 
And  hear  the  sacred  voice  from  heaven, 
That  bids  us  all  attend  — 

2  "  This  is  my  well-beloved  Son," 
Proclaimed  the  voice  Divine ; 

"Hear  him,"  his  Heavenly  Father  said, 
"For  all  his  words  are  mine." 

3  His  mission  thus  confirmed  from  heaven, 
The  great  Messiah  came, 

And  heavenly  wisdom  taught  to  man, 
In  God  the  Father's  name. 

4  The  path  of  heavenly  peace  he  showed, 
That  leads  to  bliss  on  high, 

Where  all  his  faithful  foll'wers  here 
Shall  live,  no  more  to  die. 

5  0  may  we  then,  who  own  him  Lord, 
And  his  loved  name  profess, 

By  all  our  words  and  actions  prove 
That  we  his  mind  possess  1 

J  03  L-  M-  Watts. 

Credentials  of  Jesus. 

BEHOLD  the  blind  their  sight  receive  ! 
Behold  the  dead  awake  and  live ! 
The  dumb  speak  wonders  !  and  the  lame 
Leap  like  the  hart,  and  bless  his  name ! 
2  Thus  does  th'  eternal  Spirit  own, 
And  seal  the  mission  of  the  Son ; 


MEDIATION   OF    CHRIST.  S3 

The  Father  vindicates  his  cause. 
"While  he  hangs  bleeding  on  the  cross. 

3  He  dies ! — the  heavens  in  mourning  stood ! 
He  rises — and  appears  a  God ! 

Behold  the  Lord  ascending  high, 
No  more  to  bleed,  no  more  to  die. 

4  Hence,  and  for  ever,  from  my  heart 

1  bid  my  doubts  and  fears  depart ; 
And  to  those  hands  my  soul  resign, 
Which  bear  credentials  so  divine. 

104:  k.  M.  BOWRING. 

The  great  Teacher. 

HOW  sweetly  flowed  the  gospel  sound 
From  lips  of  gentleness  and  grace, 
When  list'ning  thousands  gathered  round, 
And  joy  and  gladness  filled  the  place ! 

2  From  heaven  he  came,  of  heaven  he  spoke, 
To  heaven  he  led  his  foll'wers'  way : 

Dark  clouds  of  gloomy  night  he  broke, 
Unveiling  an  immortal  day. 

3  "Come,  wand'rers,  to  my  Father's  home; 
Come,  all  ye  weary  ones,  and  rest:" 

Yes,  sacred  Teacher,  we  will  come, 
Obey  thee,  love  thee,  and  be  blest, 

105  L  M.  Watts 

His  exemplary  life. 

MY  dear  Eedeemer,  and  my  Lord, 
I  read  my  duty  in  thy  word ; 
But  in  thy  life  the  law  appears, 
Drawn  out  in  living  characters. 
2  Such  was  thy  truth,  and  such  thy  zeal, 
Such  defrence  to  thy  Father's  will, 
Such  love,  and  meekness  so  divine, 
I  would  transcribe,  and  make  them  mine. 


84  MEDIATION    OF    CHRIST. 

3  Cold  mountains,  and  the  midnight  air,    ■ 
Witnessed  the  fervor  of  thy  prayer : 

The  desert  thy  temptations  knew, 
Thy  conflict,  and  thy  vict'ry  too. 

4  Be  thou  my  pattern :  make  me  bear 
More  of  thy  gracious  image  here ; 

Then  God,  the  Judge,  shall  own  my  name, 
Among  the  foll'wers  of  the  Lamb. 

106  0.  M.  Enfield 

"  /  have  given  you  an  example." 

BEHOLD  where  in  a  mortal  form 
Appears  each  grace  divine  ! 
The  virtues,  all  in  Jesus  met, 
With  mildest  radiance  shine. 

2  To  spread  the  rays  of  heavenly  light, 
To  give  the  mourner  joy, 

To  preach  glad  tidings  to  the  poor, 
Was  his  divine  employ. 

3  Lowly  in  heart,  to  all  his  friends 
A  friend  and  servant  found : 

He  washed  their  feet,  he  wiped  their  tears, 
And  healed  each  bleeding  wound. 

4  Midst  keen  reproach  and  cruel  scorn, 
Patient  and  meek  he  stood : 

His  foes,  ungrateful,  sought  his  life : 
He  labored  for  their  good. 

5  In  the  last  hours  of  deep  distress, 
Before  his  Father's  throne, 

With  soul  resigned,  he  bowed,  and  said, 
"  Thy  will,  not  mine,  be  done  !" 

6  Be  Christ  our  pattern  and  our  guide  I 
His  image  may  we  bear ! 

0  may  we  tread  his  holy  steps, 
His  joy  and  glory  share ! 


MEDIATION    OF    CHRIST.  85 

107  L-  M-  Steele. 
"Leaving  us  an  example." 

WHENE'EK  the  angry  passions  rise, 
And  tempt  our  thoughts  or  tongue* 
to  strife, 
On  Jesus  let  us  fix  our  eyes, 

Bright  pattern  of  the  Christian  life. 

2  0  how  "benevolent  and  kind ! 
How  mild !  how  ready  to  forgive ! 

Be  this  the  temper  of  our  mind, 

And  these  the  rules  by  which  we  live. 

3  To  do  his  Heavenly  Father's  will 
Was  his  employment  and  delight : 

Humility  and  holy  zeal 

Shone  through  his  life  divinely  bright. 

4  Dispensing  good  where'er  he  came,  • 
The  labors  of  his  life  were  love : 

If  then  we  love  the  Saviour's  name, 
Let  his  Divine  example  move ! 

108  "s.  C.  Weslb-s. 
"  That  ye  should  follow  his  steps." 

HOLY  Lamb,  who  thee  confess, 
Foll'wers  of  thy  holiness, 
Thee  they  ever  keep  in  view, 
Ever  ask,  "  What  shall  we  do  V' 
Governed  by  thy  only  will, 
All  thy  words  we  would  fulfil, 
Would  in  all  thy  footsteps  go, 
Walk  as  Jesus  walked  below. 

2  While  thou  didst  on  earth  appear, 
Servant  to  thy  servants  here. 
Mindful  of  thy  place  above, 
All  thy  life  was  prayer  and  love : 


86  MEDIATION   OF   CHRIST. 

Such  our  whole  employment  be, 
Works  of  faith  and  charity : 
Works  of  love  on  man  bestowed, 
Secret  intercourse  with  God. 

3  Early  in  the  temple  meet, 
Let  us  still  our  Saviour  greet : 
Nightly  to  the  mount  repair , 
Join  our  praying  Pattern  there : 
There  by  wrestling  faith  obtain 
Power  to  work  for  God  again ; 
Power  his  image  to  retrieve, 
Power,  like  thee,  our  Lord,  to  live. 

L09  L.  M.  DODDEIDGE. 

The  Transfiguration. 

WHEN  at  this  distance,  Lord,  we  trace 
The  various  glories  of  thy  face, 
What  transport  pours  o'er  all  our  breast, 
And  charms  our  cares  and  woes  to  rest ! 

2  With  thee,  in  the  obscurest  cell, 

On  some  bleak  mountain  would  I  dwell, 
Rather  than  pompous  courts  behold, 
And  share  their  grandeur  and  their  gold. 

3  Away,  ye  dreams  of  mortal  joy ; 
Raptures  divine  my  thoughts  employ : 
I  see  the  King  of  glory  shine, 

And  feel  his  love,  and  call  him  mine. 

4  On  Tabor  thus  his  servants  viewed 
His  lustre,  when  transformed  he  stood ; 
And,  bidding  earthly  scenes  farewell, 
Cried,  "Lord,  'tis  pleasant  here  to  dwell  I" 

5  Yet  still  our  elevated  eyes 
To  nobler  visions  long  to  rise ; 
That  grand  assembly  would  we  join, 
Where  all  thy  saints  around  thee  shine. 


MEDIATION    OF   CHRIST.  87 

6  That  mount,  how  bright !  those  forms,  how 

fair! 
'Tis  good  to  dwell  for  ever  there ! 
Come,  death,  dear  envoy  of  my  God, 
And  bear  me  to  that  blest  abode ! 

]  10  -k-  M.  Doddridge 

Christ  weeping  over  Jerusalem. 

WHAT  venerable  sight  appears ! 
The  Son  of  God  dissolved  in  tears  I 
Trace,  0  my  soul,  with  sad  surprise, 
The  sorrows  of  a  Saviour's  eyes ! 

2  For  whom,  blest  Jesus,  we  would  know, 
Doth  such  a  sacred  torrent  flow  ? 

What  brother,  or  what  friend  of  thine, 
Is  graced  and  mourned  with  drops  divine  ? 

3  Nor  brother  there,  nor  friend  I  see — 
But  sons  of  pride  and  cruelty ; 

Who,  like  rapacious  tigers,  stood, 
Insatiate,  panting  for  thy  blood. 

4  Dear  Lord,  and  did  thy  gushing  eyes 
Thus  stream  o'er  dying  enemies  ? 
And  can  thy  tenderness  forget 

The  sinner,  humbled  at  thy  feet  ? 

5  With  deep  remorse  our  bowels  move,— 
That  we  have  wronged  such  matchless  love ; 
Thy  gentle  pity,  Lord,  display, 

And  smile  these  trembling  fears  away. 

1X1  S.  M.  Beddome 

"He  beheld  the  city,  and  wept  over  it." 

DID  Christ  o'er  sinners  weep, 
And  shall  our  cheeks  be  dry  ? 
Let  floods  of  penitential  grief 
Burst  forth  from  every  eye. 


88  MEDIATION    OF   CHRIST 

2  The  Son  of  God  in  tears 
The  wond'ring  angels  see : 

Be  thou  astonished,  0  my  soul : 
He  shed  those  tears  for  thee. 

3  He  wept  that  we  might  weep  : 
Each  sin  demands  a  tear : 

In  heaven  alone  no  sin  is  found, 
And  there 's  no  weeping  there. 

H2  C.  M.  HAWE19 . 

Gethsemane. 

DARK  was  the  night,  and  cold  the  ground, 
On  which  the  Lord  was  laid ; 
His  sweat,  like  drops  of  blood,  ran  down : 
In  agony  he  prayed, — 

2  "Father,  remove  this  bitter  cup, 
If  such  thy  sacred  will ; 

If  not,  content  to  drink  it  up, 
Thy  pleasure  I  fulfil." 

3  Go  to  the  garden,  sinner :  see 
Those  precious  drops  that  flow : 

The  heavy  load  he  bore  for  thee ; 
For  thee  he  lies  so  low. 

113  lis.  M.  De  Fleury 

The  Garden. 

0  GARDEN  of  Olivet,  dear  honored  spot, 
The  fame  of  thy  wonder  shall  ne'er  be  for 
got: 
The  theme  most  transporting  to  seraphs  above ; 
?he  triumph  of  sorrow,  the  triumph  of  love ! 

2  Come,  saints,  and  adore  him:   come,  bow  at 

his  feet ! 
0,  give  him  the  glory,  the  praise  that  is  meet  : 
Let  joyful  hosannas  unceasing  arise, 
And  join  the  full  chorus  that  gladdens  the  skies 


MEDIATION    OF    CHRIST.  89 

114  S.  M.  C.  Wesley 
"  My  soul  is  exceeding  sorrowful." 

THE  man  of  sorrow  now 
Thou  dost  indeed  appear, — 
Beneath  ray  guilty  burden  bow, 
And  tremble  with  my  fear. 

2  Thy  pain  is  my  relief, 

And  doth  my  load  remove ; 
For  0,  if  all  thy  soul  is  grief, 

Yet  all  thy  heart  is  love ! 

115  L.  M.  Chandler. 

[From  the  Primitive  Church.] 

Agony  in  the  garden. 

TO  whom  is  our  report  made  known 
Of  mercies  which  the  Lord  hath  shown  f 
Such  wonders  scarce  can  faith  believe, 
And  scarce  the  mind  such  love  conceive. 

2  The  Son  of  God,  for  sinful  man 
In  purpose  slain.,  since  time  began, 
His  body  now  in  deed  supplies 

As  our  atoning  sacrifice. 

3  But  wherefore,  Saviour,  dost  thou  lie 
In  such  a  mournful  agony  ? 

And  why  those  bloody  drops  that  show 
Thy  soul's  deep  anguish  as  they  flow  ? 

4  Both  the  dread  cup  deter  thy  soul ? 
But  0 !  unless  thou  drink  the  whole, 
For  us  poor  sinners  it  must  flow, 

A  draught  of  never-ending  woe. 

5  But  heavenly  love  is  ne'er  dismayed 
And  God  may  not  be  disobeyed ; 

And  lo  !  he  yields  him  to  the  hour 
Of  darkness,  and  to  hell's  dark  power 


90  MEDIATION    OF   CHRIST. 

6  The  Father,  who  the  victim  gave, 
The  Son,  who  died  mankind  to  save, 
The  Holy  Ghost,  we  all  adore, 
One  God,  both  now  and  evermore. 

116  L-  M.  C  Wesley. 

The  Passion. 

YE  that  pass  by,  behold  the  man ! 
The  man  of  griefs,  condemned  for  you  ! 
The  Lamb  of  God,  for  sinners  slain, 
Weeping  to  Calvary  pursue  ! 

2  See  !  how  his  back  the  scourges  tear, 
While  to  the  bloody  pillar  bound! 

The  ploughers  make  long  furrows  there, 
Till  all  his  body  is  one  wound. 

3  Nor  can  he  thus  their  hate  assuage : 
His  innocence,  to  death  pursued, 

Must  fully  glut  their  utmost  rage : 
Hark !  how  they  clamor  for  his  blood ! 

4  "  To  us  our  own  Barabbas  give: 
Away  with* him,"  (they  loudly  cry,) 

"Away  with  him,  not  fit  to  live, 
The  vile  seducer  crucify!" 

5  His  sacred  limbs  they  stretch,  they  tear, 
With  nails  they  fasten  to  the  wood ! 

Uis  sacred  limbs,  exposed  and  bare, 
Or  only  covered  with  his  blood. 

6  See  there,  his  temples  crowned  with  thorn  ! 
His  bleeding  hands  extended  wide ! 

His  streaming  feet  transfixed  and  torn ! 
The  fountain  gushing  from  his  side  ! 

7  Where  is  the  King  of  glory  now  ! 
The  everlasting  Son  of  God  ? 

Th'  Immortal  hangs  his  languid  brow: 
Th'  Almighty  faints  beneath  his  load ! 


MEDIATION    OP   CHRIST.  91 

8  Beneath  my  load  he  faints  and  dies ; 
I  filled  his  soul  with  pangs  unknown  ; 

1  caused  those  mortal  groans  and  cries  : 
I  killed  the  Father's  only  Son  ! 

L17  L.  M.  C.  WK8LB1 

Concluded. 

OTHOU  dear  sufPring  Son  of  God, 
How  doth  thy  heart  to  sinners  move ! 
Help  me  to  catch  thy  precious  blood  ! 
Help  me  to  taste  thy  dying  love  ! 

2  The  earth  could  to  her  centre  quake, 
Convulsed  while  her  Creator  died  : 

0  let  my  inmost  nature  shake, 
And  die  with  Jesus  crucified ! 

3  At  thy  last  gasp  the  graves  displayed 
Their  horrors  to  the  upper  skies  : 

0  that  my  soul  might  burst  the  shade, 
And,  quickened  by  thy  death,  arise  ! 

4  The  rocks  could  feel  thy  powerful  death, 
And  tremble,  and  asunder  part : 

0  rend  with  thine  expiring  breath 
The  harder  marble  of  my  heart ! 

118  C.  M.  S.  Wesley,  Jb. 

The  Passion. 

FROM  whence  these  dire  portents  around, 
Which  heaven  and  earth  amaze  ? 
Wherefore  do  earthquakes  cleave  the  ground  ? 
Why  hides  the  sun  his  rays  ? 

2  Not  thus  did  Sinai's  trembling  head 

With  sacred  horror  nod, 
Beneath  the  dark  pavilion  spread 

Of  legislative  God. 


92  MEDIATION    OF    CHRIST. 

3  Thou  earth,  thy  lowest  centre  shake. 
With  Jesus  sympathize ! 

Thou  sun,  as  hell's  deep  gloom,  be  black : 
'Tis  thy  Creator  dies. 

4  See,  streaming  from  th'  accursed  tree, 
His  all-atoning  blood  : 

Is  this  the  Infinite  ?  'tis  He, 
My  Saviour  and  my  God. 

5  For  me  these  pangs  his  soul  assail ; 
For  me  this  death  is  borne  : 

My  sins  gave  sharpness  to  the  nail, 
And  pointed  every  thorn. 

6  Let  sin  no  more  my  soul  enslave  : 
Break,  Lord,  the  tyrant's  chain  : 

0,  save  me,  whom  thou  cam'st  to  save, 
Nor  bleed  nor  die  in  vain. 

119  L.  M.  J.  Chandlee 

[From  the  Primitive  Church.] 

The  Cross. 

WHILE,  in  the  agonies  of  death, 
The  Saviour  yields  his  latest  breath 
We,  too,  will  mount  on  Calv'ry's  height, 
And  contemplate  the  wondrous  sight ! 
2  0  Lamb  of  God,  by  faith  we  see 
How  all  our  hopes  are  fixed  on. thee: 
Thy  cross  we  see  ordained  by  Heaven, 
For  man  to  look,  and  be  forgiven. 
8  By  this  thy  saints  to  glory  come ; 
By  this,  they  brave  the  martyr's  doom ; 
In  this  the  surest  proof  we  find 
Of  God's  vast  love  to  lost  mankind. 
4  On  this.  0  Lord,  enthroned  on  high, 
With  more  than  royal  majesty, 
Thou  spreadest  forth  thine  arms  abroad. 
And  call  est  all  mankind  to  God. 


MEDIATION    OF    CHRIST.  93 

5  0  grant  us  then  to  find  a  place 
Around  the  footstool  of  thy  grace  ; 
And  there  in  humble  faith  to  stay, 
Till  all  our  sins  are  washed  away  ! 

6  0,  banner  of  the  cross,  unfurled 

To  shine  with  glory  through  the  world, 

0  may  we  ever  cleave  to  thee, 
And  thou  shalt  our  salvation  be  ! 

IQO  s-  M-  Doddridge. 

Attraction  of  the  Cross. 

BEHOLD  th'  amazing  sight, 
The  Saviour  lifted  high  : 
Behold  the  Son  of  God's  delight 
Expire  in  agony. 

2  For  whom,  for  whom,  my  heart, 
"Were  all  these  sorrows  borne  ? 

Why  did  he  feel  that  piercing  smart, 
And  meet  that  various  scorn  ? 

3  For  love  of  us  he  bled, 
And  all  in  torture  died  : 

'Twas  love  that  bowed  his  fainting  head. 
And  oped  his  gushing  side. 

4  I  see,  and  I  adore 

In  sympathy  of  love  : 

1  feel  the  strong,  attractive  power, 

To  lift  my  soul  above 

5  Drawn  by  such  cords  as  these, 
Let  all  the  earth  combine, 

With  cheerful  ardor,  to  confess 
The  energy  divine. 

6  In  thee  our  hearts  unite, 
Nor  share  thy  griefs  alone. 

But  from  thy  cross  pursue  their  flight 
To  thy  triumphant  throne. 


94  MEDIATION   OF   CHRIST. 

121  L.  M.  J.  Wesley. 

[From  the  German  of  Dessler.] 

The  Crucifixion. 

EXTENDED  on  a  cursed  tree, 
Besmeared  wfth  dust,  and  sweat,  and  blood , 
@ee  there,  the  King  of  glory  see  ! 
Sinks,  and  expires,  the  Son  of  God  ! 

2  Who,  who,  my  Saviour,  this  hath  done  ? 
Who  could  thy  sacred  "body  wound  ? 

No  guilt  thy  spotless  heart  hath  known, 
No  guile  hath  in  thy  lips  been  found. 

3  I, — I  alone  have  done  the  deed  ! 
'Tis  I  thy  sacred  flesh  have  torn  : 

My  sins  have  caused  thee,  Lord,  to  bleed, 
Pointed  the  nail,  and  fixed  the  thorn. 

4  For  me,  the  burden,  to  sustain 

Too  great,  on  thee,  my  Lord,  was  laid : 
To  heal  me,  thou  hast  borne  the  pain  ; 
To  bless  me,  thou  a  curse  wast  made. 

5  In  the  devouring  lion's  teeth, 
Torn,  and  forsook  of  all,  I  lay  : 

Thou  sprang' st  into  the  jaws  of  death, 
From  death  to  save  the  helpless  prey. 

6  My  Saviour,  how  shall  I  proclaim, 
How  pay  the  mighty  debt  I  owe  ? 

Let  all  I  have  and  all  I  am, 
Ceaseless  to  all  thy  glory  show. 

7  Toe  much  to  thee  I  cannot  give  ; 
Too  much  I  cannot  do  for  thee  : 

Let  all  thy  love,  and  all  thy  grief, 
Grav'n  on  my  heart  for  ever  be  ! 

8  The  meek,  the  still,  the  lowly  mind, 
0  may  I  learn  from  thee,  my  God  ; 

And  love,  with  softest  pity  joined. 
For  those  that  trample  on  thy  blood ! 


MEDIATION    OF    CHRIST.  95 

9  Still  let  thy  tears,  thy  groans,  thy  sighs, 
O'erflow  my  eyes,  and  heave  my  breast ; 

Till  loose  from  flesh  and  earth  I  rise, 
And  ever  in  thy  bosom  rest. 

L£2  7S.  MlLMEN 

The  Crucifixion. 

BOUND  upon  th'  accursed  tree, 
Faint  and  bleeding,  who  is  He  ? 
By  the  flesh  with  scourges  torn, 
By  the  crown  of  twisted  thorn, 
By  the  side  so  deeply  pierced, 
By  the  baffled,  burning  thirst, 
By  the  drooping,  death-dewed  brow,— - 
Son  of  man  !  'tis  thou  !  'tis  thou  ! 

2  Bound  upon  th'  accursed  tree, 
Bread  and  awful,  who  is  He? 
By  the  sun  at  noon-day  pale, 
Shiv'ring  rock,  and  rending  veil, 
Eden  promised,  ere  he  died, 

To  the  felon  at  his  side, 

Lord  !  our  suppliant  knees  we  bow,«-=~ 

Son  of  God !  'tis  thou !  'tis  thou ! 

3  Bound  upon  th'  accursed  tree, 
Sad  and  dying,  who  is  He  ? 

By  the  last  and  bitter  cry, 
Ghost  given  up  in  agony, 
By  the  lifeless  body  laid 
In  the  chamber  of  the  dead, 
Crucified !  we  know  thee  now, — 
Son  of  man !  'tis  thou !  'tis  thou ! 

4l  Bound  upon  th'  accursed  tree, 
Dread  and  awful,  who  is  He  ? 
By  the  spoiled  and  empty  grave- 
By  the  souls  he  died  to  save. 


96  MEDIATION    OF   CHRIST. 

By  the  conquest  he  hath  won, 
By  the  saints  before  his  throne, 
By  the  rainbow  round  his  brow, — 
Son  of  God !  'tis  thou !  'tis  thou  ! 

123  C.  M.         S.  Wesley,  Seh. 

The  Crucifixion. 

BEHOLD  the  Saviour  of  mankind 
Nailed  to  the  shameful  tree ! 
How  vast  the  love  that  him  inclined 

To  bleed  and  die  for  thee ! 
2  Hark,  how  he  groans !  while  nature  shakes, 

And  earth's  strong  pillars  bend  ! 
The  temple's  veil  in  sunder  breaks, 

The  solid  marbles  rend. 
B  'Tis  done !  the  precious  ransom's  paid ! 

" Receive  my  soul!"  he  cries: 
See  where  he  bows  his  sacred  head ! 

He  bows  his  head,  and  dies ! 
4  But  soon  he'll  break  death's  envious  chain, 

And  in  full  glory  shine : 
0  Lamb  of  God,  was  ever  pain, 

Was  ever  love,  like  thine ! 

124  8,8,8,8,8,8.  C.  Wesley. 
"  My  Love  is  crucified." 

OLOVE  Divine  !  what  hast  thou  done ! 
Th'  immortal  God  hath  died  for  me ! 
The  Father's  coeternal  Son 

Bore  all  my  sins  upon  the  tree ! 
Th'  immortal  God  for  me  hath  died : 
My  Lord,  my  Love,  is  crucified. 
2  Behold  him,  all  ye  that  pass  by, 

The  bleeding  Prince  of  life  and  peace ! 
Come,  see,  ye  worms,  your  Maker  die, 

And  say,  was  ever  grief  like  his  ? 


MEDIATION    OF    CHRIST.  -    97 

Come,  feel  "with  me  Ms  blood  applied : 
My  Lord,  my  Love,  is  crucified ; — 

8  Is  crucified  for  me  and  you, 
To  bring  us  rebels  back  to  God: 

Believe,  believe  the  record  true, 

Ye  all  are  bought  with  Jesus'  blood; 

Pardon  for  all  flows  from  his  side : 

My  Lord,  my  Love,  is  crucified. 

4  Then  let  us  sit  beneath  his  cross, 
And  gladly  catch  the  healing  stream  j 

All  things  for  him  account  but  loss, 
And  give  up  all  our  hearts  to  him; 

Of  nothing  think  or  speak  beside, 

My  Lord,  my  Love,  is  crucified. 

1£5  8,8,8,8,8,8.  C.  Wesley 

General  redemption. 

WOULD  Jesus  have  the  sinner  die  ? 
Why  hangs  he  then  on  yonder  tree  ? 
What  means  that  strange  expiring  cry  ? 
(Sinners,  he  prays  for  you  and  me:) 
"Forgive  them,  Father,  0  forgive, 
They  know  not  that  by  me  they  live  !" 

•  2  Jesus,  descended  from  above, 

Our  loss  of  Eden  to  retrieve, 
Great  God  of  universal  love, 

If  all  the  world  through  thee  may  live, 
In  us  a  quick'ning  Spirit  be, 
And  witness  thou  hast  died  for  me. 

3  Thou  loving,  all-atoning  Lamb, 

Thee — by  thy  painful  agony, 
Thy  bloody  sweat,  thy  grief  and  shame, 

Thy  cross  and  passion  on  the  tree, 
Thy  precious  death  and  life — I  pray, 
Take  all,  take  all  my  sins  away. 
4 


98  MEDIATION    OF   CHRIST. 

4  0  let  me  kiss  thy  bleeding  feet, 

And  bathe  and  wash  them  with  my  tears  ( 
The  story  of  thy  love  repeat 

In  every  drooping  sinner's  ears-; 
That  all  may  hear  the  quick'ning  sound ; 
Since  I,  e'en  I,  have  mercy  found. 

5  0  let  thy  love  my  heart  constrain, 
Thy  love  for  every  sinner  free ; 

That  every  fallen  son  of  man 

May  taste  the  grace  that  found  out  me : 
That  all  mankind  with  me  may  prove 
Thy  sovereign,  everlasting  love. 

]£6  ^.  M.  Watts 

Gal.  vi.  14. 

WHEN  1  survey  the  wondrous  cross 
On  which  the  Prince  of  glory  died, 
My  richest  gain  I  count  but  loss, 
And  pour  contempt  on  all  my  pride. 

2  Forbid  it,  Lord,  that  I  should  boast, 
Save  in  the  death  of  Christ,  my  God ; 

All  the  vain  things  that  charm  me  most, 
I  sacrifice  them  to  his  blood. 

3  See,  from  his  head,  his  hands,  his  feet, 
Sorrow  and  love  flow  mingled  down ! 

Did  e'er  such  love  and  sorrow  meet  ? 
Or  thorns  compose  so  rich  a  crown  ? 

4  Were  the  whole  realm  of  nature  mine, 
That  were  a  present  far  too  small ; 

Love  so  amazing,  so  divine, 
Demands  my  soul,  my  life,  my  all. 

l_^y  7s.  Montgomery. 

Calvary. 

WHEN  on  Sinai's  top  I  see 
God  descend  in  majesty, 


MEDIATION    OF    CHRIST.  99 

To  proclaim  his  holy  law, 
All  my  spirit,  sinks  with  awe. 

2  "When,  in  ecstasy  sublime, 
Tabor's  glorious  height  I  climb,  . 
In  the  too  transporting  light, 
Darkness  rushes  o'er  my  sight, 

3  "When  on  Calvary  I  rest. 
God,  in  flesh  made  manifest, 
Shines  in  my  Redeemer's  face, 
Full  of  beauty,  truth,  and  grace. 

4  Here  I  would  for  ever  stay, 
Weep  and  gaze  my  soul  away : 
Thou  art  heaven  on  earth  to  me, 
Lovely,  mournful  Calvary. 

128  L-  M.  C.  Wesley 

"It  is  finished." 
jriTES  finished!   The  Messiah  dies. 

J_      Cut  off  for  sins,  but  not  his  own  ! 
Accomplished  is  the  sacrifice, 

The  great  redeeming  work  is  done. 

2  'Tis  finished  !   All  the  debt  is  paid : 
Justice  Divine  is  satisfied : 

The  grand  and  full  atonement  made  : 
God  for  a  guilty  world  hath  died. 

3  The  vail  is  rent  in  Christ  alone  : 
The  living  way  to  heaven  is  seen : 

The  middle  wall  is  broken  down, 
And  all  mankind  may  enter  in 

4  The  types  and  figures  are  fulfilled  : 
Exacted  is  the»  legal  pain : 

The  precious  promises  are  sealed : 
The  spotless  Lamb  of  God  is  slain 

5  Saved  from  the  legal  curse  I  am : 
My  Saviour  hangs  on  yonder  tree 


100  MEDIATION"    OF    CHRIST. 

See  there  the  meek,  expiring  Lamb  ! 

'Tis  finished  !    He  expires  for  me. 
6  Death,  hell,  and  sin,  are  now  subdued; 

All  grace  is  now  to  sinners  given  ; 
And  lo  !   I  plead  th'  atoning  blood, 

And  in  thy  right  I  claim  thy  heaven. 

i  Q9  7s.  C.  Wesley. 

"  It  is  finished." 

SONS  of  God,  triumphant  rise, 
Shout  th'  accomplished  sacrifice ! 
Shout  your  sins  in  Christ  forgiven, 
Sons  of  God,  and  heirs  of  heaven  ! 

2  Ye  that  round  our  altars  throng, 
List'ning  angels,  join  the  song  : 
Sing  with  us,  ye  heavenly  powers, 
Pardon,  grace,  and  glory,  ours  ! 

3  Love's  mysterious  work  is  done : 
Greet  we  now  th'  atoning  Son  : 
Healed  and  quickened  by  his  blood, 
Joined  to  Christ,  and  one  with  God. 

4  Him  by  faith  we  taste  below, 
Mightier  joys  ordained  to  know, 
When  his  utmost  grace  we  prove, 
Rise  to  heaven  by  perfect  love. 

130  S.  M.  C.  Weslei 

1  John  v.  6. 

THIS,  this  is  he  that  came, 
By  water  and  by  blood! 
Jesus  is  our  atoning  Lamb, 

Our  sanctifying 'God. 
2  See  from  his  wounded  side 
The  mingled  current  flow  : 
The  water  and  the  blood  applied 
Shall  wash  us  white  as  snow. 


MEDIATION    OF    CHRIST.  101 

3  The  water  cannot  cleanse, 
Before  the  blood  we  feel, 

To  purge  the  guilt  of  all  our  sins, 
And  our  forgiveness  seal. 

4  But  both  in  Jesus  join, 

Who  speaks  our  sins  forgiven, 
And  gives  the  purity  divine 

That  makes  us  meet  for  heaven. 

131  C.  M.  Cowtbh. 

The  fountain. 

THERE  is  a  fountain  filled  with  blood, 
Drawn  from  Immanuel's  veins  ; 
And  sinners,  plunged  beneath  that  flood, 
Lose  all  their  guilty  stains. 

2  The  dying  thief  rejoiced  to  see 
That  fountain  in  his  day  ; 

And  there  may  I,  though  vile  as  he, 
Wash  all  my  sins  away. 

3  Dear  dying  Lamb,  thy  precious  blood 
Shall  never  lose  its  power, 

Till  all  the  ransomed  Church  of  God 
Be  saved  to  sin  no  more. 

4  E'er  since,  by  faith,  I  saw  the  stream 
Thy  flowing  wounds  supply, 

Redeeming  love  has  been  my  theme, 
And  shall  be  till  I  die. 

5  Then  in  a  nobler,  sweeter  song, 
I'll  sing  thy  power  to  save, 

When  this  poor  lisping,  stamm'ring  tongue 
Lies  silent  in  the  grave. 

13^  S..M.  '     C.  Weslbt. 

The  fountain. 

CALLED  from  above,  I  rise, 
And  wash  away  my  sin 


102  MEDIATION    OF    CHRIST. 

The  stream  to  which' my  spirit  flies 
Can  make  the  foulest  clean. 

2  It  runs  divinely  clear, 

A  fountain  deep  and  wide  : 
'Twas  opened  by  the  soldier's  spear 

In  my  Redeemer's  side ! 

3  33  L.  M.  C.  WfiSLBTf. 

The  fountain. 

BY  faith  I  to  the  fountain  fly, 
Opened  for  all  mankind  and  me, 
To  purge  my  sins  of  deepest  dye, 
My  life  and  heart's  impurity. 

2  From  Christ,  the  smitten  rock,  it  flows 
The  purple  and  the  crystal  stream 

Pardon  and  holiness  bestows ; 

And  both  I  gain  through  faith  in  him 


134  7,7,7,7,7,7. 

Rock  of  ages. 

ROCK  of  ages,  cleft  for  me, 
i  Let  me  hide  myself  in  thee  : 
Let  the  water  and  the  blood, 
From  thy  wounded  side  which  flowed, 
Be  of  sin  the  double  cure. 
Save  from  wrath  and  make  me  pure. 

2  Could  my  tears  for  ever  flow, 
Could  my  zeal  no  languor  know, 
These  for  sin  could  not  atone ; 
Thou  must  save,  and  thou  alone : 
In  my  hand  no  price  I  bring, 
Simply  to  thy  cross  I  cling. 

3  While  I  draw  this  fleeting  breath, 
When  my  eyes  shall  close  in  death, 


MEDIATION   OF   CHRIST.  103 

When  I  rise  to  -worlds  unknown, 
And  behold  thee  on  thy  throne, 
Rock  of  ages,  cleft  for  me, 
Let  me  hide  myself  in  thee. 

335  S.  M.  Watts 

Atoning  sacrifice. 

NOT  all  the  blood  of  beasts, 
On  Jewish  altars  slain, 
Could  give  the  guilty  conscience  peace, 
Or  wash  away  the  stain. 

2  But  Christ,  the  heavenly  Lamb, 
Takes  all  our  sins  away; 

A  sacrifice  of  nobler  name, 
And  richer  blood  than  they. 

3  My  faith  would  lay  her  hand 
On  that  dear  head  of  thine, — 

While  like  a  penitent  I  stand, 
And  there  confess  my  sin. 

136  L.  M.  C.  Wesley 

Isaiah  xlii.  6,  7. 

ADAM,  descended  from  above, 
Saviour  and  Head  of  all  mankind, 
The  cov'nant  of  redeeming  love 
In  thee  let  every  sinner  find. 

2  Thee,  the  paternal  grace  Divine 
A  universal  blessing  gave  ; 

A  light  in  every  heart  to  shine ; 
A  Saviour, — every  soul  to  save. 

3  Light  of  the  Gentile  world,  appear, 
Command  the  blind  thy  rays  to  see : 

Our  darkness  chase,  our  sorrows  cheer. 
And  set  the  plaintive  pris'ner  free. 


104  MEDIATION    OF    CHRIST 

4  Me,  me  who  still  in  darkness  sit, 

Shut  up  in  sin  and  unbelief, 
Deliver  from  this  gloomy  pit, 

This  dungeon  of  despairing  grief. 

6  Open  mine  eyes,  the  Lamb  to  know 
Who  bears  the  gen'ral  sin  away  ; 

And  to  my  ransomed  spirit  show 
The  glories  of  eternal  day. 

137  6,6,6,6,8,8.  Cow»er. 

The  great  Antitype. 

ISRAEL,  in  ancient  days, 
Not  only  had  a  view 
Of  Sinai  in  a  blaze, 

But  learned  the  gospel  too  : 
The  types  and  figures  were  a  glass 
In  which  they  saw  the  Saviour's  face 

2  The  paschal  sacrifice, 

And  blood-besprinkled  door, — 
Seen  with  enlightened  eyes, 

And  once  applied  with  power,— 
Would  teach  the  need  of  other  blood 
To  reconcile  the  world  to  God. 

3  The  lamb,  the  dove,  set  forth 
His  perfect  innocence, 

Whose  blood  of  matchless  worth 
Should  be  the  soul's  defence ; 
For  he  who  can  for  sin  atone 
Must  have  no  failings  of  his  own. 

4  The  scape-goat  on  his  head 
The  people's  trespass  bore ; 

And  to  the  desert  led, 
Was  to  be  seen  no  more : 
In  him  our  Surety  seemed  to  say, 
"  Behold,  I  bear  your  sins  away." 


MEDIATION    OF    CHRIST.  105 

5  Dipped  in  his  fellow's  blooi, 
The  living  bird  went  free : 

The  type,  well  understood, 
Expressed  the  sinner's  plea — 
Described  a  guilty  soul  enlarged, 
And,  by  a  Saviour's  death,  discharged. 

6  Jesus,  I  love  to  trace, 
Throughout  the  sacred  page; 

The  footsteps  of  thy  grace, 
The  same  in  every  age ! 
0  grant  that  I  may  faithful  be 
To  clearer  light  vouchsafed  to  me ! 

]_38  I<-  M.  C.  Wesley 

The  great  Antitype. 

OTHOU  whose  off'ring  on  the  tree 
The  legal  off'rings  all  foreshowed, 
Borrowed  their  whole  effect  from  thee, 
And  drew  their  virtue  from  thy  blood* 

2  The  blood  of  goats  and  bullocks  slain 

Could  never  for  one  sin  atone : 
To  purge  the  guilty  off'rer's  stain, 

Thine  was  the  work,  and  thine  alone. 

$  Vain  in  themselves  their  duties  were, 
Their  services  could  never  please, 

Till  joined  with  thine,  and  made  to  share 
The  merits  of  thy  righteousness. 

4  Forward  they  cast  a  faithful  look 
On  thy  approaching  sacrifice ; 

And  thence  their  pleasing  savor  took, 
And  rose  accepted  in  the  skies. 

5  Those  feeble  types  and  shadows  old 
Are  all  in  thee,  the  Truth,  fulfilled : 

We  in  thy  sacrifice  behold 

The  substance  of  those  rites  revealed. 


106         MEDIATION   OP   CHRIST. 

6  Thy  meritorious  suff'rings  past, 
We  see,  by  faith,  to  us  brought  back ; 

And  on  thy  grand  oblation  cast, 
Its  saving  benefits  partake. 

139  C.  M.  S.  Wesley,  Jr. 
Resurrection  of  Christ. 

THE  Lord  of  Sabbath  let  us  praise, 
In  concert  with  the  blest, 
Who,  joyful,  in  harmonious  lays 
Employ  an  endless  rest. 

2  Thus,  Lord,  while  we  remember  thee, 
We  blest  and  pious  grow ; 

By  hymns  of  praise  we  learn  to  be 
Triumphant  here  below. 

3  On  this  glad  day  a  brighter  scene 
Of  glory  was  displayed, 

By  God,  th'  eternal  Word,  than  when 
This  universe  was  made. 

4  He  rises,  who  mankind  has  bought 
With  grief  and  pain  extreme : 

'Twas  great  to  speak  the  world  from  naught ; 
'Twas  greater  to  redeem. 

140  C.  M.  S.  Wesley,  Jr. 
Resurrection. 

THE  Sun  of  righteousness  appears. 
To  set  in  blood  no  more : 
Adore  the  Scatt'rer  of  your  fears, 
Your  rising  Sun  adore. 

2  The  saints,  when  he  resigned  his  breath, 

Unclosed  their  sleeping  eyes: 
He  breaks  again  the  bands  of  death, 

Again  the  dead  arise. 


MEDIATION    OF   CHRIST.  107 

3  Alone  the  dreadful  race  he  ran, 
Alone  the  wine-press  trod : 

He  dies  and  suffers  as  a  man, 
He  rises  as  a  God. 

4  In  vain  the  stone,  the  watch,  the  sea^ 
Forbid  an  early  rise 

To  him  who  breaks  the  gates  of  hell^ 
And  opens  paradise. 

141  6,6,6,6,8,8.  Doddbiihje. 

Resurrection. 

YES  !  the  Eedeemer  rose, 
The  Saviour  left  the  dead ; 
And  o'er  our  hellish  foes 

High  raised  his  conqu'ring  head: 
In  wild  dismay,  The  guards  around 
Fall  to  the  ground,  And  sink  away, 

2  Lo  !  the  angelic  bands 
In  full  assembly  meet, 

To  wait  his  high  commands, 
And  worship  at  his  feet : 
Joyful  they  come,  And  wing  their  way, 
From  realms  of  day,  To  Jesus'  tomb. 

3  Then  back  to  heaven  they  fly, 
The  joyful  news  to  bear  : 

Hark !  as  they  soar  on  high, 
What  music  fills  the  air ! 
Their  anthems  say,  "Jesus  who  bled 
Hath  left  the  dead:  He  rose  to-day." 

4  Ye  mortals,  catch  the  sound, 
Redeemed  by  Him  from  hell ; 

And  send  the  echo  round 

The  globe  on  which  you  dwell : 
Transported  cry,  "Jesus,  who  bled, 
Hath  left  the  dead,  No  more  to  die." 


108  MEDIATION    OF    CHRIST. 

5  All  hail,  triumphant  Lord, 

Who  sav'st  us  with  thy  blood ! 
Wide  be  thy  name  adored, 
Thou  rising,  reigning  God  : 
With  thee  we  rise,  With  thee  we  reign, 
And  empires  gain,  Beyond  the  skies. 

142  S.  M.  Kelly 

Resurrection. 
"  rpHE  Lord  is  risen  indeed :" 
_!_      He  lives  to  die  no  more : 
He  lives  the  sinner's  cause  to  plead, 
Whose  curse  and  shame  he  bore. 

2  "  The  Lord  is  risen  indeed:" 
Then  hell  has  lost  his  prey ; 

With  him  has  risen  the  ransomed  seed, 
To  reign  in  endless  day. 

3  "  The  Lord  is  risen  indeed:" 
Attending  angels  hear, — 

Up  to  the  courts  of  heaven,  with  speed, 
The  joyful  tidings  bear. 

4  Then  wake  your  golden  lyres, 
And  strike  each  cheerful  chord ; 

Join,  all  ye  bright,  celestial  choirs, 
To  sing  our  risen  Lord. 

143  P-  M.  Doddridge 
He  is  risen. 

r  humble  souls,  that  seek  the  Lord, 
Chase  all  your  fears  away  ; 
And  bow  with  pleasure  down  to  see 
The  place  where  Jesus  lay. 

2  Thus  low  the  Lord  of  life  was  brought ; 

Such  wonders  love  can  do : 
Thus  cold  in  death  that  bosom  lay 

Which  throbbed  and  bled  for  you. 


MEDIATION    OF    CHRIST.  109 

3  But  raise  your  eyes,  and  tune  your  songs : 
The  Saviour  lives  again  : 

$ot  all  the  bolts  and  bars  of  death 
The  Conqu'ror  could  detain. 

4  High  o'er  th'  angelic  bands  he  rears 
His  once  dishonored  head ; 

And  through  unnumbered  years  he  reigns., 
"Who  dwelt  among  the  dead. 

5  With  joy  like  his  shall  every  saint 
His  empty  tomb  survey ; 

Then  rise  with  his  ascending  Lord, 
Through  all  his  shining  way. 

144  L.   M.  C.  WESLEf. 

Col.  iii.  1-4. 

~V7~E  faithful  souls,  who  Jesus  know, 
X  If  risen  indeed  with  him  ye  are, 
Superior  to  the  joys  below, 

His  resurrection's  power  declare. 

2  Your  faith  by  holy  tempers  prove, 
By  actions  show  your  sins  forgiven ! 

And  seek  the  glorious  things  above, 

And  follow  Christ,  your  Head,  to  heavea 

3  There  your  exalted  Saviour  see, 
Seated  at  God's  right  hand  again, 

In  all  his  Father's  majesty, 
In  everlasting  pomp,  to  reign. 

4  To  him  continually  aspire, 
Contending  for  your  native  place , 

And  emulate  the  angel-choir, 
And  only  live  to  love  and  praise. 

5  For  who  by  faith  your  Lord  receive, 
Ye  nothing  seek  or  want  beside  : 

Dead  to  the  world  and  sin  ye  live : 
Your  creature-love  is  crucified. 


110  MEDIATION    OF   CHRIST. 

6  Your  real  life,  -with  Christ  concealed, 

Deep  in  the  Father's  bosom  lies ; 
And,  glorious  as  your  Head  revealed, 

Ye  soon  shall  meet  him  in  the  skies. 

145  L.  M.  Watts. 
Dying,  rising,  reigning 

HE  dies !  the  Friend  of  sinners  dies  ! 
Lo  !  Salem's  daughters  weep  around ; 
A  solemn  darkness  veils  the  skies  ; 

A  sudden  trembling  shakes  the  ground : 
Come,  saints,  and  drop  a  tear  or  two 

For  him  who  groaned  beneath  your  load : 
He  shed  a  thousand  drops  for  you, 
A  thousand  drops  of  richer  blood. 

2  Here  's  love  and  grief  beyond  degree : 

The  Lord  of  glory  dies  for  man  ! 
But  lo  !  what  sudden  joys  we  see ! 

Jesus,  the  dead,  revives  again ! 
The  rising  God  forsakes  the  tomb  ; 

Up  to  his  Father's  courts  he  flies ; 
Cherubic  legions  guard  him  home, 

And  shout  him  welcome  to  the  skies  ! 

8  Break  off  your  tears,  ye  saints,  and  tell 

How  high  your  great  Delfvrer  reigns : 
Sing  how  he  spoiled  the  hosts  of  hell, 

And  led  the  monster  death  in  chains ! 
Say,  "  Live  for  ever,  wondrous  King! 

Born  to  redeem,  and  strong  to  save  !" 
fhen  ask  the  monster,  "Where's  thy  sting?" 

And,  "Where's  thy  vict'ry,  boasting  grave? 

146  7s.  C.  Wesley. 

"Alive for  evermore" 

(CHRIST,  the  Lord,  is  risen  to-day  ! 
J     Sons  of  men  and  angels  say  1 


MEDIATION   OP   CHRIST.  Ill 

Raise  your  joys  and  triumphs  high ! 
Sing,  ye  heavens — thou  earth,  reply. 

2  Love's  redeeming  work  is  done, — 
Fought  the  fight,  the  battle  won : 
Lo  !  the  sun's  eclipse  is  o'er; 

Lo  !  he  sets  in  blood  no  more. 

3  Vain  the  stone,  the  watch,  the  seal- 
Christ  hath  burst  the  gates  of  hell : 
Death  in  vain  forbids  his  rise : 

Christ  hath  opened  Paradise. 

4  Lives  again  our  glorious  King ! 
"Where,  0  death!  is  now  thy  sting?" 
Once  he  died  our  souls  to  save  : 
"Where's  thy  vict'ry,  boasting  grave?" 

5  Soar  we  now  where  Christ  has  led, 
Foll'wing  our  exalted  Head : 

Made  like  him,  like  him  we  rise — 
Ours  the  cross,  the  grave,  the  skies. 

147  L.  M.  C.  Wesley. 

Psalm  xxiv.  7-10. 

OUR  Lord  is  risen  from  the  dead ; 
Our  Jesus  is  gone  up  on  high ! 
The  powers  of  hell  are  captive  led, 

Dragged  to  the  portals  of  the  sky. 
There  his  triumphal  chariot  waits, 

And  angels  chant  the  solemn  lay  : 
Lift  up  your  heads,  ye  heavenly  gates, 
Ye  everlasting  doors,  give  way. 

2  Loose  all  your  bars  of  massy  light, 
And  wide  unfold  th'  ethereal  scene : 

He  claims  these  mansions  as  his  right- - 
Receive  the  King  of  glory  in. 

Who  is  the  King  of  glory  ?     Who  ? 
The  Lord  that  all  our  foes  o'ercame, 


112  MEDIATION    OF    CHRIST. 

The  world,  sin,  death,  and  hell,  overthrew — 

And  Jesus  is  the  conqu'ror's  name. 
3  Lo  !  his  triumphal  chariot  waits, 

And  angels  chant  the  solemn  lay  : 
Lift  up  your  Leads,  ye  heavenly  gates, 

Ye  everlasting  doors,  give  way. 
Who  is  the  King  of  glory  ?    "Who  ? 

The  Lord,  of  glorious  power  possessed  : 
The  King  of  saints  and  angels  too, 

God  over  all  for  ever  blessed. 

148  7s.  C.  Wesley. 

The  Ascension. 

HAIL  the  day  that  sees  Him  rise, 
Ravished  from  our  wishful  eyes  ! 
Christ,  awhile  to  mortals  given, 
Re'ascends  his  native  heaven. 

2  There  the  pompous  triumph  waits : 
"  Lift  your  heads,  eternal  gates  ; 
Wide  unfold  the  radiant  scene ; 
Take  the  King  of  glory  in  !" 

3  Circled  round  with  angel  powers, 
Their  triumphant  Lord,  and  ours, 
Conqu'ror  over  death  and  sin  : 
Take  the  King  of  glory  in ! 

4  Him  though  highest  heaven  receives, 
Still  he  loves  the  earth  he  leaves  : 
Though  returning  to  his  throne, 

Still  he  calls  mankind  his  own. 

5  See,  he  lifts  his  hands  above ! 
See,  he  shows  the  prints  of  love  I 
Hark,  his  gracious  lips  bestow 
Blessings  on  his  Church  below  ! 

6  Ever  upward  let  us  move, 
Wafted  on  the  wings  of  love: 


MEDIATION    OE    CHRIST.  H3 

Looking  when  thou,  Lord,  shalt  come, 
Longing,  gasping  after  home. 
7  There  we  shall  with  thee  remain, 
Partners  of  thy  endless  reign : 
There  thy  face  unclouded  see, 
Find  our  heaven  of  heavens  in  thee. 

149  L.  M.  Watt* 
Psalm  lxviii.  17,  18. 

LORD,  when  thou  didst  ascend  on  high, 
Ten  thousand  angels  filled  the  sky : 
Those  heavenly  guards  around  th^ee  wait, 
Like  chariots  that  attend  thy  state. 

2  Not  Sinai's  mountain  could  appear 
More  glorious,  when  the  Lord  was  there 
While  he  pronounced  his  dreadful  law, 
And  struck  the  chosen  tribes  with  awe. 

3  How  bright  the  triumph  none  can  tell, 
When  the  rebellious  powers  of  hell, 
That  thousand  souls  had  captives  made, 
Were  all  in  chains,  like  captives,  led. 

4  Raised  by  his  Father  to  the  throne, 
He  sent  the  promised  Spirit  down, 
With  gifts  and  grace  for  rebel  men, 
That  God  might  dwell  on  earth  again. 

150  8,8,8,8,8,8.  C.  Wesley 
Priesthood  of  Christ. 

OTHOU  eternal  Victim,  slain, 
A  sacrifice  for  guilty  man, 
By  the  eternal  Spirit  made 
An  off'ring  in  the  sinner's  stead : 
Our  everlasting  Priest  art  thou, 
And  plead'st  thy  death  for  sinners  now : 
2  Thy  off'ring  still  continues  new : 
Thy  vesture  keeps  its  bloody  hue : 


114  MEDIATION    OP   CHRIST. 

Thou  stand' st  the  ever-slaughtered  Lamb : 
Thy  priesthood  still  remains  the  same : 
Thy  years,  0  God,  can  never  fail : 
Thy  goodness  is  unchangeable. 

3  0  that  our  faith  may  never  move, 
But  stand  unshaken  as  thy  love : 
Sure  evidence  of  things  unseen, 
Now  let  it  pass  the  years  between, 
And  view  thee  bleeding  on  the  tree, 
My  God,  who  dies  for  me,  for  me ! 

1.51  8,8,8,8,8,8.  C.  Wesley 

Priesthood  of  Christ. 

ENTERED  the  holy  place  above, 
Covered  with  meritorious  scars, 
The  tokens  of  his  dying  love 

Our  great  High  Priest  in  glory  bears : 
He  pleads  his  passion  on  the  tree, 
He  shows  himself  to  God  for  me.    • 

2  Before  the  throne  my  Saviour  stands, 
My  Friend  and  Advocate  appears : 

My  name  is  graven  on  his  hands, 

And  him  the  Father  always  hears : 
While  low  at  Jesus'  cross  I  bow, 
He  hears  the  blood  of  sprinkling  now. 

3  This  instant  now  I  may  receive 
The  answer  of  his  powerful  prayer : 

This  instant  now  by  him  I  live, 

His  prevalence  with  God  declare ; 
And  soon  my  spirit,  in  his  hands, 
Shall  stand  where  my  Forerunner  stands. 

!_52  G.  M.  Doddridge 

Priesthood  of  Christ. 

NOW  let  our  cheerful  eyes  survey 
Our  great  High  Priest  above ; 


MEDIATION   OP   CHRIST.  115 

And  celebrate  his  constant  care, 
And  sympathetic  love. 

2  Though  raised  to  a  superior  throne, 
Where  angels  bow  around, 

And  high  o'er  all  the  shining  train, 
With  matchless  honors  crowned, — 

3  The  names  of  all  his  saints  he  bears, 
Deep  graven  on  his  heart ; 

Nor  shall  the  meanest  Christian  say 
That  he  hath  lost  his  part. 

4  Those  characters  shall  fair  abide, 
Our  everlasting  trust, 

When  gems,  and  monuments,  and  crowns, 
Are  mouldered  down  to  dust. 

153  CM.  Watts. 

Heb.  iv.  14-16. 
TTTTTH  joy  we  meditate  the  grace 

VV       Of  our  High  Priest  above  : 
His  heart  is  made  of  tenderness, 
His  bowels  melt  with  love. 

2  Touched  with  a  sympathy  within, 
He  knows  our  feeble  frame : 

He  knows  what  sore  temptations  mean, 
For  he  hath  felt  the  same. 

3  He  in  the  days  of  feeble  flesh 
Poured  out  strong  cries  and  tears  ; 

And  in  his  measure  feels  afresh 
What  every  member  bears. 

4  He'll  never  quench  the  smoking  flax, 
But  raise  it  to  a  flame : 

The  bruised  reed  he  never  breaks, 
Nor  scorns  the  meanest  name. 

5  Then  let  our  humble  faith  address 
His  mercy  and  his  power: 

We  shall  obtain  deliv'ring  grace 
In  the  distressing  hour. 


116  MEDIATION    OF   CHRIST 

154:  8,7.  Bakewell. 

Priesthood  of  Christ. 

HAIL,  thou  once  despised  Jesus ! 
Hail,  thou  Galilean  King ! 
Thou  didst  suffer  to  release  us ; 

Thou  didst  free  salvation  bring. 
Hail,  thou  agonizing  Saviour, 

Bearer  of  our  sin  and  shame ! 
By  thy  merits  we  find  favor : 
Life  is  given  through  thy  name. 

2  Paschal  Lamb,  by  God  appointed, 
All  our  sins  on  thee  were  laid ; 

By  almighty  love  anointed, 

Thou  hast  full  atonement  made : 

All  thy  people  are  forgiven, 

Through  the  virtue  of  thy  blood ; 

Opened  is  the  gate  of  heave-n ; 

Peace  is  made  'twixt  man  and  God. 

3  Jesus,  hail !  enthroned  in  glory, 
There  for  ever  to  abide ! 

All  the  heavenly  hosts  adore  thee, 

Seated  at  thy  Father's  side : 
There  for  sinners  thou  art  pleading, 

There  thou  dost  our  place  prepare ; 
Ever  for  us  interceding, 

Till  in  glory  we  appear. 

4  Worship,  honor,  power,  and  blessing, 
Thou  art  worthy  to  receive : 

Loudest  praises,  without  ceasing, 

Meet  it  is  for  us  to  give : 
Help,  ye  bright  angelic  spirits, 

Bring  your  sweetest,  noblest  lays : 
Help  to  sing  our  Saviour's  merits ; 

Help  to  chant  Immanuel's  praise. 


MEDIATION    OF    CHRIST.  117 

155  C.  M.  PERRONEt. 

Coronation  of  Christ. 

LL  hail  the  power  of  Jesus'  name ! 
Let  angels  prostrate  fall: 
Bring  forth  the  royal  diadem, 


A1 


And  crown  him  Lord  of  all. 

2  Ye  chosen  seed  of  Israel's  race, — 
A  remnant  weak  and  small, — 

Hail  him,  who  saves  you  by  his  grace, 
And  crown  him  Lord  of  all. 

3  Ye  Gentile  sinners,  ne'er  forget 
The  wormwood  and  the  gall : 

Go,  spread  your  trophies  at  his  feet, 
And  crown  him  Lord  of  all. 

4  Let  every  kindred,  every  tribe 
On  this  terrestrial  ball, 

To  him  all  majesty  ascribe, 
And  crown  him  Lord  of  all. 

5  0  that,  with  yonder  sacred  throng, 
We  at  his  feet  may  fall  ! 

We'll  join  the  everlasting  song, 
And  crown  him  Lord  of  all. 


1.56  ^s  Grant. 

Psalm  ii. 

WHEREFORE  do  the  nations  wage 
War  against  the  King  of  kings  ? 
Whence  the  people's  maddening  rage, 
Fraught  with  vain  imaginings  ? 

2  Haughty  chiefs,  and  rulers  proud, 

Forth  in  banded  fury  run, 
Braving  with  defiance  loud 

God  and  his  anointed  Son: 


118  MEDIATION    OF    CHRIST. 

3  "  Let  us  break  their  bonds  in  twain  t 
Let  us  cast  their  cords  away !" — 

But  the  Highest  with  disdain 
Sees  and  mocks  their  vain  array. 

4  "  High  on  Zion  I  prepare," 
Thus  he  speaks,  "a  regal  throne; 

Thou,  my  Prince,  my  chosen  heir, 
Rise  to  claim  it  as  thine  own !" 

5  "  Son  of  God,  with  God  the  same, 
Enter  thine  imperial  dome ! 

Lo  !  the  shaking  heavens  proclaim, 
Mightiest  Lord,  thy  kingdom  come  ! 

6  "  Pomp  or  state  dost  thou  demand  ? 
In  thy  Father's  glory  shine ! 

Dost  thou  ask  for  high  command  ? 
Lo  !  the  universe  is  thine !" 

7  Ye  who  spurn  his  righteous  sway, 
Yet,  ah  yet,  he  spares  your  breath  • 

Yet  his  hand,  averse  to  slay, 
Balances  the  bolt  of  death. 

8  Ere  that  dreadful  bolt  descends, 
Haste  before  his  feet  to  fall, 

Kiss  the  sceptre  he  extends, 
And  adore  him,  Lord  of  all ! 

157  6,6,6,6,8,8.  C.  Wbslei 

Psalm  xlvii.  5-9. 

("1  OD  is  gone  up  on  high 
X     With  a  triumphant  noise  ; 
»  The  clarions  of  the  sky 

Proclaim  th'  angelic  joys  ! 
Join  all  on  earth,  rejoice  and  sing; 
Glory  ascribe  to  glory's  King. 
2  God  in  the  flesh  below, 
For  us  he  reigns  above ; 


MEDIATION   OP   CHRIST.  U9 

Let  all  the  nations  know 
Our  Jesus'  conqu'ring  love ! 
Join  all  on  earth,  rejoice  and  sing; 
Glory  ascribe  to  glory's  King. 

3  All  power  to  our  great  Lord 
Is  by  the  Father  given ; 

By  angel-hosts  adored, 

He  reigns  supreme  in  heaven  : 
Join  all  on  earth,  rejoice  and  sing; 
Glory  ascribe  to  glory's  King. 

4  Till  all  the  earth,  renewed 
In  righteousness  divine, 

With  all  the  hosts  of  God 
In  one  great  chorus  join, 
Join  all  on  earth,  rejoice  and  sing; 
Glory  ascribe  to  glory's  King. 

158  6,6,6,6,8,8.  C.  Wesley. 

The  Reign  of  Christ. 

EEJOICE,  the  Lord  is  King, 
Your  Lord  and  King  adore : 
Mortals,  give  thanks,  and  sing, 
And  triumph  evermore : 
Lift  up  your  hearts,  lift  up  your  voice, 
Rejoice,  again  I  say,  rejoice. 

2  Jesus,  the  Saviour,  reigns, 
The  God  of  truth  and  love . 

When  he  had  purged  our  stains, 
He  took  his  seat  above  : 
Lift  up  your  hearts,  lift  up  your  voice, 
Kejoice,  again  I  say,  rejoice. 

3  His  kingdom  cannot  fail, 

He  rules  o'er  earth  and  heaven , 
The  keys  of  death  and  hell 
Are  to  our  Jesus  given  : 
Lift  up  your  hearts,  lift  up  your  voicet, 
Rejoice,  again  I  say,  rejoice, 


120  MEDIATION    OF    CHRIST. 

4  He  sits  at  God's  right  hand 
Till  all  his  foes  submit, 

And  bow  to  his  command, 
And  fall  beneath  his  feet : 
Lift  up  your  hearts,  lift  up  your  voice, 
Eejoice,  again  I  say,  rejoice. 

5  He  all  his  foes  shall  quell, 
Shall  all  our  sins  destroy ; 

And  every  bosom  swell 
With  pure  seraphic  joy  : 
Lift  up  your  hearts,  lift  up  your  voice, 
Rejoice,  again  I  say,  rejoice. 

6  Rejoice  in  glorious  hope, 
Jesus  the  Judge  shall  come, 

And  take  his  servants  up 
To  their  eternal  home  : 
We  soon  shall  hear  th'  archangel's  voice, 
The  trump  of  God  shall  sound,  Rejoice! 

159  C.  M.  C.  Wesley. 

His  regal  state. 
T)  E JOICE  and  sing,  The  Lord  is  King, 
Xv     And  make  a  cheerful  noise  : 
To  God  your  ceaseless  praises  bring, 
Again  I  say,  Rejoice! 

2  The  great  I  AM  ! — From  heaven  he  came, 
To  make  that  heaven  our  own : 

Bow  every  knee  to  Jesus'  name, 
And  kiss  th'  incarnate  Son. 

3  The  Son  of  God  Poured  out  his  blood 
And  soul  in  sacrifice : 

Plunge  all  in  that  mysterious  flood 
That  bears  you  to  the  skies. 

4  The  Victim  slain  Arose  again, 
Returning  from  the  dead  : 

Ye  saints,  essay  your  choicest  strain, 
And  shout  your  living  Head. 


MEDIATION    OF    CHRIST.  121 

5  His  glorious  reign  He  shall  maintain ; — 
Your  crowns  from  him  receive ; 

And  live,  redeemed  from  death  and  pain, 
As  long  as  God  shall  live. 

160  C.  M.  Beddome. 
'■'•Let  all  the  angels  of  God  worship  Mm" 

HOW  great  the  wisdom,  power,  and  graoe 
Which  in  redemption  shine  ! 
The  heavenly  host  with  joy  confess 
The  work  is  all  Divine. 

2  Before  his  feet  they  cast  their  crowns, — 
Those  crowns  which  Jesus  gave, — 

And,  with  ten  thousand  thousand  tongues, 
Proclaim  his  power  to  save. 

3  They  tell  the  triumphs  of  his  cross, 
The  suff'rings  which  he  bore, — 

How  low  he  stooped,  how  high  he  rose, 
And  rose  to  stoop  no  more. 

4  0  let  them  still  their  voices  raise, 
And  still  their  songs  renew  : 

Salvation  well  deserves  the  praise 
Of  men  and  angels  too  ! 

161  6,6,6,6,8,8.  Doddridge. 
"Seen  of  angels." 

OYE  immortal  throng 
Of  angels  round  the  throne, 
Join  with  our  feeble  song, 
To  make  the  Saviour  known  : 
On  earth  ye  knew  His  wondrous  grace  \ 
His  beauteous  face  In  heaven  ye  view. 

2  Ye  saw  the  heaven-born  child 

In  human  flesh  arrayed, 
Benevolent  and  mild, 

While  in  the  manger  laid ; 


122  MEDIATION   OP   CHRIST. 

And  praise  to  God,  And  peace  on  earth, 
For  such  a  birth,  Proclaimed  aloud. 

3  Ye,  in  the  wilderness, 
Beheld  the  tempter  spoiled, — 

Well  known  in  every  dress, 
In  every  combat  foiled ; 
And  joyed  to  crown  The  Victor's  head, 
When  Satan  fled  Before  his  frown. 

4  Around  the  bloody  tree 

Ye  pressed  with  strong  desire, 
That  wondrous  sight  to  see, — 

The  Lord  of  life  expire ; 
And  could  your  eyes  Have  known  a  tear, 
Had  dropped  it  there  In  sad  surprise. 

5  Around  his  sacred  tomb 
A  willing  watch  ye  keep, 

Till  the  blest  moment  come 
To  rouse  him  from  his  sleep ; 
Then  rolled  the  stone,  And  all  adored 
Your  rising  Lord,  With  joy  unknown. 

6  When  all  arrayed  in  light 
The  shining  Conqu'ror  rode, 

Ye  hailed  his  rapt'rous  flight 
Up  to  the  throne  of  God ; 
And  waved  around  Your  golden  wings, 
And  struck  your  strings  Of  sweetest  sound. 

7  The  warbling  notes  pursue, 
And  louder  anthems  raise ; 

While  mortals  sing  with  you 
Their  own  Redeemer's  praise ; 
And  thou,  my  heart,  With  equal  flame, 
And  joy  the  same,  Perform  thy  part. 

162  8,8,8,8,8,8.  C  Wbsle* 

"Seen  of  angels." 

ANGELS  rejoice  in  Jesus'  grace, 
.  And  vie  with  man's  more  favored  race . 


MEDIATION    OE    CHRIST.  123 

The  blood  that  did  for  us  atone 
Conferred  on  you  some  gift  unknown : 
Your  joy  through  Jesus'  pains  abounds, 
Ye  triumph  by  his  glorious  wounds. 

2  Him  ye  beheld,  our  conqu'ring  God, 
Returned  with  garments  rolled  in  blood  ! 
Ye  saw,  and  kindled  at  the  sight, 

And  filled  with  shouts  the  realms  of  light ; 

With  loudest  hallelujahs  met, 

And  fell,  and  kissed  his  bleeding  feet 

3  Ye  saw  him  in  ihe  courts  above 
With  all  his  recent  prints  of  love — 

The  wounds  ! — the  blood !  ye  heard  its  voice 
That  heightened  all  your  highest  joys  ; 
Ye  felt  it  sprinkled  through  the  skies, 
And  shared  that  better  sacrifice. 

4  Not  angel  tongues  can  e'er  express 
Th'  unutterable  happiness ; 

Nor  human  hearts  can  e'er  conceive 
The  bliss  wherein  through  Christ  ye  live ; 
But  all  your  heaven,  ye  glorious  powers, 
And  all  your  God,  is  doubly  ours ! 

L63  S.  M.  C.  Weslez 

Jacob's  Ladder. 

WHAT  doth  the  Ladder  mean 
Sent  down  from  the  Most  High ! 
Fastened  to  earth,  its  foot  is  seen, 
Its  summit  to  the  sky. 

2  Lo  !  up  and  down  the  scale 
The  angels  swiftly  move  ; 

And  God,  the  great  Invisible; 
Himself  appears  above ! 

3  Jesus  that  Ladder  is, 
Th'  Incarnate  Deity, 


124  MEDIATION    OF    CHRIST. 

Partaker  of  celestial  bliss, 

And  human  misery. 
4  Sent  from  his  high  abode, 

To  sleeping  mortals  given, 
He  stands,  and  man  unites  to  God, 

And  earth  connects  with  heaven. 

)  04  S.  M.  C.  Weslkt. 

Continued. 

LET  Jacob's  favored  race 
The  wondrous  scale  approve, 
Through  which  alone  we  have  access 

To  that  bright  throne  above. 
2  The  foot  on  earth  is  fixed  : 

He  in  our  nature  dwells  ; 
Sinners  and  God  he  stands  betwixt, 

And  God  to  man  reveals. 
'6  The  top  our  faith  adores, 

The  top  transcends  our  sight ; 
Above  all  earthly  things  it  soars, 

And  all  created  height. 
4  His  glorious  majesty 

Our  heavenly  Lord  maintains  : 
As  God,  he  dwells  above  the  sky, 

As  God,  for  ever  reigns. 

1(35  S.  M  C.  Wesley. 

Continued. 

PURSUE  the  mystery ! 
The  duteous  angel-train 
Ascending  and  descending  see 

Upon  the  Son  of  man ! 
2  The  ministerial  host 

Their  heavenly  Lord  attend ; 
And  us,  who  in  his  mercy  trust. 
He  bids  his  guards  defend. 


MEDIATION    OF   CHRIST.  125 

3  Through  Christ,  our  living  Way, 
Sent  from  above  they  come, 

Our  spirits  safely  to  convey 
To  our  eternal  home. 

4  They  "watch  each  glorious  heir, 
And,  when  from  flesh  released, 

Up  to  our  Father's  throne  they  bear. 
And  lodge  us  in  his  breast. 

166  S.  M.  C.  Wesley. 

Concluded. 

EEDEEMEK,  of  mankind, 
Who  on  thy  name  rely, 
A  constant  intercourse  we  find 
Opened  'twixt  earth  and  sky. 

2  Mercy,  and  grace,  and  peace, 
Descend  through  thee  alone  ; 

And  thou  dost  all  our  services 
Present  before  the  throne. 

3  On  us  thy  Father's  Iot  e 
Is  for  thy  sake  bestowed: 

Thou  art  our  Advocate  above, 
Thou  art  our  way  to  God : 

4  Our  way  to  God  we  trace, 

And  through  thy  name  forgiven, 
From  step  to  step,  from  grace  to  grace, 
On  thee  we  climb  to  heaven, 

167  8,7,8,7,4,7.  C.  Wesley. 
Second  Advent. 

LO !  He  comes,  with  clouds  descending, 
Once  for  favored  sinners  slain ! 
Thousand  thousand  saints  attending, 
Swell  the  triumnh  of  his  train ! 

Hallelujah! 
God  appears  on  earth  to  reign. 


£26  MEDIATION    OP   CHRIST. 

2  Every  eye  shall  now  behold  him 

Robed  in  dreadful  majesty : 
Those  who  set  at  naught  and  sold  him, 

Pierced  and  nailed  him  to  the  tree, 
Deeply  wailing, 

Shall  the  true  Messiah  see. 
£  The  dear  tokens  of  his  passion 

Still  his  dazzling  body  bears  ; 
Cause  of  endless  exultation 

To  his  ransomed  worshippers : 
With  what  rapture 

Gaze  we  on  these  glorious  scars ! 
4  Yea,  Amen  !  let  all  adore  thee, 

High  on  thy  eternal  throne  ! 
Saviour,  take  the  power  and  glory, 

Claim  the  kingdom  for  thine  own ! 
Jah !  Jehovah ! 

Everlasting  God,  come  down  ! 

],(38  L.  M.  C.  Wesley. 

Rev.  xi.  15. 

HE  comes  !  he  comes  !  the  Judge  severe  ! 
The  seventh  trumpet  speaks  him  near : 
His  lightnings  flash,  his  thunders  roll ; 
How  welcome  to  the  faithful  soul ! 

2  From  heaven  angelic  voices  sound : 
See  the  almighty  Jesus  crowned ! 
Girt  with  omnipotence  and  grace, 
And  glory  decks  the  Saviour's  face 

3  Descending  on  his  azure  throne, 
He  claims  the  kingdoms  for  his  own : 
The  kingdoms  all  obey  his  word, 
And  hail  him  their  triumphant  Lord ! 

4  Shout,  all  the  people  of  the  sky, 
And  all  the  saints  of  the  Most  High : 
Our  Lord,  who  now  his  right  obtains, 
For  ever  and  for  ever  reigns 


J] 


MEDIATION   Or   CHRIST.  127 

169  7,6,7,6,7,7,7,6.        C.  Wesley. 

1  Thess.  iv.  16-18. 

"ESUS,  faithful  to  his  word, 
Shall  with  a  shout  descend : 
All  heaven's  host  their  glorious  Lord 

Shall  pompously  attend. 
Christ  shall  come  with  dreadful  noise, 

Lightnings  swift,  and  thunders  loud  , 
With  the  great  archangel's  voice, 

And  with  the  trump  of  God. 

2  First  the  dead  in  Christ  shall  rise; 
Then  we  that  yet  remain 

Shall  be  caught  up  to  the  skies, 

And  see  our  Lord  again. 
We  shall  meet  him  in  the  air ; 

All  rapt  up  to  heaven  shall  be : 
Find,  and  love,  and  praise  him  theret 

To  all  eternity. 

3  Who  can  tell  the  happiness 
This  glorious  hope  affords? 

Joy  unuttered  we  possess 

In  these  reviving  words : 
Happy  while  on  earth  we  breathe ; 

Mightier  bliss  ordained  to  know ; 
Trampling  down  sin,  hell,  and  death, 

To  the  third  heaven  we  go. 

I  70  6,6,6,6,8,8.  Watt 

Various  offices  of  Christ. 

JOIN  all  the  glorious  names 
Of  wisdom,  love,  and  power, 
That  ever  mortals  knew, 
That  angels  ever  bore : 
All  are  too  mean  to  speak  his  worth, 
Too  mean  to  set  my  Saviour  forth. 


128  MEDIATION    OP    CHRIST. 

2  But  0  !  what  gentle  terms, 
What  condescending  ways, 
Doth  our  Redeemer  use 

To  teach  his  heavenly  grace ! 
Mine  eyes  with  joy  and  wonder  see 
What  forms  of  love  he  bears  for  me. 
8  Arrayed  in  mortal  flesh, 

The  Covenant- Angel  stands, 
And  holds  the  promises 
And  pardons  in  his  hands  : 
Commissioned  from  his  Father's  throne 
To  make  his  grace  to  mortals  known. 

4  Great  Prophet  of  my  God, 

My  tongue  would  bless  thy  name : 
By  thee  the  joyful  news 

Of  our  salvation  came, — 
The  joyful  news  of  sins  forgiven, 
Of  hell  subdued,  and  peace  with  Heaven, 

5  Be  thou  my  Counsellor, 
My  Pattern  and  my  Guide  ; 

And  through  this  desert  land 
Still  keep  me  near  thy  side : 
0  let  my  feet  ne'er  run  astray, 
Nor  rove,  nor  seek  the  crooked  way. 

6  I  love-my  Shepherd's  voice: 
His  watchful  eyes  shall  keep 

My  wand'riug  soul  among 
The  thousands  of  his  sheep : 
He  feeds  his  flock,  he  calls  their  namee. 
His  bosom  bears  the  tender  lambs. 

171  6,6,6,6,8,8  Watts. 

Concluded. 

JESUS,  my  great  High  Priest, 
Offered  his  blood  and  died : 
My  guilty  conscience  seeks 
No  sacrifice  beside : 


MEDIATION    OF    CHRIST.  129 

Sis  powerful  blood  did  once  atone, 
\nd  now  it  pleads  before  the  throne. 

2  My  Advocate  appears 
For  my  defence  on  high : 

The  Father  bows  his  ears, 
And  lays  his  thunder  by : 
Not  all  that  eai'th  or  hell  can  say 
Shall  turn  his  heart,  his  love  away. 

3  0  thou  almighty  Lord, 

My  Conqueror  and  my  King, 
Ttiy  sceptre,  and  thy  sword, 

Thy  reigning  grace,  I  sing : 
Thine  is  the  power :  behold  I  sit 
In  willing  bonds  beneath  thy  feet. 

4  Now  let  my  soul  arise, 

And  tread  the  tempter  down  ; 
My  Captain  leads  me  forth 

To  conquest  and  a  crown : 
A  feeble  saint  shall  win  the  day, 
Though  death  and  hell  obstruct  the  way. 

5  Should  all  the  hosts  of  death, 
And  powers  of  hell  unknown, 

Put  their  most  dreadful  forms 
Of  rage  and  mischief  on, 
L  shall  be  safe,  for  Christ  displays 
Superior  power,  and  guardian  grace. 

(V  £  S.  M.  C.  Wesley. 

Various  offices. 

THOU  very  paschal  Lamb, 
Whose  blood  for  us  was  shed. 
Through  whom  we  out  of  Egypt  came, 
Thy  ransomed  people  lead. 

2  Angel  of  gospel  grace 
Fulfil  thy  character : 
5 


130  MEDIATION    OF    CHRIST. 

•  To  guard  and  feed  the  chosen  rac«, 
In  Israel's  camp  appear. 

3  Throughout  the  desert  way, 
Conduct  us  by  thy  light : 

Be  thou  a  cooling  cloud  by  day, 
A  cheering  fire  by  night. 

4  Our  fainting  souls  sustain 
"With  blessings  from  above  ; 

And  ever  on  thy  people  rain 
The  manna  of  thy  love. 


0 


1  ff$  7s.  C.  Weslb\ 

Brazen  serpent. 

THAT  I  could  look  to  thee, 

Jesus,  lifted  up  for  me, 
Me,  a  wounded  Israelite, 
Me,  expiring  in  thy  sight ! 

2  Guilt,  the  serpent's  sting,  I  feel, 
Anguish  inconceivable, 
Bleeding,  gasping  on  the  ground, 
Dying  of  the  pois'nous  wound. 

3  But,  with  a  believing  eye, 
If  I  can  my  Lord  espy, 
Hanging  on  the  sacred  pole, 
I,  e'en  I,  shall  be  made  whole. 

4  Give  me  now  to  find  thee  near, 
Now  as  crucified  appear  : 
Life  is  through  thy  wounds  alone  ; 
Mine  to  heal,  display  thy  own. 


174  C.  M.  Watts. 

John  iii.  14,  15. 
10  did  the  Hebrew  prophet  raise 
The  brazen  serpent  high : 
The  wounded  felt  immediate  ease, 
The  camp  forbore  to  die. 


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MEDIATION    OF    CHRIST.  133 

2  "Look  upward  in  the  dying-hour, 
And  live  !"  the  prophet  cries  ! 

But  Christ  performs  a  nobler  cure, 
"When  faith  lifts  up  her  eyes. 

3  High  on  the  cross  the  Saviour  hung ! 
High  in  the  heavens  he  reigns ! 

Here  sinners,  by  th'  old  serpent  stung. 
Look,  and  forget  their  pains. 

4  When  God's  own  Son  is  lifted  up, 
A  dying  world  revives  : 

The  Jew  beholds  the  glorious  hope, 
Th'  expiring  G-entile  lives. 

3_7'5  L.  M.  Doddridge 

•    1  Cor.  i.  30,  31. 
TT^HEN  gloomy  shades  my  soul  o'erspread, 
V  V     "  Let  there  be  light,"  th'  Almighty  said  : 
And  Christ,  my  Sun,  his  beams  displays,  * 
And  scatters  round  celestial  rays. 

2  Condemned,  a  criminal  I  stood, 
And  awful  justice  asked  my  blood : 
That  welcome  Saviour  from  thy  throne 
Brought  righteousness  and  pardon  down. 

3  My  soul  was  all  o'erspread  with  sin, 
And  lo,  his  grace  hath  made  me  clean : 
He  rescues  from  th'  infernal  foe, 

Aud  full  redemption  will  bestow. 
i  Ye  saints,  assist  my  grateful  tongue , 
Ye  angels,  warble  back  my  song ; 
For  love  like  this  demands  the  praise 
Of  heavenly  harps  and  endless  days. 

176  8,8,8,8,8,8.  C.  Wesley 

"All  in  all:' 

THOU  hidden  Source  of  calm  repose, 
Thou  all-sufficient  Love  Divine, 


132  MEDIATION    OF    CHRIST. 

My  help  and  refuge  from  my  foes, 

Secure  I  am  if  thou  art  mine ! 
And  lo  !  from  sin,  and  grief,  and  shame, 

1  hide  me,  Jesus,  in  thy  name. 

2  Thy  mighty  name  salvation  is, 
And  keeps  my  happy  soul  above : 

Comfort  it  brings,  and  power,  and  peace. 

And  joy,  and  everlasting  love: 
To  me,  with  thy  great  name,  are  given 
Pardon,  and  holiness,  and  heaven. 

3  Jesus,  my  All  in  all  thou  art ; 
My  rest  in  toil ;  my  ease  in  pain ; 

The  med'cine  of  my  broken  heart ; 

In  war,  my  peace ;  in  loss,  my  gain ; 
My  smile  beneath  the  tyrant's  frown ; 
In  shame,  my  glory  and- my  crown; 

4  In  want,  my  plentiful  supply  ; 

In  weakness,  my  almighty  power ; 
In  bonds,  my  perfect  liberty ; 

My  light,  in  Satan's  darkest  hour ; 
In  grief,  my  joy  unspeakable  ; 
My  life  in  death — my  All  in  all. 

}  77  6,6,6,6,8,8.  C.  Wesle*. 

The  Saviour's  praise. 

LET  earth  and  heaven  agree, 
Angels  and  men  be  joined, 
To  celebrate  with  me 

The  Saviour  of  mankind ; 
T'  adore  the  all-atoning  Lamb, 
And  bless  the  sound  of  Jesus'  name. 
2  Jesus  !  transporting  sound ! 

The  joy  of  earth  and  heaven: 
No  other  help  is  found, 
No  other  name  is  given, 
By  which  we  can  salvation  have; 
But  Jesus  came  the  world  to  save 


MEDIATION    OF    CHRIST.  133 

3  Jesus !  harmonious  name  ! 
It  charms  the  hosts  above ; 

They  evermore  proclaim, 
And  wonder  at  his  love  ! 
'Tis  all  their  happiness  to  gaze, 
'Tis  heaven  to  see  our  Jesus'  face. 

4  His  name  the  sinner  hears, 
And  is  from  sin  set  free ; 

'Tis  music  in  his  ears  ; 
'Tis  life  and  victory: 
New  songs  do  now  his  lips  employ, 
And  dances  his  glad  heart  for  joy. 

5  Stung  by  the  scorpion,  sin, 
My  poor  expiring  soul 

The  balmy  sound  drinks  in, 
And  is  at  once  made  whole : 
See  there  my  Lord  upon  the  tree ! 
I  hear,  I  feel  he  died  for  me. 

6  0  unexampled  love  ! 

0  all-redeeming  grace ! 
How  swiftly  didst  thou  move 

To  save  a  fallen  race  ! 
What  shall  I  do  to  make  it  known 
What  thou  for  all  mankind  hast  done  ? 

7  0  for  a  trumpet  voice, 
On  all  the  world  to  call ! 

To  bid  their  hearts  rejoice 
In  Him  who  died  for  all ! 
For  all  my  Lord  was  crucified ; 
For  all,  for  all  my  Saviour  died. 

178  8,7.  Robinson. 

Praise  to  the  Redeemer. 

MIGHTY  God,  while  angels  bless  thee, 
May  a  mortal  lisp  thy  name  ? 


134  MEDIATION    OF    CHRIST. 

Lord  of  men,  as  well  as  angels, 
Thou  art  every  creature's  theme. 

2  Lord  of  every  land  and  nation, 
Ancient,  of  eternal  days  ! 

Sounded  through  the  wide  creation 
Be  thy  just  and  lawful  praise. 

3  For  the  grandeur  of  thy  nature — 
Grand  beyond  a  seraph's  thought — 

For  created  works  of  power, 

Works  with  skill  and  kindness  wrought : 

4  For  thy  providence  that  governs 
Through  thine  empire's  wide  domain ; 

Wings  an  angel — guides  a  sparrow — 
Blessed  be  thy  gentle  reign. 

5  But  thy  rich,  thy  free  redemption, 
Dark  through  brightness  all  along ! 

Thought  is  poor,  and  poor  expression : 
Who  dare  sing  that  awful  song  ? 

6  Brightness  of  the  Father's  glory, 
Shall  thy  praise  unuttered  lie  ? 

Fly,  my  tongue,  such  guilty  silence ! 
Sing  the  Lord  who  came  to  die. 

7  Did  archangels  sing  thy  coming? 
Did  the  shepherds  learn  their  lays  ? 

Shame  would  cover  me,  ungrateful, 
Should  my  tongue  refuse  to  praise. 

8  From  the  highest  throne  in  glory, 
To  the  cross  of  deepest  woe — 

All  to  ransom  guilty  captives! 
Flow,  my  praise,  for  ever  flow. 

9  Go,  return,  immortal  Saviour; 
Leave  thy  footstool,  take  thy  throne; 

Thence  return,  and  reign  for  ever : 
Be  the  kingdom  all  thine  own. 


MEDIATION    OF    CHRIST  135 

179  7,7,8,7.  C.  Wesley. 

Praise  to  Jesus. 

JESUS,  take  all  the  glory : 
Thy  meritorious  passion 
The  pardon  bought,  Thy  mercy  brought 

To  us  the  great  salvation. 
Thee  gladly  we  acknowledge 

Our  only  Lord  and  Saviour, 
Thy  name  confess,  Thy  goodness  bless, 
And  triumph  in  thy  favor. 

2  With  angels  and  archangels 

We  prostrate  fall  before  thee  ; 
Again  we  raise  Our  souls  in  praise, 

And  thankfully  adore  thee  : 
Honor,  and  power,  and  blessing. 

To  thee  be  ever  given. 
By  all  who  know  Thy  love  below, 

And  all  our  friends  in  heaven. 

180  S.  M.  Watts 
Psalm  xlv.  1-7. 

MY  Saviour  and  my  King. 
Thy  beauties  are  divine 
Thy  lips  with  blessings  overflow, 
And  every  grace  is  thine. 

2  Now  make  thy  glories  known. 

Gird  on  thy  dreadful  sword, 
And  ride  in  majesty,  to  spread 

The  coiiquests  of  thy  word. 

8  Strike  through  thy  stubborn  foes, 

Or  melt  their  hearts  t'  obey : 
While  justice,  meekness,  grace,  and  truth 

Attend  thy  glorious  way. 


136  MEDIATION    OF    CHRIST. 

4  Thy  laws,  0  God,  are  right, 
Thy  throne  shall  ever  stand ; 

And  thy  victorious  gospel  proves 
A  sceptre  in  thy  hand. 

5  Thy  Father  and  thy  God 
Hath,  "without  measure,  shed 

His  Spirit,  like  a  joyful  oil, 
T'  anoint  thy  sacred  head. 

181  L.  M.  Watts. 

Rev.  i.  5,  6. 
ATOW  to  the  Lord,  who  makes  us  know 
J\|      The  wonders  of  his  dying  love, 
Be  humble  honors  paid  below, 

And  strains  of  nobler  praise  above. 

2  'Twas  he  who  cleansed  our  foulest  sins, 
And  washed  us  in  his  richest  blood : 

'Tis  he  who  makes  us  priests  and  kings, 
And  brings  us  rebels  near  to  God. 

3  To  Jesus,  our  atoning  Priest, 
To  Jesus,  our  superior  King, 

Be  everlasting  power  confessed — 
Let  every  tongue  his  glory  sing. 

182  C.  M.  Watts. 
Rev.  v.  6-10. 

BEHOLD  the  glories  of  the  Lamb 
Amidst  his  Father's  throne  ! 
Prepare  new  honors  for  his  name, 

And  songs,  before  unknown. 
2  Let  elders  worship  at  his  feel, 

The  Church  adore  around ; 
Witfi  vials  full  of  odors  sweet, 

And  harps  of  sweetest  sound. 
8  Those  are  the  prayers  of  all  the  saints. 

And  these  the  hymns  they  raise : 


MEDIATION    OF   CHRIST.  137 

Jesus  is  kind  to  our  complaints, 
He  loves  to  hear  our  praise. 

4  Now  to  the  Lamb  that  once  was  slain 
Be  endless  blessings  paid : 

Salvation,  glory,  joy,  remain, 
For  ever,  on  thy  head. 

5  Thou  hast  redeemed  our  souls  with  blood 
Hast  set  the  pris'ners  free ; 

Hast  made  us  kings  and  priests  to  God ; 
And  we  shall  reign  with  thee ! 

183  C.  M.  Watts. 
Rev.  v.  11-13. 

COME,  let  us  join  our  cheerful  songs 
With  angels  round  the  throne : 
Ten  thousand  thousand  are  their  tongues, 

But  all  their  joys  are  one. 
2  Worthy  the  Lamb  that  died,  they  cry, 

To  be  exalted  thus : 
Worthy  the  Lamb,  our  hearts  reply, 
For  he  was  slain  for  us. 

6  Jesus  is  worthy  to  receive 
Honor  and  power  Divine  ; 

And  blessings,  more  than  we  can  give, 

Be,  Lord,  for  ever  thine. 
4  The  whole  creation  join  in  one 

To  bless  the  sacred  name 
Of  Him  that  sits  upon  the  throne, 

And  to  adore  the  Lamb. 

1 84  %•  M.  Watts 

Rev.  v.  12-14. 

WHAT  equal  honors  shall  we  bring 
To  thee,  0  Lord  our  God,  the  Lambs 
When  all  the  notes  that  angels  sing 
Are  far  inferior  to  thy  name  ? 


138  MEDIATION    OF    CHRIST. 

2  Worthy  is  He  that  once  was  slain, 

The  Prince  of  life,  that  groaned  and  died : 
Worthy  to  rise,  and  live,  and  reign 
At  his  almighty  Father's  side. 

3  Power  and  dominion  are  His  due 
Who  stood  condemned  at  Pilate's  bar  : 

Wisdom  belongs  to  Jesus  too, 

Though  he  was  charged  with  madness  here. 

4  All  riches  are  his  native  right, 
Yet  he  sustained  amazing  loss : 

To  him  ascribe  eternal  might, 

Who  left  his  weakness  on  the  cross. 

5  Honor  immortal  must  be  paid, 
Instead  of  scandal  and  of  scorn ; 

While  glory  shines  around  his  head, 
And  a  bright  crown  without  a  thorn. 

6  Blessings  for  ever  on  the  Lamb, 

Who  bore  our  sin,  and  curse,  and  pain : 
Let  angels  sound  his  sacred  name, 
And  every  creature  say,  Amen ! 

135  7s-  Denham. 

Redeeming  love. 

"VTOW  begin  the  heavenly  theme ; 
J\|    Sing  aloud  in  Jesus'  name : 
Ye  who  his  salvation  prove, 
Triumph  in  redeeming  love. 

2  Ye  who  see  the  Father's  grace 
Beaming  in  the  Saviour's  fade, 
As  to  Canaan  on  ye  move, 
Praise  and  bless  redeeming  love. 

8  Mourning  souls,  dry  up  your  tears ; 
Banish  all  your  guilty  fears ; 
See  your  guilt  and  curse  remove, 
Cancelled  by  redeeming  love. 


MEDIATION    OF    CHRIST.  139 

4  "Welcome  all  by  sin  oppressed, 
Welcome  to  his  sacred  rest : 
Nothing  brought  him  from  above, — 
Nothing  but  redeeming  loye. 

5  Hither,  then,  jour  music  bring : 
Strike  aloud  each  cheerful  string : 
Mortals,  join  the  host  above, — 
Join  to  praise  redeeming  lore. 


186  C.  M.  Waws. 

Salvation. 

SALVATION,  0  the  joyful  sound  ! 
'Tis  pleasure  to  our  ears : 
A  sov'reign  balm  for  every  wound, 
A  cordial  for  our  fears. 

2  Buried  in  sorrow  and  in  sin, 
At  hell's  dark  door  we  lay; 

But  we  arise  by  grace  Divine 
To  see  a  heavenly  day. 

3  Salvation !  let  the  echo  fly 
The  spacious  earth  around, 

While  all  the  armies  of  the  sky 
Conspire  to  raise  the  sound. 


187  C.  M.  S.  Stexnett 

Indebtedness  to  Christ. 

MAJESTIC  sweetness  sits  enthroned 
Upon  the  Saviour's  brow : 
His  head  with  radiant  glories  crowned, 
His  lips  with  grace  o'erfiow. 

2  He  saw  me  plunged  in  deep  distress, 
And  flew  to  my  relief : 


140  MEDIATION    OF    CHRIST. 

For  me  lie  bore  the  shameful  cross, 
And  carried  all  my  grief. 

3  To  heaven,  the  place  of  his  abode, 
He  brings  my  weary  feet, 

Shows  me  the  glories  of  my  God, 
And  make  my  joys  complete. 

4  Since  from  his  bounty  I  receive 
Such  proofs  of  love  Divine, 

Had  I  a  thousand  hearts  to  give, 
Lord,  they  should  all  be  thine. 

188  C.  M.  Watts 

Stupendous  love. 

~1  ^LUNGED  in  a  gulf  of  dark  despair, 
X      We  wretched  sinners  lay, 
Without  one  cheering  beam  of  hope, 
Or  spark  of  glimm'ring  day. 

2  With  pitying  eyes  the  Prince  of  grace 
Beheld  our  helpless  grief : 

He  saw,  and  (0,  amazing  love!) 
He  ran  to  our  relief. 

3  Down  from  the  shining  seats  above 
With  joyful  haste  he  fled, 

Entered  the  grave  in  mortal  flesh, 
And  dwelt  among  the  dead. 

4  0  for  this  love  let  rocks  and  hills 
Their  lasting  silence  break  ! 

And  all  harmonious  human  tongues 
The  Saviour's  praises  speak. 

5  Angels,  assist  our  mighty  joys. 
Strike  all  your  harps  of  gold ; 

But  when  you  raise  your  highest  notes, 
His  love  can  ne'er  be  told ! 


MEDIATION    OF    CHRIST.  141 

189  L.  M. 

[From  tho  Latin  of  St.  Bernard."} 
Love  which  passeth  knowledge. 

OF  Him  who  did  salvation  bring, 
I  could  for  ever  think  and  sing : 
Arise,  ye  needy,  he'll  relieve  ; 
Arise,  ye  guilty,  he'll  forgive. 

2  Ask  but  his  grace,  and  lo,  'tis  given ! 
Ask,  and  he  turns  your  hell  to  heaven : 
Though  sin  and  sorrow  wound  my  soul, 
Jesus,  thy  balm  will  make  it  whole. 

3  To  shame  our  sins  he  blushed  in  blood. 
He  closed  his  eyes  to  show  us  God : 

Let  all  the  world  fall  down  and  know 
That  none  but  God  such  love  can  show 

4  'Tis  thee  I  love,  for  thee  alone 

I  shed  my  tears  and  make  my  moan ! 
Where'er  I  am,  where'er  I  move, 
I  meet  the  object  of  my  love. 

•5  Insatiate  to  this  spring  I  fly : 

I  drink,  and  yet  am  ever  dry : 

Ah!  who  against  thy  charms  is  proof? 

Ah !  who  that  loves  can  love  enough  ? 

190  7,6,7,6,7,7,7,6.         C.  Wesley. 

The  mystery  of  love. 

OD  of  unexampled  grace, 
Redeemer  of  mankind, 
Matter  of  eternal  praise 

We  in  thy  passion  find : 
Still  our  choicest  strains  we  bring, 

Still  the  joyful  theme  pursue, 
Thee,  the  Friend  of  sinners,  sing 
Whose  love  is  ever  new. 


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142  MEDIATION    OF    CHRIST. 

2  Endless  scenes  of  wonder  rise 
With  that  mysterious  tree, 

Crucified  before  our  eyes, 
Where  we  our  Maker  see : 

Jesus,  Lord,  what  hast  thou  done  ? 
Publish  we  the  death  Divine, 

Stop,  and  gaze,  and  fall,  and  own 
Was  never  love  like  thine  ! 

3  Never  love  nor  sorrow  was 
Like  that  my  Jesus  showed  : 

See  him  stretched  on  yonder  cross, 
And  crushed  beneath  our  load ! 

Now  discern  the  Deity, 

Now  his  heavenly  birth  declare ! 

Faith  cries  out,  "'Tis  He,  'tis  He, 
My  God  that  suffers  there !" 


L91  7,6,7,6,7,7,7,6.         C.  vVesley. 

Concluded. 

JESUS  drinks  the  bitter  cup, 
The  wine-press  treads  alone ; 
Tears  the  graves  and  mountains  up, 

By  his  expiring  groan  : 
Lo.  the  powers  of  heaven  he  shakes ; 

Nature  in  convulsion  lies  ; 
Earth's  profoundest  centre  quakes  : 
The  great  Jehovah  dies  ! 

2  0  my  God,  he  dies  for  me, 

I  feel  the  mortal  smart ! 
See  him  hanging  on  the  tree, 

A  sight  that  breaks  my  heart ! 
0  that  all  to  thee  might  turn ! 

Sinners,  ye  may  love  him  too  : 
Look  on  him  ye  pierced,  and  mourn 

Eor  one  who  bled  for  you. 


MEDIATION    OF    CHRIST.  143 

3  Weep  o'er  your  desire  and  hope 

With  tears  of  humblest  love  ! 
Sing,  for  Jesus  is  gone  up, 

And  reigns  enthroned  above ' 
Lives  our  Head  to  die  no  more, 

Power  is  all  to  Jesus  given, 
Worshipped  as  he  was  before, 

Th'  immortal  King  of  heaven 

L92  C.  M.  W^tts. 

'•'■He  conquered  when  hefdLr' 

ISIXG-  my  Saviour's  wondrous  death, 
He  conquered  when  he  fell : 
1 Tis  finished!  said  his  dying  breath, 
And  shook  the  gates  of  hell. 

2  ' Tis  finished  I  our  Immanuel  cries, 
The  dreadful  work  is  done  ! 

Hence  shall  his  sovereign  throne  ari«e : 
His  kingdom  is  begun. 

3  His  cross  a  sure  foundation  laid 
For  glory  and  renown, 

When  through  the  regions  of  the  dead 
He  passed,  to  reach  the  crown. 

4  Exalted  at  his  Fathers  side, 
Sits  our  victorious  Lord ; 

To  heaven  and  hell  his  hands  divide 
The  vengeance  or  reward. 

•5  The  saints  from  his  propitious  eye 

Await  their  several  crowns  ; 
And  all  the  sons  of  darkness  fly 

The  terror  of  his  frowns. 

L93  L.  M.  Watts. 

Wonders  of  the  Cross. 
VTATDKB  with  open  volume  stands 
J\|      To  spread  her  Maker's  praise  abroad  . 


144  MEDIATION    OP   CHRIST. 

And  every  labor  of  his  hands 

Shows  something  worthy  of  a  God. 

2  But  in  the  grace  that  rescued  man 
His  brightest  form  of  glory  shines: 

Here,  on  the  cross,  'tis  fairest  drawn 
In  precious  blood  and  crimson  lines. 

3  0  !  the  sweet  wonders  of  that  cross. 
Where  God,  the  Saviour,  loved  and  4ied ! 

Her  noblest  life  my  spirit  draws 

From  his  dear  wounds  and  bleeding  »>4e. 

4  I  would  for  ever  speak  bis  name, 
In  sounds  to  mortal  ears  unknown ; 

With  angels  join  to  praise  the  Lamb, 
And  worship  at  his  Father's  throne. 


194:  S.  M.  DODDPr,OGE. 

G-race. 

GRACE  !  'tis  a  charming  sound ! 
Harmonious  to  my  ear  ! 
Heaven  with  the  echo  shall  resound 
And  all  the  earth  shall  hear. 

2  Grace  first  contrived  the  way 
To  save  rebellious  man ; 

And  all  the  steps  that  grace  display 
Which  drew  the  wondrous  plan. 

3  Grace  taught  my  wand'ring  'feet 
To  tread  the  heavenly  road ; 

And  new  supplies  each  hour  I  meet 
While  pressing  on  to  God. 

4  Grace  all  the  work  shall  crown, 
Through  everlasting  days : 

It  lays  in  heaven  the  topmost  stone, 
And  well  deserves  the  praise. 


MEDIATION    OF   CHRIST.  145 

195  L.  M.  Watts 

The  grace  of  Christ. 

\TOW  to  the  Lord  a  noble  song ! 

_[^|    Awake,  my  soul ;  awake,  my  tongue  : 

Hosanna  to  th'  Eternal  Name, 

And  ail  his  boundless  love  proclaim. 

*  2  See,  where  it  shines  in  Jesus'  face, 
The  brightest  image  of  his  grace : 
God,  in  the  person  of  hfs  Son, 
Has  all  his  mightiest  works  outdone. 

3  The  spacious  earth  and  spreading  flood 
Proclaim  the  wise,  the  powerful  God ; 
And  thy  rich  glories,  from  afar, 
Sparkle  in  every  rolling  star : 

4  But  in  his  looks  a  glory  stands, 
The  noblest  labor  of  thy  hands : 
The  pleasing  lustre  of  his  eyes 
Outshines  the  wonders  of  the  skies. 

5  Grace ! — 'tis  a  sweet,  a  charming  theme : 
My  thoughts  rejoice  at  Jesus'  name! 

Ye  angels,  dwell  upon  the  sound ; 
Ye  heavens,  reflect  it  to  the  ground ! 

6  0  may  I  reach  the  happy  place 
Where  he  unveils  his  lovely  face ! 
Where  all  his  beauties  you  behold, 
And  sing  his  name  to  harps  of  gold. 

L96  C.  M.  NjBwroN. 

The  Name  of  Jesus. 

HOW  sweet  the  name  of  Jesus  sounds 
In  a  believer's  ear ! 
It  soothes  his  sorrows,  heals  his  wounds, 
And  drives  away  his  fear. 


146  MEDIATION    OF    CHRIST. 

2  It  makes  the  wounded  spirit  whole, 
And  calms  the  troubled  breast ; 

'Tis  manna  to  the  hungry  soul, 
And  to  the  weary,  rest. 

3  Dear  Name,  the  rock  on  which  1  build, 
My  shield  and  hiding-place  ; 

My  never-failing  treasury,  filled 
With  boundless  stores  of  grace. 

4  Jesus,  my  Shepherd,  Husband,  Friend, 
My  Prophet,  Priest,  and  King ; 

My  Lord,  my  Life,  my  Way,  my  End, 
Accept  the  praise  I  bring. 

5  Weak  is  the  effort  of  my  heart, 
And  cold  my  warmest  thought ; 

But  when  I  see  thee  as  thou  art, 
I'll  praise  thee  as  I  ought. 

6  Till  then  I  would  thy  love  proclaim 
With  every  fleeting  breath  ; 

And  may  the  music  of  thy  name 
Refresh  my  soul  in  death. 


1 97  C.  M.  Doddridge. 

"  He  is  precious." 

JESUS,  I  love  thy  charming  name, 
'Tis  music  to  my  ear ; 
Fain  would  I  sound  it  out  so  loud 
That  earth  and  heaven  should  hear. 

2  Yes,  thou  art  precious  to  my  soul, 

My  transport  and  my  trust ; 
Jewels,  to  thee,  are  gaudy  toys, 

And  gold  is  sordid  dust. 

8  All  my  capacious  powers  can  wish, 
In  thee  doth  richly  meet : 


MEDIATION    OF    CHRIST.  147 

Nor  to  mine  eyes  is  light  so  dear, 
Nor  friendship  half  so  sweet. 

4  Thy  grace  still  dwells  upon  my  heart, 
And  sheds  its  fragrance  there ; 

The  noblest  balm  of  all  its  wounds, 
The  cordial  of  its  care. 

5  I'll  speak  the  honors  of  thy  name 
"With  my  last,  lab'ring  breath  ! 

Then  speechless  clasp  thee  in  mine  arms, 
The  antidote  of  death. 


198  L.  M.  C.  Wesley 

"Over  all,  God  blessed  for  ever." 

THE  day  of  Christ,  the  day  of  God, 
We  humbly  hope  with  joy  to  see, 
Washed  in  the  sanctifying  blood 
Of  an  expiring  Deity — 

2  Who  did  for  us  his  life  resign : 
There  is  no  other  God  but  one ; 

For  all  the  plenitude  Divine 
Resides  in  the  Eternal  Son. 

3  Spotless,  sincere,  without  offence, 
0  may  we  to  his  day  remain  ! 

Who  trust  the  blood  of  Christ  to  cleanse 
Our  souls  from  every  sinful  stain. 

4  Lord,  we  believe  the  promise  sure . 
The  purchased  Comforter  impart ! 

Apply  thy  blood  to  make  us  pure — 
To  keep  us  pure  in  life  and  heart ! 

5  Then  let  us  see  that  day  supreme, 
When  none  thy  Godhead  shall  den>  ! 

Thy  sovereign  majesty  blaspheme, 

Or  count  thee  less  than  the  Most  High. 


148  MEDIATION    OF    CHRIST. 

6  When  all  who  on  their  God  believe, 
Who  here  thy  last  appearing  love, 

Shall  thy  consummate  joy  receive, 
And  see  thy  glorious  face  above. 


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]  99  S.  M.  I^TTS. 

Jude  24,  25. 
^0  God,  the  only  wise, 

Our  Saviour  and  our  King, 
Let  all  the  saints  below  the  skies 
Their  humble  praises  bring. 

2  'Tis  his  almighty  love, 
His  counsel  and  his  care, 

Preserves  us  safe  from  sin  and  death, 
And  every  hurtful  snare. 

3  He  will  present  our  souls, 
Unblemished  and  complete, 

Before  the  glory  of  his  face, 
With  joys  divinely  great. 

4  Then  all  the  chosen  seed 
Shall  meet  around  the  throne ; 

Shall  bless  the  conduct  of  his  grace, 
And  make  his  wonders  known. 

5  To  our  Redeemer,  God, 
Wisdom  with  power  belongs, 

Immortal  crowns  of  majesty, 
And  everlasting  songs. 


THE    HOLT    GHOST.  149 

SECTION  m. 
©flUus  of  tli*  £|al2  Cftost. 

QQO  8,8,8,8,8,8.  Prvden. 

Fen j  Creator. 

f  CREATOR,  Spirit,  by  whose  aid 

Vy   The  world"  s  foundations  first  were  laid, 

Come,  visit  every  waiting  mind, 

Come,  pour  thy  joys  on  human  kind; 

From  sin  and  sorrow  set  us  free, 

And  make  thy  temples  worthy  thee. 

0  Source  of  uncreated  heat, 
The  Father's  promised  Paraclete ! 
Thrice  holy  Fount,  immortal  Fire, 
Our  hearts  with  heavenly  love  inspire : 
Come,  and  thy  sacred  unction  bring, 
To  sanctify  us  while  we  sing. 

Plenteous  of  grace,  descend  from  high, 
Rich  in  thy  sevenfold  energy  ! 
Thou  strength  of  His  almighty  hand 
Whose  power  does  heaven  and  earth  command, 
Refine  and  purge  our  earthly  parts, 
And  stamp  thine  image  on  our  hearts. 

4  Create  all  new ;   our  wills  control, 
Subdue  the  rebel  in  our  soul ; 

Chase  from  our  minds  th;  infernal  foe ; 
And  peace,  the  fruit  of  faith,  bestow ; 
And,  lest  again  we  go  astray, 
Protect  and  guide  us  in  the  way. 

5  Immortal  honor,  endless  fame, 
Attend  th'  almighty  Father's  name ; 
The  Saviour,  Son,  be  glorified, 

Who  for  lost  man's  redemption  died; 
And  equal  adoration  be, 
Eternal  Comforter,  to  thee ! 


150  OFFICES    OF 

£01  L-  M-  C.  Weslei 

The  promised  Comforter. 

JESUS,  we  on  the  words  depend, 
Spoken  by  thee  while  present  here, 
"The  Father  in  my  name  shall  send 
The  Holy  Ghost,  the  Comforter." 

2  That  promise  made  to  Adam's  race, 
Now,  Lord,  in  us,  e'en  us,  fulfil ; 

And  give  the  Spirit  of  thy  grace 
To  teach  us  all  thy  perfect  will. 

3  That  heavenly  Teacher  of  mankind, 
That  Guide  infallible,  impart, 

To  bring  thy  sayings  to  our  mind, 
And  write  them  on  our  faithful  heart. 

4  That  peace  of  God,  that  peace  of  thine, 
0  might  he  now  to  us  bring  in, 

And  fill  our  souls  with  power  divine, 
And  make  an  end  of  fear  and  sin ! 

5  The  length  and  breadth  of  love  reveal, 
The  height  and  depth  of  Deity ; 

And  all  the  sons  of  glory  seal, 

And  change,  and  make  us  all  like  thee. 

$02  7,7,7,7,7,7.  C.  Wesley. 

The  promise  of  the  Father. 

FATHER,  glorify  thy  Son  : 
Answ'ring  his  all-powerful  prayer, 
Send  that  Intercessor  down, 
Send  that  other  Comforter, 
Whom  believingly  we  claim, 
Whom  we  ask  in  Jesus'  name. 

2  Wilt  thou  not  the  promise  seal, 
Good  and  faithful  as  thou  art, 


THE   HOLY   GHOST.  151 

Send  the  Comforter  to  dwell 

Every  moment  in  our  heart  ? 
Yes,  Ihou  must  the  grace  bestow  : 
Truth  hath  said  it  shall  be  so. 

303  7,6,7,6,7,7,7,6.        C.  Wesley 

The  gift  of  the  Son. 

rATHER  of  our  dying  Lord, 
Kemember  us  for  good ; 
0  fulfil  his  faithful  word, 

And  hear  his  speaking  blood! 
Give  us  that  for  which  he  prays : 

Father,  glorify  thy  Son  ! 
Show  his  truth,  and  power,  and  grace, 
And  send  the  promise  down. 

2  True  and  faithful  Witness,  thou, 
0  Christ,  the  Spirit  give ! 

Hast  thou  not  received  him  now, 
That  we  might  now  receive  ? 

Art  thou  not  the  living  Head  ? 
Life  to  all  thy  limbs  impart ; 

Shed  thy  love,  thy  Spirit  shed, 
In  every  waiting  heart. 

3  Holy  Ghost,  the  Comforter, 
The  gift  of  Jesus,  come ; 

Glow  our  hearts  to  find  thee  near, 
And  swell  to  make  thee  room: 

Present  with  us  thee  we  feel ; 
Come,  0  come,  and  in  us  be ! 

With  us,  in  us,  live  and  dwell 
To  all  eternity. 

204  8,6,8,6,8,8.  Cotterhill. 

Pentecost. 

LET  songs  of  praises  fill  the  sky ! 
Christ,  our  ascended  Lord. 


152  OFFICES   OF 

Sends  down  his  Spirit  from  on  high, 

According  to  his  word : 
All  hail  the  day  of  Pentecost, 
The  coming  of  the  Holy  Ghost 

2  The  Spirit,  by  his  heavenly  breath, 
New  life  creates  within ; 

lie  quickens  sinners  from  the  death 

Of  trespasses  and  sin  : 
All  hail  the  day  of  Pentecost, 
The  coming  of  the  Holy  Ghost ! 

3  The  things  of  Christ  the  Spirit  takes, 
And  shows  them  unto  men  ; 

The  fallen  soul  his  temple  makes ; 

God's  image  stamps  again : 
All  hail  the  day  of  Pentecost, 
The  coming  of  the  Holy  Ghost ! 

4  Come,  Holy  Spirit,  from  above, 
With  thy  celestial  fire  ; 

Come,  and  with  flames  of  zeal  and  love 
•  Our  hearts  and  tongues  inspire : 
Be  this  our  day  of  Pentecost, 
The  coming  of  the  Holy  Ghost ! 

305  L-  M.  C.  Wesley. 

Pentecost. 

LORD,  we  believe  to  us  and  ours 
The  apostolic  promise  given  : 
We  wait  the  pentecostal  powers, 

The  Holy  Ghost  sent  down  from  heaven 

2  Ah  !  leave  us  not  to  mourn  below, 
Or  long  for  thy  return  to  pine : 

Now,  Lord,  the  Comforter  bestow, 
And  fix  in  us  the  Guest  Divine. 

3  Assembled  here  with  one  accord, 
Calmly  we  wait  the  promised  grace, 

The  purchase  of  our  dying  Lord  : 
Come,  Holy  Ghost,  and  fill  the  place 


THE    HOLY    GHOST.  153 

Q06  S-  M-  MOHTGOMBW. 

LORD  God,  the  Holy  Ghost, 
In  this  accepted  hour, 
As  on  the  day  of  Pentecost, 
Descend  in  all  thy  power ! 

2  We  meet  with  one  accord 
In  our  appointed  place, 

And  wait  the  promise  of  our  Lord, 
The  Spirit  of  all  grace. 

3  Like  mighty  rushing  wind 
Upon  the  waves  beneath, 

Move  with  one  impulse  every  mind, 
One  soul,  one  feeling,  breathe. 

4  The  young,  the  old,  inspire 
With  wisdom  from  above  ; 

And  give  us  hearts  and  tongues  of  fire 
To  pray,  and  praise,  and  love. 

5  Spirit  of  light,  explore, 
And  chase  our  gloom  away, 

With  lustre  shining  more  and  more 
Unto  the  perfect  day. 

6  Spirit  of  truth,  be  thou 

In  life  and  death  cur  guide  ■ 
0  Spirit  of  adoption,  now 
May  we  be  sanctified ! 

207  I»  M.  Emms  Mors. 

Pentecost. 

FATHER,  if  justly  still  we  claim 
To  us  and  ours  the  promise  made, 
To  us  be  graciously  the  same, 

And  crown  with  living  fire  our  head 


154  OFFICES    OF 

2  Our  claim  admit,  and  from  above 
Of  holiness  the  Spirit  shower, 

Of  wise  discernment,  humble  love, 
Aud  zeal,  and  unity,  and  power. 

3  The  Spirit  of  convincing  speech, 
Of  power  demonstrative,  impart : 

Such  as  may  every  conscience  reach, 
And  sound  the  unbelieving  heart. 

4  The  Spirit  of  refining  fire, 
Searching  the  inmost  of  the  mind, 

To  purge  all  fierce  and  foul  desire, 
And  kindle  life  more  pure  and  kind. 

5  The  Spirit  breathe  of  inward  life, 
Which  in  our  hearts  thy  laws  may  write  ; 

Then  grief  expires,  and  pain,  and  strife  ; 
'Tis  nature  all, — and  all  delight. 

208  L-  M-  Henry  More. 

Concluded. 

ON  all  the  earth  thy  Spirit  shower 
The  earth  in  righteousness  renew : 
Thy  kingdom  come,  and  hell's  o'erpower, 
And  to  thy  sceptre  all  subdue. 

2  Like  mighty  winds  or  torrents  fierce, 
Let  it  opposers  all  o'errun  ; 

And  every  law  of  sin  reverse, 

That  faith  and  love  may  make  all  one. 

3  Yea,  let  it,  Lord,  in  every  place 
Its  richest  energy  declare  ; 

While  lovely  tempers,  fruits  of  grace, 
The  kingdom  of  thy  Christ  prepare. 

4  Grant  this,  0  holy  God  and  true ! 
The  ancient,  seers  thou  didst  inspire  • 

To  us  perform  the  promise  due  ; 

Descend,  and  crown  us  now  with  fire. 


THE    HOLY    GHOST.  155 

2Q9  C.  M.  C.  Weslei. 

The  Interpreter.     Before  sermon. 

/"10ME,  Holy  Ghost,  our  hearts  inspire, 
\J     Let  us  thine  influence  prove : 
Source  of  the  old  prophetic  fire, 
Fountain  of  life  and  love. 

2  Come,  Holy  Ghost — for,  moved  jy  thee, 
The  prophets  wrote  and  spoke — 

Unlock  the  truth,  thyself  the  key  : 
Unseal  the  sacred  book. 

3  Expand  thy  wings,  celestial  Dove, 
Brood  o'er  our  nature's  night ; 

On  our  disordered  spirits  move, 
And  let  there  now  be  light. 

4  God,  through  himself,  we  then  shall  know. 
If  thou  within  us  shine : 

And  sound,  with  all  thy  saints  below, 
The  depths  of  love  Divine. 

;310  C.  M.  COWPEE. 

Interpreter.     After  sermon. 

THE  Spirit  breathes  upon  the  word, 
And  brings  the  truth  to  sight : 
Precepts  and  promises  afford 
A  sanctifying  light. 

2  A  glory  gilds  the  sacred  page, 
Majestic  like  the  sun ; 

It  gives  a  light  tc  every  age, 
It  gives — but  borrows  none. 

3  The  Hand  that  gave  it  still  supplies 
The  gracious  light  and  heat ; 

His  truths  upon  the  nations  rise, — 
They  rise,  but  never  set. 


156  OFFICES    OF 

4  Let  everlasting  thanks  be  thin6 

For  such  a  bright  display, 
As  makes  a  world  of  darkness  shine 

With  beams  of  heavenly  day. 

Q 11  8,8,8,8,8,8.  C.  Wesley 

Interpreter.     Before  or  after  sermon. 

QPIRIT  of  truth,  essential  God, 

>/)     Who  didst  thy  ancient  saints  inspire, 

Shed  in  their  hearts  thy  love  abroad, 

And  touch  their  hallowed  lips  with  fire, 
Our  God  from  all  eternity, 
World  without  end,  we  worship  thee. 

2  Still  we  believe,  almighty  Lord, 

Whose  presence  fills  both  earth  and  heaven, 
The  meaning  of  the  written  word 

Is  by  thy  inspiration  given  : 
Thou  only  dost  thyself  explain 
The  secret  mind  of  God  to  man. 

3  Come,  then,  Divine  Interpreter, 
The  Scriptures  to  our  hearts  apply ; 

And,  taught  by  thee,  we  God  revere, 

Him  in  three  Persons  magnify ; 
And  still  the  Triune  God  adore, 
Who  was,  and  is,  for  evermore. 

^l^  S.  M.  C.  Wesle? 

Spirit  of  Faith. 

SPIRIT  of  faith,  come  down, 
Reveal  the  things  of  God ; 
And  make  to  us  the  Godhead  known, 

And  witness  with  the  blood : 
'Tis  thine  the  blood  t'  apply, 

And  give  us  eyes  to  see, 

Who  did  for  every  sinner  die, 

Hath  surely  died  for  me 


THE    HOLY    GHOST.  157 

2  Xo  man  can  truly  say 
That  Jesus  is  the  Lord. 

Unless  thou  take  the  veil  away, 
And  breathe  the  living  word  : 

Then,  only  then,  we  feel 
Our  int'rest  in  his  "blood ; 

And  cry,  with  joy  unspeakable, 
"  Thou  art  my  Lord,  my  God!" 

3  0  that  the  world  might  know 
The  all-atoning  Lamb  ! 

Spirit  of  faith,  descend,  and  show 

The  virtue  of  his  name : 
The  grace  which  all  may  find, 

The  saving  power,  impart ; 
And  testify  to  all  mankind, 

And  speak  in  every  heart. 

4  Inspire  the  living  faith. 
Which  whosoe'er  receives, 

The  witness  in  himself  he  hath, 
And  consciously  believes  ; — 

The  faith  that  conquers  all, 
And  doth  the  mountain  move, 

And  saves  whoe'er  on  Jesus  call, 
And  perfects  them  in  love. 

313  C.  M.  WiTTS 

Witness  and  Seal. 
TT^HY  should  the  children  of  a  King 

\  \        Go  mourning  all  their  days  ? 
Great  Comforter,  descend,  and  bring 
The  tokens  of  thy  grace. 

2  Dost  thou  not  dwell  in  all  thy  saints, 
And  seal  the  heirs  of  heaven  ? 

When  wilt  thou  banish  my  complaints. 
And  show  my  sins  forgiven  ? 

3  Assure  my  conscience  of  her  part 
In  the  Redeemer's  blood; 


158  OFFICES    OF 

And  bear  thy  witness  with  my  heart, 

That  I  am  born  of  God. 
4  Thou  art  the  earnest  of  his  love, 

The  pledge  of  joys  to  come  : 
May  thy  blest  wings,  celestial  Dove, 

Safely  convey  me  home ! 

"314:  C.  M.  Doddridge. 

Witness  of  Adoption. 

SOVEREIGN  of  all  the  worlds  on  high, 
Allow  my  humble  claim ; 
Nor,  while  a  worm  would  raise  its  head, 
Disdain  a  Father's  name. 

2  "  My  Father,  God !"  how  sweet  the  sound ! 
How  tender  and  how  dear ! 

Not  all  the  melody  of  heaven 
Could  so  delight  the  ear. 

3  Come,  sacred  Spirit,  seal  the  name 
On  my  expanding  heart ; 

And  show  that  in  Jehovah's  grace 
I  share  a  filial  part. 

4  Cheered  by  a  signal  so  divine, 
Unwav'ring  I  believe : 

Thou  know'st  I  "Abba,  Father,"  cry; 
Nor  can  the  sign  deceive. 

315  8,8,8,8,8,8.  C.  Wesley 

liThe  Spirit  of  God  dwelleth  in  you." 

C10ME,  Holy  Ghost,  all-quick'ning  fire, 
J     Come,  and  in  me  delight  to  rest; 
Drawn  by  the  lure  of  strong  desire, 

0  come,  and  consecrate  my  breast  I 
The  temple  of  my  soul  prepare, 
And  fix  thy  sacred  presence  there ! 

2  If  now  thy  influence  I  feel, 
If  now  in  thee  begin  to  live. 


THE    HOLY    GHOST.  159 

Still  to  my  heart  tliyself  reveal ; 
Give  me  thyself,  for  ever  give : 
A  point  my  good,  a  drop  my  store, 
Eager  I  ask,  I  pant  for  more. 

3  Eager  for  thee  I  ask  and  pant : 
So  strong  the  principle  divine 

Carries  me  out  with  sweet  constraint, 
Till  all  my  hallowed  soul  is  thine ; 
Plunged  in  the  Godhead's  deepest  sea, 
And  lost  in  thy  immensity. 

4  My  peace,  my  life,  my  comfort,  thou, 
My  treasure  and  my  all  thou  art ! 

True  witness  of  my  sonship  now, 
Engraving  pardon  on  my  heart, 
Seal  of  my  sins  in  Christ  forgiven, 
Earnest  of  love,  and  pledge  of  heaven. 

5  Come,  then,  my  God,  mark  out  thine  heir, 
Of  heaven  a  larger  earnest  give ! 

With  clearer  light  thy  witness  bear ; 

More  sensibly  within  me  live : 
Let  all  my  powers  thine  entrance  feel, 
And  deeper  stamp  thyself  the  seal ! 

216  8>8>8-  C.  Wesley 

His  Work. 

COME,  Holy  Ghost,  all-quick'ning  fire, 
Come,  and  my  hallowed  heart  inspire 

Sprinkled  with  the  atoning  blood : 
Now  to  my  soul  thyself  reveal, 
Thy  mighty  working  let  me  feel, 

And  know  that  I  am  born  of  God. 
2  When  wilt  thou  my  whole  heart  subdu 
Come,  Lord,  and  form  my  soul  anew, 

Emptied  of  pride,  and  wrath,  and  hell 
Less  than  the  least  of  all  thy  store 
Of  mercies,  I  myself  abhor : 

All,  all  my  vileness  may  I  feel. 


160  OFFICES    OF 

3  Humble,  and  teachable,  and  mild, 

0  may  I,  as  a  little  child, 

My  lowly  Master's  steps  pursue  ! 
Be  anger  to  my  soul  unknown  ; 
Hate,  envy,  jealousy,  be  gone : 

In  love  create  thou  all  things  new. 

4  Let  earth  no  more  my  heart  divide ; 
With  Christ  may  I  be  crucified ; 

To  thee  with  my  whole  heart  aspire 
Dead  to  the  world  and  all  its  toys, 
Its  idle  pomp,  and  fading  joys, 

Be  thou  alone  my  one  desire ! 

5  Be  thou  my  joy,  be  thou  my  dread; 
In  battle  cover  thou  my  head, 

Nor  earth,  nor  hell,  I  then  shall  fear 

1  then  shall  turn  my  steady  face — 
Want,  pain,  defy — enjoy  disgrace — 

Glory  in  dissolution  near. 

6  My  will  be  swallowed  up  in  thee ! 
Light  in  thy  light  still  may  I  see, 

Beholding  thee  with  open  face : 
Called  the  full  power  of  faith  to  prove, 
Let  all  my  hallowed  heart  be  love, 

And  all  my  spotless  life  be  praise. 

£17  S.  M.  C.  Wesley. 

Work  and  Witness. 

OCOME,  and  dwell  in  me, 
Spirit  of  power  within ! 
And  bring  the  glorious  liberty 
From  sorrow,  fear,  and  sin. 

2  This  inward,  dire  disease, 

Spirit  of  health,  remove, 
Spirit  of  finished  holiness, 

Spirit  of  perfect  love. 


THE    HOLY    GHOST.  16] 

3  Hasten  the  joyful  day 
"Which  shall  my  sins  consume, 

When  old  things  shall  he  done  away, 
And  all  things  new  become. 

4  I  want  the  witness,  Lord, 
That  all  I  do  is  right, 

According  to  thy  will  and  word, 
W7ell  pleasing  in  thy  sight. 

5  I  ask  no  higher  state  ; 
Indulge  me  but  in  this ; 

And  soon  or  later  then  translate 
To  my  eternal  bliss. 

218  7,6,7,6.  C  Wesley. 

"The,  God  of  all  comfort." 

G\  OD  of  all  consolation, 
T     The  Holy  Ghost  thou  art ; 
Thy  secret  inspiration 

Hath  told  it  to  my  heart : 
The  blessing  I  inherit, 

Through  Jesus'  prayer  bestowed, 
The  Comforter,  the  Spirit, 
The  true  eternal  God. 

2  With  God  the  Son  and  Saviour— 
"With  God  the  Father  one, 

The  tokens  of  his  favor 

Thou  mak'st  to  sinners  known ; 

An  antepast  of  heaven 
Thou  dost  in  me  reveal, 

Attest  my  sins  forgiven, 
And  my  salvation  seal. 

3  Th'  indubitable  witness 
Of  thy  own  Deity, 

Thou  giv'st  my  soul  its  fitness 
Thy  glorious  face  to  see : 
6 


162  OFFICES    OF 

Thy  comforts,  gifts,  and  graces, 
My  largest  thoughts  transcend, 

And  challenge  all  my  praises, 
When  faith  in  sight  shall  end. 

219  8,8,8,8,8,8.  C.  Wesley. 

The  Indwelling  God. 

I  WANT  the  spirit  of  power  within, 
Of  love,  and  of  a  healthful  mind ; 
Of  power  to  conquer  inbred  sin  ; 

Of  love  to  thee  and  all  mankind ; 
Of  health,  that  pain  and  death  defies, 
Most  vig'rous  when  the  body  dies. 
.2  When  shall  I  hear  the  inward  voice, 

Which  only  faithful  souls  can  hear  ? 
Pardon,  and  peace,  and  heavenly  joys, 

Attend  the  promised  Comforter : 

0  come,  and  righteousness  Divine, 

And  Christ,  and  all  with  Christ,  are  mine ! 
*3  0  that  the  Comforter  would  come ! 

Nor  visit  as  a  transient  guest, 
But  fix  in  me  his  constant  home, 

And  keep  possession  of  my  breast ; 
And  make  my  soul  his  loved  abode, 
The  temple  of  indwelling  God ! 

4  Come,  Holy  Ghost,  my  heart  inspire ! 
Attest  that  I  am  born  agair  • 

Come,  and  baptize  me  now  vvith  fire, 
Nor  let.  thy  former  gifts  be  vain  : 

1  cannot  rest,  in  sins  forgiven : 
Where  is  the  earnest  of  my  heaven  ? — 

5  Where  the  indubitable  seal, 

That,  ascertains  the  kingdom  mine  ? 
The  powerful  stamp  I  long  to  feel, 

The  signature  of  love  Divine ! 
0  shed  within  my  heart  abroad 
Fulness  of  love,  of  heaven,  of  God  I 


THE    HOLT    GHOST.  163 

Q20  S-  M-  Beddomb. 

His  influences  sought. 

COME,  Holy  Spirit,  come, 
With  energy  Divine, 
And  on  this  poor,  benighted  soul, 
With  beams  of  mercy  shine. 

2  0  melt  this  frozen  heart ; 
This  stubborn  will  subdue; 

Each  evil  passion  overcome, 
And  form  me  all  anew ! 

3  The  profit  will  be  mine, 

But  thine  shall  be  the  praise : 
And  unto  thee  will  I  devote 
The  remnant  of  my  days. 

221  C.  M.  Watts. 

His  quickenings  implored. 

COME,  Holy  Spirit,  heavenly  Dove, 
With  all  thy  quick'ning  powers, 
Kindle  a  flame  of  sacred  love 
In  these  cold  hearts  of  ours. 

2  Look  how  we  grovel  here  below, 
Fond  of  these  earthly  toys  ; 

Our  souls,  how  heavily  they  go, 
To  reach  eternal  joys  ! 

3  In  vain  we  tune  our  formal  songs, 
In  vain  we  strive  to  rise  ; 

Hosannas  languish  on  our  tongues, 
And  our  devotion  dies. 

4  And  shall  we  then  for  ever  live 
At  this  poor  dying  rate  ? 

Our  love  so  faint,  so  cold  to  thee, 
And  thine  to  us  so  great  ? 


164  OFFICES    OF 

5  Come,  Holy  Spirit,  heavenly  Dove, 
With  all  thy  quick'ning  powers  ; 

Come,  shed  abroad  a  Saviour's  love, 
And  that  shall  kindle  ours. 

QQQ,  C.  M.  Beddomb. 

Invoked. 

(1ELESTIAL  Dove,  Come  from  above, 
J     And  guide  me  in  thy  ways : 
My  heart  prepare  For  solemn  prayer, 
And  tune  my  lips  to  praise. 

2  Open  mine  eyes,  And  make  me  wise, 

My  int'rest  to  discern  : 
From  every  sin,  Without,  within, 

Incline  my  heart  to  turn. 

6  Fly  to  my  aid,  When  I'm  afraid, 
Or  plunged  in  deep  distress ; 

My  foes  subdue,  And  bring  me  through 
This  howling  wilderness. 

J3&3  8s.  C.  Wesley 

His  presence  earnestly  desired. 

COME,  holy,  celestial  Dove, 
To  visit  a  sorrowful  breast ! 
My  burden  of  guilt  to  remove, 

And  bring  me  assurance  and  rest. 
Thou  only  hast  power  to  relieve 

A  sinner  o'erwhelmed  with  his  load  ; 
The  sense  of  acceptance  to  give, 

And  sprinkle  his  heart  with  the  blood, 

2  Thy  call  if  I  ever  have  known, 
And  sighed  from  myself  to  get  free. 

And  groaned  the  unspeakable  groan. 
And  longed  to  be  happy  in  thee, — 
"  Fulfil  the  imperfect  desire; 

Thy  peace  to  my  conscience  reveal, 


THE    HOLY    GHOST.  165 

The  sense  of  thy  favor  inspire, 
And  give  me  my  pardon  to  feel ! 

3  If  when  I  had  put  thee  to  grief, 
And  madly  to  folly  returned, 

Thy  pity  hath  been  my  relief, 

And  lifted  me  up  as  I  mourned, — 

Most  pitiful  Spirit  of  grace, 
Relieve  me  again,  and  restore ; 

My  spirit  in  holiness  raise, 
To  fall  and  to  suffer  no  more ! 

4  If  now  I  lament  after  God, 
And  gasp  for  a  drop  of  thy  love, 

If  Jesus  hath  bought  thee  with  blood, 
For  me  to  receive  from  above, — 

Come,  heavenly  Comforter,  come ! 
True  Witness  of  mercy  Divine, 

And  make  me  thy  permanent  home, 
And  seal  me  eternally  thine ! 

^24  L-  M-  c-  Wesley. 

His  departure  earnestly  deprecated. 

STAY,  thou  insulted  Spirit !  stay  ! 
Though  I  have  done  thee  such  despite  , 
Nor  cast  the  sinner  quite  away, 
Nor  take  thine  everlasting  flight. 

2  Though  I  have  steeled  my  stubborn  hear*, 
And  still  shook  off  my  guilty  fears ; 

And  vexed,  and  urged  thee  to  depart, 
For  many  long  rebellious  years : 

3  Though  I  have  most  unfaithful  been 
Of  all  who  e'er  thy  grace  received; 

Ten  thousand  times  thy  goodness  seen, 
Ten  thousand  times  thy  goodness  grieved: 

4  Yet  0 !  the  chief  of  sinners  spare, 
In  honor  of  my  great  High  Priest : 


166  THE    HOLY    GHOST. 

Nor  in  thy  righteous  anger  swear 

T'  exclude  me  from  thy  people's  rest. 

5  This  only  woe  I  deprecate ; 
This  only  plague  I  pray  remove ; 

Nor  leave  me  in  my  lost  estate ; 

Nor  curse  me  with  this  want  of  love. 

6  Now,  Lord,  my  weary  soul  release, 
Upraise  me  with  thy  gracious  hand, 

And  guide  me  into  perfect  peace, 
And  bring  me  to  the  promised  land. 

QQ5  k.  M.  Montgomery. 

His  universal  effusion. 

0  SPIRIT  of  the  living  God! 
In  all  the  fulness  of  thy  grace, 
Where'er  the  foot  of  man  hath  trod, 
Descend  on  our  apostate  race. 

2  Give  tongues  of  fire  and  hearts  of  love 
To  preach  the  reconciling  word : 

Give  power  and  unction  from  above, 
Whene'er  the  joyful  sound  is  heard. 

3  Be  darkness,  at  thy  coming,  light ; 
Confusion,  order,  in  thy  path  ; 

Souls  without  strength,  inspire  with  might  , 
Bid  mercy  triumph  over  wrath  ! 

4  Baptize  the  nations !  far  and  nigh 
The  triumphs  of  the  cross  record : 

The  name  of  Jesus  glorify, 

Till  every  kindred  call  him  Lord. 

5  God  from  eternity  hath  willed 
All  flesh  shall  his  salvation  see : 

So  be  the  Father's  love  fulfilled, 

The  Saviour's  saff'rings  crowned  through 
thee! 


TKE    CHURCH.  167 

SECTION  IV. 
institutions  oi  <&\jiistiznit% 

1.    THE    CHURCH. 

2QG  C.  M.  »Vatts. 

Psalm  xxvii.  1-6. 

THE  Lord  of  glory  is  my  light, 
And  my  salvation  too  : 
God  is  my  strength ;  nor  "will  I  feai 
What  all  my  foes  can  do. 

2  One  privilege  my  heart  desires — 
0  grant  me  an  abode 

Among  the  Churches  of  thy  saints, 
The  temples  of  my  God ! 

3  There  shall  I  offer  my  requests, 
And  see  thy  beauty  still ; 

Shall  hear  thy  messages  of  love, 
And  there  inquire  thy  will. 

4  When  troubles  rise,  and  storms  appear, 
There  may  his  children  hide : 

God  has  a  strong  pavilion,  where 
He  makes  my  soul  abide. 

5  Now  shall  my  head  be  lifted  high 
Above  my  foes  around ; 

And  songs  of  joy  and  victory 
Within  thy  temple  sound. 

327  L.  M.  Watts 

Psalm  xlvi.  1-5. 

GOD  is  the  refuge  of  his  saints, 
When  storms  of , sharp  distress  invade; 
Ere  we  can  offer  our  complaints, 
Behold  him  present  with  his  aid. 


168  INSTITUTIONS. 

2  Let  mountains  from  their  seats  be  hurled 
Down  to  the  deep,  and  buried  there — 

Convulsions  shake  the  solid  "world — 
Our  faith  shall  never  yield  to  fear. 

3  Loud  may  the  troubled  ocean  roar — 
In  sacred  peace  our  souls  abide ; 

While  every  nation,  every  shore, 

Trembles,  and  dreads  the  swelling  tide 

4  There  is  a  stream,  whose  gentle  flow 
Supplies  the  city  of  our  God ; 

Life,  love,  and  joy,  still  gliding  through, 
And  wat'ring  our  divine  abode. 

5  That  sacred  stream,  thy  holy  word, 
Our  grief  allays,  our  fear  controls  : 

Sweet  peace  thy  promises  afford, 

And  give  new  strength  to  fainting  souls. 

6  Zion  enjoys  her  Monarch's  love, 
Secure  against  a  threat'ning  hour ; 

Nor  can  her  firm  foundations  move, 

Built  on  his  truth,  and  armed  with  powei 

£28  L.  M.  Watts 

Psalm  xlvi.  6-11. 

LET  Zion  in  her  King  rejoice, 
Though  Satan  rage,  and  kingdoms  rise : 
He  utters  his  almighty  voice, 

The  nations  melt,  the  tumult  dies. 

2  The  Lord  of  old  for  Jacob  fought ; 
And  Jacob's  God  is  still  our  aid : 

Behold  the  works  his  hand  hath  vrrought ! 
What  desolations  he  hath  made  ! 

3  From  sea  to  sea,  through  all  their  shores, 
He  makes  the  noise  of  battle  cease; 

When  from  on  high  his  thunder  roars, 
He  awes  the  trembling  world  to  peace. 


THE    CHURCH.  169 

4  He  breaks  the  bow,  lie  cuts  the  spear, 
Chariots  he  burns  with  heavenly  flame : 

Keep  silence  all  the  earth,  and  hear 
The  sound  and  glory  of  his  name : 

5  "Be  still,  and  learn  that  I  am  God, 
Exalted  over  all  the  lands ; 

I  will  be  known  and  feared  abroad ; 
For  stud  my  throne  in  Zion  stands." 

6  0  Lord  of  hosts,  almighty  King ! 
"While  we  so  near  thy  presence  dwell, 

Our  faith  shall  rest  secure,  and  sing 
Defiance  to  the  gates  of  hell. 

329  7,6,7,6,7,7,7,6.         C.  Wesle-s 

Psalm  xlviii. 

GREAT  is  our  redeeming  Lord, 
In  power,  and  truth,  and  grace : 
Him,  by  highest  heaven  adored, 

His  Church  on" earth  doth  praise; 
In  the  city  of  our  God, 

In  lxs  holy  mount  below, 
Publish,  spread  his  name  abroad, 
And  all  his 'greatness  show. 

2  Eor  thy  loving-kindness,  Lord, 

We  in  thy  temple  stay  ; 
Here  thy  faithful  love  record, 

Thy  saving  power  display  : 
With  thy  name  thy  praise  is  known, 

Glorious  thy  perfections  shine ; 
Earth's  remotest  bounds  shall  own 

Thy  works  are  all  Divine. 

8  See  the  gospel  Church  secure, 

And  founded  on  a  rock ; 
All  her  promises  are  sure  : 

Her  bulwarks  who  can  shock  ? 


170  INSTITUTIONS 

Count  her  every  precious  shrine : 
Tell,  to  after  ages,  tell, 

Fortified  by  power  Divine, 
The  Church  can  never  fail. 

4  Sion's  God  is  all  our  own, 

Who  on  his  love  rely ; 
We  his  pard'ning  love  have  known, 

And  live  to  Christ,  and  die : 
To  the  New  Jerusalem 

He  our  faithful  guide  shall  be ; 
Him  we  claim,  and  rest  in  him, 

Through  all  eternity. 


F 


230  S.  M.  Watts. 

Psalm  xlviii.  10-14. 

'AR  as  thy  name  is  known, 

The  world  declares  thy  praise : 
Thy  saints,  0  Lord,  before  thy  throne 
Their  songs  of  honor  raise. 

2  With  joy  let  Judah  stand 
On  Zion's  chosen  hill, 

Proclaim  the  wonders  of  thy  hand, 
And  counsels  of  thy  will. 

3  Let  strangers  walk  around 
The  city  where  we  dwell ; 

Compass  and  view  the  holy  ground, 
And  mark  the  building  well — 

4  The  order  of  thy  house, 
The  worship  of  thy  court, 

The  cheerful  songs,  the  solemn  vows, — 
And  make  a  fair  report. 

6  How  decent  and  how  wise ! 

How  glorious  to  behold! 
Beyond  the  pomp  that  charms  the  eyes, 

And  rites  adorned  with  gold. 


THE    CHURCH.  17) 

6  The  God  we  worship  now 

Will  guide  us  till  we  die — 
Will  he  our  God  while  here  below, 

And  ours  above  the  sky. 

Q31  L.  M.  Watts. 

Psalm  lxv.  1—5. 
fPHE  praise  of  Zion  waits  for  thee, 
X      My  God  ;  and  praise  becomes  thy  house ; 
There  shall  thy  saints  thy  glory  see, 
And  there  perform  their  public  vows. 

2  0  thou,  whose  mercy  bends  the  skies, 
To  save  when  humble  sinners  pray, 

All  lands  to  thee  shall  lift  their  eyes, 
And  grateful  isles  of  every  sea. 

3  Blest  is  the  man  whom  thou  shalt  choose, 
And  give  him  kind  access  to  thee, — 

Give  him  a  place  within  thy  house, 
To  taste  thy  love  divinely  free. 

4  Soon  shall  the  nocking  nations  run 
To  Zion's  hill,  and  own  their  Lord: 

The  rising  and  the  setting  sun 

Shall  see  the  Saviour's  name  adored. 

Q32  8,8,8.  C.  Wesley, 

Psalm  lxxxiv. 

HOW  lovely  are  thy  tents,  0  Lord !       / 
Where'er  thou  choosest  to  record 
Thy  name,  or  place  thy  house  of  prayer, 
My  soul  outflies  the  angel  choir, 
And  faints,  o'erpowered  with  strong  desire, 
To  meet  thy  special  presence  there. 

2  Happy  the  men  to  whom  'tis  given 
To  dwell  within  that  gate  of  heaven, 
And  in  thy  house  record  thy  praise; 


172  INSTITUTIONS. 

Whose  strength  and  confidence  thou  art, 
Who  feel  thee,  Saviour,  in  their  heart, 
The  way,  the  truth,  the  life  of  grace. 

3  Who,  passing  through  the  mournful  Tile, 
Drink  comfort  from  the  living  well, 

That  flows  replenished  from  above ; 
From  strength  to  strength  advancing  here, 
Till  all  before  their  God  appear, 

And  each  receives  the  crown  of  love. 

4  Better  a  day  thy  courts  within 
Than  thousands  in  the  tents  of  sin : 

How  base  the  noblest  pleasures  there  ! 
How  great  the  weakest  child  of  thine ! 
His  meanest  task  is  all  divine, 

And  kings  and  priests  thy  servants  are. 

5  The  Lord  protects  jfnd  cheers  his  own, 
Their  light  and  strength,  their  shield  and  sun 

He  shall  both  grace  and  glory  give ; 
Unlimited  his  bounteous  grant ; 
No  real  good  they  e'er  shall  want — 

All,  all  is  theirs,  who  righteous  live. 

6  0  Lord  of  hosts  !  how  blest  is  he 
Who  steadfastly  believes  in  thee ! 

He  all  thy  promises  shall  gain : 
The  soul  that  on  thy  love  is  cast, 
Thy  perfect  love  on  earth  shall  taste, 

And  soon  with  thee  in  glory  reign. 

£33  L-  M-  Watts. 

Psalm  lxxxiv.  1-7. 

HOW  pleasant,  how  divinely  fair, 
0  Lord  of  hosts,  thy  dwellings  are ! 
With  strong  desire  my  spirit  faints 
To  meet  th'  assemblies  of  thy  saints. 


.  THE    CHURCH.  173 

2  Blest  are  the  saints  that  sit  on  high, 
Around  thy  throne  of  majesty; 

Thy  brightest  glories  shine  above, 
And  all  their  work  is  praise  and  love. 

3  Blest  are  the  souls  that  find  a  place 
Within  the  temple  of  thy  grace : 
Here  they  behold  thy  gentler  rays, 
And  seek  thy  face,  and  learn  thy  praise 

4  Blest  are  the  men  whose  hearts  are  set 
To  find  the  way  to  Zion's  gate ; 

God  is  their  strength,  and  through  the  road 
They  lean  upon  their  helper,  God. 

5  Cheerful  they  walk  with  growing  strength, 
Till  all  shall  meet  in  heaven  at  length, 

Till  all  before  thy  face  appear, 
And  join  in  nobler  worship  there. 

«>3 4  I,.  M.  Watts 

Psalm  Ixxxiv.  8-12. 

GREAT  God,  attend  while  Zion  sings 
The  joy  that  from  thy  presence  springs: 
To  spend  one  day  with  thee  on  earth 
Exceeds  a  thousand  days  of  mirth. 

2  Might  I  enjoy  the  meanest  place 
Within  thy  house,  0  God  of  grace, 

Not  tents  of  ease,  nor  thrones  of  power, 
Should  tempt  my  feet  to  leave  thy  door. 

3  God  is  our  sun,  he  makes  our  day : 
God  is  our  shield,  he  guards  our  way 
From  all  th'  assaults  of  hell  and  sin — 
From  foes  without,  and  foes  within. 

4  All  needful  grace  will  God  bestow, 
And  crown  that  grace  with  glory  too : 
He  gives  us  all  things,  and  withholds 
No  real  good  from  upright  souls. 


174  INSTITUTIONS. 

5  0  God  our  King,  whose  sovereign  sway 
The  glorious  hosts  of  heaven  obey, 
And  devils  at  thy  presence  flee, 
'     Blest  is  the  man  that  trusts  in  thee ! 


Q35  L.  M.  Watts. 

Psalm  lxxxvii. 

GOD,  in  his  earthly  temple,  lays 
Foundations  for  his  heavenly  praise : 
He  likes  the  tents  of  Jacob  well ; 
But  still  in  Zion  loves  to  dwell. 

2  His  mercy  visits  every  house 

That  pay  their  night  and  morning  vows  ; 
But  makes  a  more  delightful  stay 
Where  churches  meet  to  praise  and  pray. 

3  When  God  makes  up  his  last  account 
Of  natives  in  his  holy  mount, 

'Twill  be  an  honor  to  appear 

As  one  new-born  or  nourished  there. 

^36  C.  M.  Watts 

Psalm  lxxxix.  15-18. 

BLEST  are  the  souls  who  hear  and  know 
The  gospel's  joyful  sound; 
Peace  shall  attend  the  paths  they  go, 
And  light  their  steps  surround. 

2  Their  joy  shall  bear  their  spirits  up, 
Through  their'  Redeemer's  name  , 

His  righteousness  exalts  their  hope ; 
Nor  Satan  dares  condemn. 

3  The  Lord,  our  glory  and  defence, 
Strength  and  salvation  gives : 

Israel,  thy  King  for  ever  reigns, 
Thy  God  for  ever  lives. 


THE   CHURCH.  175 

237  L.  M.  Watts. 

Psalm  xcii.  12-15. 

LORD,  'tis  a  pleasant  thing  to  stand 
In  gardens  planted  by  thy  hand ; 
Let  me  within  thy  courts  be  seen, 
Like  a  young  cedar,  fresh  and  green. 

2  There  grow  thy  saints  in  faith  and  love, 
Blest  with  thine  influence  from  above ; 
Not  Lebanon,  with  all  its  trees, 

Yields  such  a  comely  sight  as  these. 

3  Laden  with  fruits  of  age,  they  show 
The  Lord  is  holy,  just,  and  true ; 
None  that  attend  his  gates  shall  find 
A  God  unfaithful  or  unkind. 

338  C.  It  '  Waits 

Psalm  exxii. 

HOW  did  my  heart  rejoice  to  hear 
My  friends  devoutly  say, 
"  In  Zion  let  us  all  appear, 
And  keep  the  solemn  day!" 

2  I  love  her  gates,  I  love  the  road ! 
The  Church,  adorned  with  grace, 

Stands  like  a  palace  built  for  God, 
To  show  his  milder  face. 

3  Up  to  her  courts,  with  joys  unknown, 
The  holy  tribes  repair  ; 

The  Son  of  David  holds  his  throne, 
And  sits  in  judgment  there. 

4  He  hears  our  praises  and  complaints ; 
And,  while  his  awful  voice 

Divides  the  sinners  from  the  saints, 
We  tremble,  and  rejoice! 


176  INSTITUTIONS. 

5  Peace  be  within  this  sacred  place, 
And  joy  a  constant  guest ! 

With  holy  gifts  and  heavenly  grace 
Be  her  attendants  blest. 

6  My  soul  shall  pray  for  Zion  still, 
While  life  or  breath  remains ; 

There  my  best  friends,  my  kindred  dwell, 
There  God,  my  Saviour,  reigns. 

<239  8,7.  Newton. 

Supplies  of  the  Church. 

GLORIOUS  things  of  thee  are  spoken, 
Zion,  city  of  our  God ! 
He,  whose  word  can  ne'er  be  broken, 

Formed  thee  for  his  own  abode : 
On  the  Rock  of  Ages  founded, 

What  can  shake  thy  sure  repose  ? 
With  salvation's  walls  surrounded, 
Thou  may'st  smile  at  all  thy  foes. 

2  See !  the  streams  of  living  waters, 
Springing  from  eternal  love, 

Well  supply  thy  sons  and  daughters, 

And  all  fear  of  want  remove : 
Who  can  faint  while  such  a  river 

Ever  flows  their  thirst  t'  assuage  ? 
Grace  which,  like  the  Lord,  the  giver, 

Never  fails  from  age  to  age. 

3  Round  each  habitation  hov'ring, 
See  the  cloud  and  fire  appear, 

For  a  glory  and  a  cov'ring — 
Showing  that  the  Lord  is  near : 

Glorious  things  of  thee  are  spoken, 
Zion,  city  of  our  God ; 

He,  whose  word  can  ne'er  be  broken, 
Chose  thee  for  his  own  abode. 


THE    CHURCH.  177 

£40  L.  M.  C.  Wesley. 

The  primitive  Church. 

HAPPY  the  souls  that  first  believed 
To  Jesus  and  each  other  cleaved ; 
Joined,  by  the  unction  from  above, 
In  mystic  fellowship  of  love. 

2  Meek,  simple  foll'wers  of  the  Lamb, 
They  lived,  and  spake,  and  thought  the  same ; 
They  joyfully  conspired  to  raise 

Their  ceaseless  sacrifice  of  praise. 

3  With  grace  abundantly  endued, 
A  pure,  believing  multitude  ! 

They  all  were  of  one  heart  and  soul, 
And  only  love  inspired  the  whole. 

4  0  what  an  age  of  golden  days ! 
0  what  a  choice,  peculiar  race  ! 
Washed  in  the  Lamb's  all-cleansing  blood, 
Anointed  kings  and  priests  to  God ! 

5  Where  shall  I  wander  now  to  find 
Their  true  successors  left  behind  ? 
The  faithful,  whom  I  seek  in  vain, 
Are  'minished  from  the  sons  of  men. 

341  L.  M.  C.  Wesle? 

Continued 

YE  diff'rent  sects,  who  all  declare, 
"  Lo,  here  is  Christ !"  or,  "Christ  is  there  s R 
Four  stronger  proofs  divinely  give, 
And  show  me  where  the  Christians  live. 

2  Your  claim,  alas !  ye  cannot  prove ; 
Ye  want  the  genuine  mark  of  love : 
Thou  only,  Lord,  thine  own  canst  show; 
For  sure  thou  hast  a  Church  below. 


178  INSTITUTIONS. 

3  The  gates  of  hell  shall  not  prevail ; 
The  Church  on  earth  can  never  fail : 
Ah !  join  me  to  thy  secret  ones  ! 

Ah !  gather  all  thy  living  stones  ! 

4  Scattered  o'er  all  the  earth  they  lie, 
Till  thou  collect  them  with  thine  eye ; 
Draw  by  the  music  of  thy  name, 
And  charm  into  a  beauteous  frame. 

5  For  this  the  pleading  Spirit  groans, 
And  cries  in  all  thy  banished  ones, 
Greatest  of  gifts,  thy  love  impart, 
And  make  us  of  one  mind  and  heart. 

6  Join  every  soul  that  looks  to  thee 
In  bonds  of  perfect  charity ; 

Now,  Lord,  the  glorious  fulness  give, 
And  All  in  all  for  ever  live ! 

242  L.  M.  C.  Wesley, 

Continued. 

JESUS,  from  whom  all  blessings  flow, 
Great  Builder  of  thy  Church  below, 
If  now  thy  Spirit  move  my  breast, 
Hear,  and  fulfil  thine  own  request. 

2  The  few  that  truly  call  thee  Lord, 
And  wait  thy  sanctifying  word, 

And  thee  their  utmost  Saviour  own, — 
Unite,  and  perfect  them  in  one. 

3  0  let  them  all  thy  mind  express ! 
Stand  forth  thy  chosen  -witnesses ; 
Thy  power  unto  salvation  show, 
And  perfect  holiness  below. 

4  In  them  let  all  mankind  behold 
How  Christians  lived  in  days  of  old ; 
Mighty  their  envious  foes  to  move, 
A  proverb  of  reproach — and  love. 

5  Call  them  into  thy  wondrous  light, 
Worthy  to  walk  with  thee  in  white ! 


THE    CHURCH.  179 

Make  up  thy  jewels,  Lord,  and  show 
Thy  glorious,  spotless  Church  below. 

6  From  every  sinful  wrinkle  free, 
Redeemed  from  all  iniquity, 
The  fellowship  of  saints  make  known, 
And  0,  my  God,  may  I  he  one ! 

243  L.  M.  C.  Wesley 

Concluded. 

0  MIGHT  my  lot  be  cast  with  these , 
The  least  of  Jesus'  witnesses : 
0  that  my  Lord  would  count  me  meet 
To  wash  his  dear  disciples'  feet ! 

2  This  only  thing  do  I  require : 
Thou  know'st  'tis  all  my  heart's  desire, 
Freely  what  I  receive  to  give, 

The  servant  of  thy  Church  to  live ; — 

3  After  my  lowly  Lord  to  go, 
And  wait  upon  thy  saints  below  ; 
Enjoy  the  grace  to  angels  given, 
And  serve  the  royal  heirs  of  heaven. 

4  Lord,  if  I  now  thy  drawings  feel, 
And  ask  according  to  thy  will, 
Confirm  the  prayer,  the  seal  impart, 
And  speak  the  answer  to  my  heart. 

5  Tell  me,  or  thou  shalt  never  go, 

"  Thy  prayer  is  heard ;   it  shall  be  so  *J 
The  word  hath  passed  thy  lips,  and  I 
Shall  with  thy  people  live  and  die. 

Q44-  S.  M.  Beddomb. 

The  Church  Catholic. 

LET  party  names  no  more 
The  Christian  world  o'erspread: 
Gentile  and  Jew,  and  bond  and  free, 
Are  one  in  Christ  their  Head 


180  INSTITUTIONS. 

2  Among  the  saints  on  earth 

Let  mutual  love  be  found, — 
Heirs  of  the  same  inheritance, 

With  mutual  blessings  crowned. 

8  Let  bitterness  and  wrath 

Be  banished  far  away  : 
Those  should  in  strictest  friendship  dwell 

Who  the  same  Lord  obey. 

4  Thus  will  the  Church  below 

Resemble  that  above ; 
Where  streams  of  endless  pleasure  flow, 

And  every  heart  is  love. 

3 45  S.  M.  C.  Wesley. 

The  Church  Militant. 

JESUS,  the  Conqu'ror,  reigns, 
In  glorious  strength  arrayed, 
His  kingdom  over  all  maintains, 
And  bids  the  earth  be  glad ! 

2  Ye  sons  of  men,  rejoice 
In  Jesus'  mighty  love : 

Lift  up  your  heart,  lift  up  your  voice, 
To  Him  who  rules  above. 

3  Extol  his  kingly  power ; 
Kiss  the  exalted  Son, 

Who  died,  and  lives  to  die  no  more, 
High  on  his  Father's  throne : 

4  Our  Advocate  with  God, 
He  undertakes  our  cause. 

And  spreads  through  all  the  earth  abroad 
The  vict'ry  of  his  cross. 

6  That  bloody  banner  see, 

And,  in  your  Captain's  sight, 
Fight  the  good  fight  of  faith  with  me, 

My  fellow-soldiers,  fight. 


THE    CHURCH.  181 

6  In  mighty  phalanx  joined, 

To  battle  all  proceed ; 
Armed  with  th'  unconquerable  mind 

Which  was  in  Christ  jour  Head. 

246  S.  M.  C.  Weslbs. 

Concluded. 

URGE  on  your  rapid  course, 
Ye  blood-besprinkled  bands  ; 
The  heavenly  kingdom  suffers  force ; 
'Tis  seized  by  violent  hands. 

2  See  there  the  starry  crown 
That  glitters  through  the  skies  ! 

Satan,  the  world,  and  sin,  tread  down, 
And  take  the  glorious  prize  ! 

3  Through  much  distress  and  pain, 
Through  many  a  conflict  here, 

Through  blood,  ye  must  the  entrance  gain, 
Yet  0,  disdain  to  fear. 

4  "Courage!"  your  Captain  cries, 
(Who  all  your  toil  foreknew.) 

"  Toil  ye  shall  have ;  yet  all  despise, 
I  have  o'ercome  for  you." 

5  The  world  cannot  withstand 
Its  ancient  Conqueror : 

The  world  must  sink  beneath  the  hand 
Which  arms  us  for  the  war. 

6  This  is  the  victory — 
Before  our  faith  they  fall ; 

Jesus  hath  died  for  you  and  me ;  , 

Believe,  and  conquer  all '. 

Q47  S.  M.  C.  Wesley. 

The  Church  Militant. 

HARK,  how  the  watchmen  cry ! 
Attend  the  trumpet's  sound! 


182  INSTITUTIONS. 

Stand  to  your  arms,  the  foe  is  nigh ; 

The  powers  of  hell  surround. 
2  "Who  bow  to  Christ's  command, 

Your  arms  and  hearts  prepare ; 
The  day  of  battle  is  at  hand ! 

Go  forth  to  glorious  war ! 
8  See,  on  the  mountain  top, 

The  standard  of  your  God ! 
In  Jesus'  name  I  lift  it  up, 

All  stained  with  hallowed  blood. 

4  His  standard-bearer,  I 
To  all  the  nations  call : 

Let  all  to  Jesus'  cross  draw  nigh  ; 
He  bore  the  cross  for  all. 

5  Go  up  with  Christ  your  Head ; 
Your  Captain's  footsteps  see ; 

Follow  your  Captain,  and  be  led 
To  certain  victory. 

6  All  power  to  Him  is  given : 
He  ever  reigns  the  same  : 

Salvation,  happiness,  and  heaven, 
Are  all  in  Jesus'  name. 

Q48  S.  M.  C.  Wesley. 

Concluded. 

A  NGELS  your  march  oppose, 
j\_    Who  still  in  strength  excel, 
Your  secret,  sworn,  eternal  foes, 
Countless,  invisible : 

2  From  thrones  of  glory  driven, 
By  flaming  vengeance  hurled, 

They  throng  the  air,  and  darken  heaven, 
And  rule  this  lower  world. 

3  But  shall  believers  fear  ? 
But  shall  believers  fly  ? 


THE    CHURCH.  183 

Or  see  the  bloody  cross  appear, 
And  all  their  powers  defy  ? 

4  By  all  hell's  host  withstood, 
We  all  hell's  host  o"erthrow  ; 

And  conqu'ring  them  through  Jesus'  "blood, 
We  on  to  conquer  go. 

5  Our  Captain  leads  us  on  ; 
He  beckons  from  the  skies, 

And  reaches  out  a  starry  crown, 
And  bids  us  take  the  prize. 

6  "Be  faithful  unto  death; 
Partake  my  victory, 

And  thou  shalt  wear  this  glorious  wreath, 
And  thou  shalt  reign  with  me." 

249  L.  M.  C.  Wesley. 

Isaiah  li.  9-11. 

A  EM  of  the  Lord,  awake,  awake ! 
Thine  own  immortal  strength  put  on! 
With  terror  clothed,  hell's  kingdom  shake, 
And  cast  thy  foe,s  with  fury  down. 

2  As  in  the  ancient  days,  appear ! 
The  sacred  annals  speak  thy  fame ; 

Be  now  omnipotently  near, 
To  endless  ages  still  the  same. 

3  By  death  and  hell  pursued  in  vain, 

To  thee  the  ransomed  seed  shall  come  ; 
Shouting,  their  heavenly  Sion  gain. 

And  pass  through  death  triumphant  home. 

4  The  pain  of  life  shall  then  be  o'er, 
The  anguish  and  distracting  care ; 

There  sighing  grief  shall  weep  no  more, 
And  sin  shall  never  enter  there. 


184  INSTITUTIONS. 

5  Where  pure,  essential  joy  is  found, 

The  Lord's  redeemed  their  heads  shall  raise, 

With  everlasting  gladness  crowned, 
And  filled  with  love,  and  lost  in  praise. 

&50  L-  M-  c-  Wesley. 

Isaiah  lii.  1-12. 
A   WAKE,  Jerusalem,  awake ! 
J\_     No  longer  in  thy  sins  lie  down ; 
The  garment  of  salvation  take, 

Thy  beauty  and  thy  strength  put  on. 

2  Shake  off  the  dust  that  blinds  thy  sight, 
And  hides  the  promise  from  thine  eyes ; 

Arise,  and  struggle  into  light, 
The  great  Deliv'rer  calls,  Arise ! 

3  Shake  off  the  bands  of  sad  despair, 
Sion,  assert  thy  liberty ; 

Look  up,  thy  broken  heart  prepare, 
And  God  shall  set  the  captive  free. 

4  Vessels  of  mercy,  sons  of  grace, 
Be  purged  from  every  sinful  stain, 

Be  like  your  Lord,  his  word  embrace, 
Nor  bear  his  hallowed  name  in  vain. 

5  The  Lord  shall  in  your  front  appear, 
And  lead  the  pompous  triumph  on ; 

His  glory  shall  bring  up  the  rear, 
And  perfect  what  his  grace  begun. 

251  Us- 

The  Song  of  Triumph. 
I  \AUGHTER  of  Zion,  awake  from  thy  sad- 
17       ness ! 
Awake!    for  thy  foes  shall  oppress  thee  eg 
more ; 
Bright   o'er  thy  hills  dawns  the  day-star  of 
gladness, 
Arise  !  for  the  night  of  thy  sorrow  is  o'er. 


THE    MINISTRY.  185 

2  Strong  were  thy  foes,  but  the  arm  that  sub- 

dued them, 

And  scattered  their  legions,  was  mightier  far, 
They  fled  like  chaff  from  the  scourge  that  pur- 
sued them ; 

How  vain  were  their  steeds  and  their  chariots 
of  war ! 

3  Daughter  of  Zion,  the  power  that  hath  savea 

thee, 
Extolled   with   the   harp    and    the    timbrel 

should  be : 
-ihout !    for  the  foe  is  destroyed  that  enslaved 

thee, 
Th'  oppressor  is  vanquished,  and  Zion  is  free. 

2.  THE  MINISTRY. 

Q5£  L.  Iff.  Watts. 

The  Great  Commission. 

^/"I  0  preach  my  gospel,"  saith  the  Lord; 

VJf    "  Bid  the  whole  earth  my  grace  receive; 
He  shall  be  saved  who  trusts  my  word ; 

He  shall  be  damned  who  won't  believe. 

2  "I'll  make  your  great  commission  known ; 
And  ye  shall  prove  my  gospel  true, 

By  all  the  works  that  I  have  done, 
By  all  the  wonders  ye  shall  do. 

3  "  Teach  all  the  nations  my  commands ; 
I'm  with  you  till  the  world  shall  end : 

All  power  is  trusted  in  my  hands ; 
I  can  destroy,  and  I  defend." 

4  He  spake — and  light  shone  round  his  head; 
On  a  bright  cloud  to  heaven  he  rode ; 

They  to  the  farthest  nations  spread 
The  grace  of  their  ascended  God, 


186  INSTITUTIONS. 

Q53  L.  M.  DODDRIDGE. 

The  Divine  Institution. 
rpHE  Saviour,  when  to  heaven  he  rose, 
JL    In  splendid  triumph  o'er  his  foes, 
Scattered  his  gifts  on  men  below, 
And  wide  his  royal  bounties  flow. 

2  Hence  sprang  th'  apostles'  honored  name, 
Sacred  beyond  heroic  fame ; 

Hence  dictates  the  prophetic  sage, 
And  hence  the  evangelic  page. 

3  In  lowlier  forms,  to  bless  our  eyes, 
Pastors  from  hence  and  teachers  rise ; 
Who,  though  with  feebler  rays  they  shine, 
Still  gild  a  long-extended  line. 

4  From  Christ  their  varied  gifts  derive, 
And,  fed  by  Christ,  their  graces  live ; 
While,  guarded  by  his  potent  hand, 
Midst  all  the  rage  of  hell  they  stand 

5  So  shall  the  bright  succession  run 
Through  the  last  courses  of  the  sun : 
While  unborn  Churches  by  their  care 
Shall  rise  and  flourish  large  and  fair. 

6  Jesus,  our  Lord,  their  hearts  shall  know, 
The  spring  whence  all  these  blessings  flow ; 
Pastors  and  people  shout  his  praise, 
Through  the  long  round  of  endless  days. 

^54  L.  M.  C.  WrESLET. 

Isaiah  xl.  1-5. 

(10MFORT,  ye  ministers  of  grace, 
J     Comfort  the  people  of  your  Lord, 
0  lift  ye  up  the  fallen  race, 

And  cheer  them  by  the  gospel  word. 
2  Go  into  every  nation,  go, 

Speak  to  their  trembling  hearts,  and  cry, 


THE    MINISTRY.  187 

Glad  tidings  unto  all  we  show : 
Jerusalem,  thy  God  is  nigh. 

3  Hark !  in  the  wilderness  a  cry, 

A  voice  that  loudly  calls,  Prepare ! 
Prepare  your  hearts,  for  God  is  nigh, 
And  means  to  make  his  entrance  there! 

4  The  Lord  your  God  shall  quickly  come ; 
Sinners,  repent,  the  call.obey; 

Open  your  hearts  to  make  him  room ; 
Te  desert  souls,  prepare  his  way. 

o  The  Lord  shall  clear  his  way  through  all ; 

Whate'er  obstructs,  obstructs  in  vain; 
The  vale  shall  rise,  the  mountain  fall, 

Crooked  be  straight,  and  rugged  plain. 

6  The  glory  of  the  Lord  displayed 
Shall  all  mankind  together  view, 

And  what  his  mouth  in  truth  hath  said, 
His  own  almighty  hand  shall  do. 

255  S.  M.  Watts 

Isaiah  lii.  7-10. 

HOW  beauteous  are  their  feet 
Who  stand  on  Zion's  hill ; 
Who  bring  salvation  on  their  tongues, 
And  words  of  peace  reveal ! 

2  How  charming  is  their  voice ! 
How  sweet  the  tidings  are ! 

"  Zion,  behold  thy  Saviour  King; 
He  reigns  and  triumphs  here !" 

3  How  happy  are  our  ears 
That  hear  this  joyful  sound, 

Which  kings  and  prophets  waited  for, 
And  sought,  but  never  found  I 

4  How  blessed  are  our  eyes 
That  see  this  heavenly  light ! 


188  INSTITUTIONS. 

Prophets  and  kings  desired  it  long, 
But  died  without  the  sight. 

5  The  watchmen  join  their  voice, 
And  tuneful  notes  employ  ; 

Jerusalem  breaks  forth  in  songs, 
And  deserts  learn  the  joy. 

6  The  Lord  makes  bare  his  arm 
Through  all  the  earth  abroad: 

Let  every  nation  now  behold 
Their  Saviour  and  their  God. 

53£>6  6,6,0,6,8,8.  Doddridge. 

Isaiah  lv.  10-12. 

MARK  the  soft  falling  snow, 
And  the  diifusive  rain  : 
To  heaven,  from  whence  it  fell, 

It  turns  not  back  again  ; 
But  waters  earth  through  every  pore, 
And  calls  forth  all  her  secret  store. 

2  Arrayed  in  beauteous  green 
The  hills  and  valleys  shine, 

And  man  and  beast  are  fed 

By  providence  divine ; 
The  harvest  bows  its  golden  ears, 
The  copious  seed  of  future  years. 

3  So,  saith  the  God  of  grace, 
My  gospel  shall  descend, 

Almighty  to  effect 

The  purpose  I  intend. 
Millions  of  souls  shall  feel  its  power, 
And  bear  it  down  to  millions  more. 

4  Joy  shall  begin  your  march, 
And  peace  protect  your  ways, 

While  all  the  mountains  round 

Echo  melodious  praise ; 
The  vocal  grove  shall  sing  the  God, 
And  every  tree  consenting  nod. 


THE    MINISTRY.  189 

Q57  .         L.  M.  C.  Wesley 

Ambassadors  for  Christ. 
f~A  OD,  the  offended  God  most  high, 
\JT    Ambassadors  to  rebels  sends ; 
His  messengers  his  place  supply, 
And  Jesus  begs  us  to  be  friends. 

2  Us,  in  the  stead  of  Christ,  they  pray, 
Us,  in  the  stead  of  God,  entreat, 

To  cast  our  arms,  our  sins  away, 
And  find  forgiveness  at  his  feet. 

3  Our  God  in  Christ !  thine  embassy, 
And  proffered  mercy,  we  embrace ; 

And  gladly  reconciled  to  thee, 
Thy  condescending  mercy  praise. 

4  Poor  debtors,  by  our  Lord's  request, 
A  full  acquittance  we  receive ! 

And  criminals,  with  pardon  blest, 
We,  at  our  Judge's  instance,  live ! 

£58  C.  M.  Doddridge. 

Zion's  watchmen. 

LET  Zion's  watchmen  all  awake, 
And  take  th'  alarm  they  give  ; 
Now  let  them  from  the  mouth  of  God 

Their  awful  charge  receive. 
2  'Tis  not  a  cause  of  small  import 

The  pastor's  care  demands  ; 
But  what  might  fill  an  angel's  heart, 

And  filled  a  Saviour's  hands. 
8  They  watch  for  souls,  for  which  the  Lord 

Did  heavenly  bliss  forego  ! 
For  souls  which  must  for  ever  live 

In  raptures,  or  in  woe. 
4  May  they  that.  Jesus  whom  they  preach, 

Their  own  E.edeemer  see. 
And  watch  thou  daily  o'er  their  souls, 

That  they  may  watch  for  thee. 


190  INSTITUTIONS. 

259  L.  M.  C.  Wesley. 

Angels  of  the  Church. 

DRAW  near,  0  Son  of  God,  draw  near ' 
Us  with  thy  naming  eye  behold ; 
Still  in  thy  Church  vouchsafe  t'  appear, 
And  let  our  candlestick  be  gold. 

2  Still  hold  the  stars  in  thy  right  hand, 
And  let  them  in  thy  lustre  glow, 

The  lights  of  a  benighted  land, 
The  angels  of  thy  Church  below. 

3  Make  good  their  apostolic  boast, 
Their  high  commission  let  them  prove, 

Be  temples  of  the  Holy  Ghost, 

And  filled  with  faith,  and  hope,  and  love. 

4  Their  hearts  from  things  of  earth  remove, 
Sprinkle  them,  Lord,  from  sin  and  fear, 

Fix  their  affections  all  above, 

And  lay  up  all  their  treasures  there. 

5  Give  them  an  ear  to  hear  thy  word ; 
Thou  speakest  to  the  churches  now : 

And  let  all  tongues  confess  their  Lord, 
Let  every  knee  to  Jesus  bow. 

Q(30  L.  M.  Doddridge 

Shepherds  of  the  flock. 

MHEPHERD  of  Israel,  thou  dost  keep, 
1^3  With  constant  care,  thy  humble  sheep ; 
By  thee  inferior  pastors  rise, 
To  feed  our  souls  and  bless  our  eyes. 

2  To  all  thy  churches  such  impart, 
Modelled  by  thy  own  gracious  heart, 
Whose  courage,  watchfulness,  and  love, 
Men  may  attest,  and  God  approve. 


THE    MINISTRY.  191 

3  Fed  by  their  active,  tender  care, 
Healthful  may  all  thy  sheep  appear ; 
And,  by  their  fair  example  led, 
The  way  to  Zion's  pastures  tread. 

261  L.  M.  T.  Wesley. 

[Prom  the  German.] 
Laborers. 

HIGH  on  his  everlasting  throne, 
The  Bang  of  saints  his  work  surveys ; 
Marks  the  dear  souls  he  calls  his  own, 
And  smiles  on  the  peculiar  race. 

2  He  rests  well  pleased  their  toils  to  see  ; 
Beneath  his  easy  yoke  they  move  ; 

With  all  their  heart  and  strength  agree 
In  the  sweet  labor  of  his  love. 

3  See,  where  the  servants  of  their  God, 
A  busy  multitude,  appear : 

For  Jesus  day  and  night  employed, 
His  heritage  they  toil  to  clear. 

4  The  love  of  Christ  their  hearts  constrains, 
And  strengthens  their  unwearied  hands  ; 

They  spend  their  sweat,  and  blood,  and  pains, 
To  cultivate  Immanuel's  lands. 

5  0  multiply  thy  sowers'  seed, 

And  fruit  we  every  hour  shall  hear : 
Throughout  the  world  thy  gospel  spread, 
Thine  everlasting  truth  declare  ! 

j&3Q>  !•■  M.  Montgomery. 

The  minister's  vjelcome. 
TTTE  bid  thee  welcome  in  the  name 
W      Of  Jesus,  our  exalted  Head; — 
Come  as  a  servant, — so  He  came, 
And  we  receive  thee  in  his  stead. 


192  INSTITUTIONS. 

2  Come  as  a  shepherd  ; — guard  and  keep 
This  fold  from  hell,  and  earth,  and  sin ; 

Nourish  the  lambs,  and  feed  the  sheep, 
The  wounded  heal,  the  lost  bring  in. 

3  Come  as  a  watchman; — take  thy  stand 
Upon  the  tower  amidst  the  sky, 

And  when  the  sword  comes  on  the  land, 
Call  us  to  fight,  or  warn  to  fly. 

4  Come  as  an  angel ; — hence  to  guide 
A  band  of  pilgrims  on  their  way, 

That,  safely  walking  at  thy  side, 

We  fail  not,  faint  not,  turn  nor  stray. 

5  Come  as  a  teacher — sent  from  God, 
Charged  his  whole  counsel  to  declare ; 

Lift  o'er  our  ranks  the  prophet's  rod, 
While  we  uphold  thy  hands  with  prayer. 

Q63  6,6,6,6,8,8.  Doddridge. 

A  savor  of  life  or  death. 

PRAISE  to  the  Lord  on  high, 
Who  spreads  his  triumphs  wide ! 
While  Jesus'  fragrant  name 
Is  breathed  on  every  side : 
.  Balmy  and  rich  the  odors  rise, 
And  fill  the  earth,  and  reach  the  skies. 

2  Ten  thousand  dying  souls 
Its  influence  feel — and  live ; 

Sweeter  than  vital  air 
The  incense  they  receive : 
They  breathe  anew,  and  rise  and  sing — 
Jesus,  the  Lord,  their  conqu'ring  King. 

3  But  others  scorn  the  grace 
That  brings  salvation  nigh : 

They  turn  away  their  face, 
And  faint,  and  fall,  and  die. 
So  sad  a  doom,  ye  saints,  deplore, 
For  0 !  they  fall  to  rise  no  more. 


THE    MINISTRY.  193 

4  Yet,  wise  and  mighty  God, 

Shall  all  thy  servants  be, 
In  those  who  live  or  die, 
A  savor  sweet  to  thee  ; 
Supremely  bright  thy  grace  shall  shine. 
Guarded  with  flames  of  wrath  divine. 

-364:  C.  M.  DOBSRIBGE. 

The  treasure  in  earthen  vessels. 

HOW  rich  thy  bounty,  King  of  kings ! 
Thy  favors,  how  divine  ! 
The  blessings  which  thy  gospel  brings, 
How  splendidly  they  shine  ! 

2  Gold  is  but  dross,  and  gems  but  toys, 
Should  gold  and  gems  compare  ; 

How  mean,  when  set  against  those  joys 
Thy  poorest  servants  share ! 

3  Yet  all  these  treasures  of  thy  grace 
Are  lodged  in  urns  of  clay ; 

And  the  weak  sons  of  mortal  race 
•    Th'  immortal  gifts  convey. 

4  Feebly  they  lisp  thy  glories  forth, 
Yet  grace  the  vict'ry  gives ; 

Quickly  they  moulder  back  to  earth — 
Yet  still  thy  gospel  lives. 

5  Such  wonders  power  divine  effects ; 
Such  trophies  God  can  raise ; 

His  hand,  from  crumbling  dust,  erects 
His  monuments  of  praise. 

£65  C.  M.  C.  Weslht. 

The  minister's  theme 

JESUS,  the  name  high  over  all 
In  hell,  or  earth,  or  sky ! 
Angels  and  men  before  it  fall, 
And  devils  fear  and  fly. 

7 


L94  INSTITUTIONS. 

2  Jesus,  the  name  to  sinners  dear. 
The  name  to  sinners  given ! 

It  scatters  all  their  guilty  fear ; 
It  turns  their  hell  to  heaven. 

3  Jesus  the  pris'ners'  fetters  breaks, 
And  bruises  Satan's  head  ; 

Power  into  strcngthless  souls  it  speaks. 
And  life  into  the  dead. 

4  0  that  the  world  might  taste  and  see 
The  riches  of  his  grace  I 

The  arms  of  love  that  compass  me, 
Would  all  mankind  embrace ! 

5  His  only  righteousness  I  show, 
His  saving  truth  proclaim  : 

'Tis  all  my  business  here  below 
To  cry,  "Behold  the  Lamb!" 

6  Happy,  if  with  my  latest  breath  • 
I  may  but  gasp  his  name ; 

Preach  him  to  all,  and  cry  in  death, 
"Behold,  behold  the  Lamb  !" 

263  8,8,8,8,8,8.  C.  W13SLET. 

'■'■The  love  of  Christ  constraineth  us." 

IT^HERE  shall  my  wond'ring  soul  begin  ? 
V  V      How  shall  I  all  to  heaven  aspire  ? 
.\  slave  redeemed  from  death  and  sin ; 
A  brand  plucked  from  eternal  fire : 
Flow  shall  I  equal  triumphs  raise, 
Or  sing  my  great  Deliv'rer's  praise  ? 

2  0  bow  shall  I  thy  goodness  tell, 

Father,  which  thou  to  me  hast  showed? 

That  I,  a  child  of  wrath  and  hell, 
I  should  be  called  a  child  of  God  J 

Should  know,  should  feel  my  sins  forgiven, 

Blessed  with  this  antepast  of  heaven ! 


THE    MINISTRY.  195 

3  And  shall  I  slight  my  Father's  love  ? 
Or  basely  fear  his  gifts  to  own  ? 

Unmindful  of  his  favors  prove  ? 

Shall  I,  the  hallowed  cross  to  shun, 
Refuse  his  righteousness  t'  impart, 
By  hiding  it  within  my  heart  ? 

4  No ;  though  the  ancient  dragon  rage, 
And  call  forth  all  his  hosts  to  war ; 

Though  earth's  self-righteous  sons  engage 

Them  and  their  god  alike  I  dare ; 
Jesus,  the  sinner's  Friend,  proclaim ; 
Jesus,  to  sinners  still  the  same. 

5  Come,  0  my  guilty  brethren,  come, 
Groaning  beneath  your  load  of  sin ; 

His  bleeding  heart  shall  make  you  room, 

His  open  side  shall  take  you  in : 
He  calls,  you  now,  invites  you  home ; 
Come,  0  my  guilty  brethren,  come ! 

6  For  you  the  purple  current  flowed 
In  pardons  from  his  wounded  side ; 

Languished  for  you  the  Son  of  God ; 
For  you  the  Prince  of  glory  died : 
Believe,  and  all  your  sin  's  forgiven ; 
Only  believe,  and  yours  is  heaven  ! 

367  I*.  M.  J.  WKSJdsi 

[From  the  German  of  Winkler.] 
Ministerial  fidelity. 

SHALL  I,  for  fear  of  feeble  man, 
The  Spirit's  course  in  me  restrain  ? 
Or,  undismayed  in  deed  and  word, 
Be  a  true  witness  for  my  Lord  ? 

2  Awed  by  a  mortal's  frown,  shall  I 
Conceal  the  word  of  God  most  high ! 
How  then  before  thee  shall  I  dare 
To  stand,  or  how  thine  anger  bear? 


196  .         INSTITUTIONS. 

3  Shall  I,  to  soothe  th'  unholy  throng, 
Soften  thy  truth,  and  smooth  my  tongue, 
To  gain  earth's  gilded  toys,  or  flee 

The  cross  endured,  my  Lord,  by  thee  ? 

4  What  then  is  he  whose  scorn  I  dread, 
Whose  "wrath  or  hate  makes  me  afraid '? 
A  man !   an  heir  of  death  !  a  slave 

To  sin  !  a  bubble  on  the  wave ! 

5  Yea,  let  men  rage ,  since  thou  wilt  spread 
Thy  shad'wing  wings  around  my  head : 
Since  in  all  pain  thy  tender  love 

Will  still  my  sure  refreshment  prove. 

268  L.  M.  J.  Wesley 

Concluded. 

SAVIOUR  of  men,  thy  searching  eye 
Doth  all  my  inmost  thoughts  descry : 
Doth  aught  on  earth  my  wishes  raise, 
Or  the  world's  pleasures,  or  its  praise  ? 

2  The  love  of  Christ  doth  me  constrain 
To  seek  the  wand'ring  souls  of  men ; 
With  cries,  entreaties,  tears,  to  save, 
To  snatch  them  from  the  gaping  grave. 

3  For  this  let  men  revile  my  name, 
No  cross  I  shun,  I  fear  no  shame : 
All  hail  reproach,  and  welcome  pain  ; 
Only  thy  terrors,  Lord,  restrain. 

4  My  life,  my  blood,  I  here  present, 
If  for  thy  truth  they  may  be  spent ; 
Fulfil  thy  sovereign  counsel,  Lord! 
Thy  will  be  done,  thy  name  adored ! 

5  Give  me  thy  strength,  0  God  of  power, 
Then  let  winds  blow,  or  thunders  roar, 
Thy  faithful  witness  will  I  be : 

'Tis  fixed ;  I  can  do  all  through  thee. 


THE    MINISTRY.  197 

^69  8,8,8,8,8,8.  C.  Wesley. 

Ministerial  zeal. 
r\  IVE  me  the  faith  which  can  remove, 

VjT    And  sink  the  mountain  to  a  plain  ; 
Give  me  the  child-like,  praying  love, 

Which  longs  to  builcl  thy  house  again : 
Thy  love,  let  it  my  heart  o'erpower, 
And  all  my  simple  soul  devour. 

2  I  want  an  even,  strong  desire, 
I  want  a  calmly  fervent  zeal, 

To  save  poor  souls  out  of  the  fire, 

To  snatch  them  from  the  verge  of  hell, 
And  turn  them  to  a  pard'ning  God, 
And  quench  the  brands  in  Jesus'  blood. 

3  I  would  the  precious  time  redeem, 
And  longer  live  for  this  alone, 

To  spend,  and  to  be  spent,  for  them 

Who  have  not  yet  my  Saviour  known ; 
Fully  on  these  my  mission  prove, 
And  only  breathe  to  breathe  thy  love. 

4  My  talents,  gifts,  and  graces,  Lord, 
Into  thy  blessed  hands  receive  ; 

And  let  me  live  to  preach  thy  word, 

And  let  me  to  thy  glory  live  ; 
My  every  sacred  moment  spend 
In  publishing  the  sinner's  Friend. 

5  Enlarge,  inflame,  and  fill  my  heart 
With  boundless  charity  divine  ! 

So  shall  I  all  my  strength  exert, 

And  love  them  with  a  zeal  like  thine ; 
And  lead  them  to  thy  open  side, 
The  sheep  for  whom  their  Shepherd  died. 

£70  I*.  M.  C.  Weslei 

For  an  efficient  ministry. 
TlaSUS,  thy  wand'ring  sheep  behold  J 
t/      See,  Lord,  with  yearning  bowels,  see, 


198  INSTITUTIONS. 

Poor  souls  that  cannot  find  the  fold, 
Till  sought  and  gathered  in  by  thee. 

2  Lost  are  they  now,  and  scattered  wide, 
In  pain,  and  weariness,  and  want ; 

With  no  kind  shepherd  near,  to  guide 
The  sick,  and  spiritless,  and  faint. 

8  Thou,  only  thou,  the  kind  and  good, 
And  sheep-redeeming  Shepherd  art ; 

Collect  thy  flock,  and  give  them  food, 
And  pastors  after  thine  own  heart. 

4  Give  the  pure  word  of  gen'ral  grace, 
And  great  shall  be  the  preachers'  crowd  ; 

Preachers  who  all  the  sinful  race 
Point  to  the  all-atoning  blood. 

5  Open  their  mouth,  and  utt'rance  give  ; 
Give  them  a  trumpet-voice  to  call 

A  world,  who  all  may  turn  and  live, 
Through  faith  in  Him  who  died  for  all. 

6  In  every  messenger  reveal 

The  grace  they  preach  divinely  free ; 
That  each  may  by  thy  Spirit  tell, 
"  He  died  for  all,  who  died  for  me." 

271  S.  M.  C.  Wesley 

For  an  increase  of  laborers. 

LORD  of  the  harvest,  hear 
Thy  needy  servants'  cry  ; 
Answer  our  faith's  effectual  prayer, 
And  all  our  wants  supply. 

2  On  thee  we  humbly  wait, 

Our  wants  are  in  thy  view ; 
The  harvest  truly,  Lord,  is  great, 

The  laborers  are  few. 


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THE    MINISTRY.  199 

3  Convert,  and  send  forth  more 
Into  thy  Church  abroad, 

And  let  them  speak  thy  word  of  power, 
As  workers  with  their  God. 

4  0  let  them  spread  thy  name, 
Their  mission  fully  prove ; 

Thy  universal  grace  proclaim, 
Thine  all-redeeming  love ! 

272  S.  M.  C.  Wesley. 

Opening  Conference. 

ND  are  we  yet  alive, 

And  see  each  other's  face ; 
Glory  and  praise  to  Jesus  give 

For  his  redeeming  grace ! 
Preserved  by  power  divine 

To  full  salvation  here, 
Again  in  Jesus'  praise  we  join, 
And  in  his  sight  appear. 

2  What  troubles  have  we  seen, 
What  conflicts  have  we  past, 

Fightings  without,  and  fears  within. 

Since  we  assembled  last ; 
But  out  of  all  the  Lord 

Hath  brought  us  by  his  love ; 
And  still  he  doth  his  help  afford, 

And  hides  our  life  above. 

3  Then  let  us  make  our  boast 
Of  his  redeeming  power, 

Which  saves  us  to  the  uttermost, 

Till  we  can  sin  no  more: 
Let  us  take  up  the  cross, 

Till  we  the  crown  obtain ; 
And  gladly  reckon  all  things  loss 

So  we  may  Jesus  gain. 


200  INSTITUTIONS. 

Q73  8,8,6.  C.  Wesley. 

Opening  Conference. 

F/IXCEPT  the  Lord  conduct  the  plan, 
Vi  The  best-concerted  schemes  are  vain, 

And  never  can  succeed; 
We  spend  our -wretched  strength  for  naught 
But  if  our  works  in  thee  be  wrought, 

They  shall  be  blest  indeed. 

2  Lord,  if  thou  didst  thyself  inspire 
Our  souls  with  this  intense  desire 

Thy  goodness  to  proclaim ; 
Thy  glory  if  we  now  intend, 
0  let  our  deeds  begin  and  end 

Complete  in  Jesus'  name  ! 

3  In  Jesus'  name  behold  we  meet, 
Far  from  an  evil  world  retreat, 

And  all  its  frantic  ways ; 
One  only  thing  resolved  to  knoAT, 
And  square  our  useful  lives  below 

By  reason  and  by  grace. 

4  Not  in  the  tombs  we  pine  to  dwell, 
Not  in  the  dark  monastic  cell, 

By  vows  and  grates  confined ; 
Freely  to  all  ourselves  we  give, 
Constrained  by  Jesus'  love  to  live 

The  servants  of  mankind. 

5  Now,  Jesus,  now  thy  love  impart, 
To  govern  each  devoted  heart, 

And  fit  us  for  thy  will ! 
Deep  founded  in  the  truth  of  grace, 
Build  up  thy  rising  Church,  and  place 

The  city  on  the  hill. 

6  0  let  our  faith  and  love  abound  I 
0  let  our  lives  to  all  around 

With  purest  lustre  shine ! 


THE    MINISTRY.  201 

That  all  around  our  works  may  see, 
And  give  the  glory,  Lord,  to  thee, 
The  heavenly  light  divine ! 

Q74  8,8,8.  C.  Wesley 

Opening  Conference. 

OUR  friendship  sanctify  and  guide, 
Unmixed  with  selfishness  and  pride, 
Thy  glory  be  our  single  aim  !  ^ 

In  all  our  intercourse  below, 
Still  let  us  in  thy  footsteps  go, 
And  never  meet  but  in  thy  name. 

2  Witnesses  of  th'  all-cleansing  blood, 
Long  may  we  work  the  works  of  God, 

And  do  thy  will  like  those  above : 
Together  spread  the  gospel  sound, 
And  scatter  peace  on  all  around, 

And  joy,  and  happiness,  and  love. 

3  True  yoke-fellows,  by  love  compelled 
To  labor  in  the  gospel  field, 

Our  all  let  us  delight  to  spend 
In  gathering  in  thy  lambs  and  sheep, 
Assured  that  thou  our  souls  wilt  keep, 

Wilt  keep  us  faithful  to  the  end. 

^75  L.  M.  C.  Weslet 

Before  receiving  appointments. 

JESUS,  the  truth  and  power  divine, 
Send  forth  these  messengers  of  thine ; 
Their  hands  confirm,  their  hearts  inspire, 
And  touch  their  lips  with  hallowed  fire. 

2  Be  thou  their  mouth  and  wisdom,  Lord, 
Thou,  by  the  hammer  of  thy  word, 
The  rocky  hearts  in  pieces  break, 
And  bid  the  sons  of  thunder  speak. 


202  INSTITUTIONS 

3  To  those  who  would  their  Lord  embraoe, 
Give  them  to  preach  the  word  of  grace, — 
Sweetly  their  yielding  bosoms  move, 

And  melt  them  with  the  fire  of  love. 

4  Let  all  with  thankful  hearts  confess 
Thy  welcome  messengers  of  peace, 
Thy  power  in  their  report  be  found, 
And  let  thy  feet  behind  them  sound. 


J1 


§76'  6,6,6,6,8,8.  C.  Wesley. 

Closing  Conference. 

"ESUS,  accept  the  praise 
That  to  thy  name  belongs ! 
Matter  of  all  our  lays,      # 
Subject  of  all  our  songs  ; 
Through  thee  we  now  together  came, 
And  part  exulting  in  thy  name. 

2  In  flesh  we  part  awhile, 
But  still  in  spirit  joined, 

T'  embrace  the  happy  toil 
Thou  hast- to  each  assigned; 
And  while  we  do  thy  blessed  will, 
We  bear  our  heaven  about  us  still. 

3  0  let  us  thus  go  on 

In  all  thy  pleasant  ways, 
And,  armed  with  patience,  run 

With  joy  th'  appointed  race! 
Keep  us  and  every  seeking  soul, 
Till  all  attain  the  heavenly  goal. 

4  There  we  shall  meet  again, 
When  all  our  toils  are  o'er, 

And  death,  and  grief,  and  paiu. 

And  parting,  are  no  more  : 

We  shall  with  all  our  brethren  rise, 

And  grasp  thee  in  the  flaming  skies. 


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5  0  happy,  happy  day, 
That  calls  thy  exiles  home ! 

The  heavens  shall  pass  away, 
The  earth  receive  its  doom : 
Earth  we  shall  view,  and  heaven  destroyed, 
And  shout  above  the  fiery  void. 

6  These  eyes  shall  see  them  fall, 
Mountains,  and  stars,  and  skies ! 

These  eyes  shall  see  them  all 
Out  of  their  ashes  rise  ! 
These  lips  his  praises  shall  rehearse, 
Whose  nod  restores  the  universe. 

7  According  to  his  word, 
His  oath  to  sinners  given, 

We  look  to  see  restored 

The  ruined  earth  and  heaven ! 
In  a  new  world  his  truth  to  prove, 
A  world  of  righteousness  and  love. 

8  Then  let  us  wait  the  sound 
That  shall  our  souls  release, 

And  labor  to  be  found 
Of  him  in  spotless  peace ; 
In  perfect  holiness  renewed , 
Adorned  with  Christ,  and  meet  for  God ! 

377  C.  M.  C.  Wesley 

Closing  Conference. 

BLEST  be  the  dear  uniting  love 
That  will  not  let  us  part ; 
Our  bodies  may  far  off  remove, 
We  still  are  one  in  heart. 

2  Joined  in  one  spirit  to  our  Head, 

Where  he  appoints  we  go  ; 
And  still  in  Jesus'  footsteps  tread, 

And  show  his  praise  below. 


204  INSTITUTIONS. 

3  0  may  we  ever  walk  in  him, 
And  nothing  know  beside, 

Nothing  desire,  nothing  esteem, 
But  Jesus  crucified ! 

4  Closer  and  closer  let  us  cleave 
To  his  beloved  embrace ; 

Expect  his  fulness  to  receive, 
And  grace  to  answer  grace. 

5  Partakers  of  the  Saviours  grace, 
The  same  in  mind  and  heart, 

Nor  joy,  nor  grief,  nor  time,  nor  place. 
Nor  life,  nor  death,  can  part. 

6  But  let  us  hasten  to  the  day 
Which  shall  our  flesh  restore, 

When  death  shall  all  be  done  away, 
And  bodies  part  no  more. 

£78  S.  M.  C.  Wesley 

Closing  Conference. 
ND  let  our  bodies  part, 
To  diff  'rent  climes  repair ; 
Inseparably  joined  in  heart 
The  friends  of  Jesus  are. 


A1 


2  Jesus,  the  Corner-stone, 
Did  first  our  hearts  unite, 

And  still  he  keeps  our  spirits  one, 
Who  walk  with  him  in  white. 

3  0  let  us  still  proceed 
In  Jesus'  work  below ; 

Ar*4,  foil' wing  our  triumphant  Head, 
To  further  conquests  go  ! 

4  The  vineyard  of  the  Lord 
Before  his  lab'rers  lies ; 

And  lo  !  we  see  the  vast  reward 
Which  waits  us  in  the  skiea. 


THE    MINISTRY.  205 

5  0  let  our  heart  and  mind 

Continually  ascend, 
That  haven  of  repose  to  find, 

Where  all  our  labors  end  ! 

8  "Where  all  our  toils  are  o'er, 
Our  suff'ring  and  our  pain: — 

Who  meet  on  that  eternal  shore, 
Shall  never  part  again. 

7  0  happy,  happy  place, 
"Where  saints  and  angels  meet ! 

There  we  shall  see  each  other's  face, 
And  all  our  brethren  greet. 

8  The  Church  of  the  first-born, 
"We  shall  with  them  be  blest, 

And,  crowned  with  endless  joy,  return 
To  our  eternal  rest. 

9  With  joy  we  shall  behold, 
In  yonder  blest  abode, 

The  patriarchs  and  prophets  old, 
And  all  the  saints  of  God. 

10  Abrah'm  and  Isaac  there, 
And  Jacob  shall  receive 

The  foll'wers  of  their  faith  and  prayer 
Who  now  in  bodies  live. 

11  We  shall  our  time  beneath 
Live  out  in  cheerful  hope, 

And  fearless  pass  the  vale  of  death, 
And  gain  the  mountain-top. 

12  To  gather  home  his  own, 
God  shall  his  angels  send. 

And  bid  our  bliss,  on  earth  begun. 
In  deathless  triumph  end. 


206  INSTITUTIONS. 


3.  BAPTISM. 

Q79  L.  M.  Watts 

The  commission. — For  adults. 

jrTVWAS  the  commission  of  our  Lord, 
JL     "  Go,  teach  the  nations,  and  baptize  :' 

The  nations  have  received  the  word 
Since  he  ascended  to  the  skies. 

2  "Repent,  and  be  baptized,"  he  saith, 
"  For  the  remission  of  your  sins  ;" 

And  thus  our  sense  assists  our  faith, 
And  shows  us  what  his  gospel  means. 

%  Our  souls  he  washes  in  his  blood, 
As  water  makes  the  body  clean ; 

And  the  good  Spirit  from  our  God 
Descends,  like  purifying  rain. 

i  Thus  we  engage  ourselves  to  thee, 
And  seal  our  covenant  with  the  Lord ; 

0  may  the  great  Eternal  Three 

In  heaven  our  solemn  vows  record ! 

280  L-  M-  0-  Weslbi 

Adult. 

COME,  Father,  Son,  and  Holy  Ghost, 
Honor  the  means  ordained  by  thee ; 
Make  good  our  apostolic  boast, 
And  own  thy  glorious  ministry. 

2  "We  now  thy  promised  presence  claim; 
Sent  to  disciple  all  mankind — 

Sent  to  baptize  into  thy  name — 

"We  now  thy  promised  presence  find. 

3  Father,  in  these  revea)  thy  Son — 
In  these,  for  whom  we  seek  thy  face. 


BAPTISM.  207 

The  hidden  mystery  make  known, 
The  inward,  pure,  baptizing  grace. 

1  Jesus,  with  us  thou  always  art ; 
Effectuate  now  the  sacred  sign, 

The  gift  unspeakable  impart, 
And  bless  the  ordinance  divine. 

5  Eternal  Spirit,  come  from  high, 

Baptizer  of  our  spirits  thou ! 
The  sacramental  seal  apply, 

And  witness  with  the  water  now  ! 

yQl  s-  M-         w-  M-  BuHTura 

Adult. 

RITES  change  not,  Lord,  the  heart, — 
Undo  the  evil  done, — 
Or,  with  the  uttered  name,  impart 
The  nature  of  thy  Son. 

2  To  meet  our  desp'rate  want, 
There  gushed  a  mystic  flood : 

0  from  His  heart's  o'erflowing  font 
Baptize  this  soul  with  blood ! 

3  Be  grace  from  Christ  our  Lord, 
And  love  from  God  supreme, 

By  the  communing  Spirit  poured 
In  a  perpetual  stream. 

383  6,6,6,6,8,8.  C   Wesley. 

Adult. 

BAPTIZED  into  thy  name, 
Mysterious  One  in  Three, 
Our  souls  and  bodies  claim 
A  sacrifice  to  thee : 
We  only  live  our  faith  to  prove, 
The  faith  which,  works  by  humble  love 


208  INSTITUTIONS. 

2  0  that  our  light  may  shine, 

And  all  our  lives  express 
The  character  divine, 
The  real  holiness ! 
Then,  then  receive  us  up  t'  adore 
The  Triune  God  for  evermore. 

383  C.  M.  Watis 

Infant. 

HOW  large  the  promise,  how  divine, 
To  Abrah'm  and  his  seed  ! 
"  I  am  a  God  to  thee  and  thine, 
Supplying  all  their  need." 

2  The  words  of  his  extensive  love 
From  age  to  age  endure; 

The  angel  of  the  cov'nant  proves 
And  seals  the  blessing  sure. 

3  Jesus  the  ancient  faith  confirms, 
To  our  great  father  given ; 

He  takes  our  children  to  his  arms, 
And  calls  them  heirs  of  heaven. 

4  0  God,  how  faithful  are  thy  ways ! 
Thy  love  endures  the  same ; 

Nor  from  the  promise  of  thy  grace 
Blots  out  our  children's  name. 

Q84  8,8,8,8,8,8.  C.  >  w»^y. 

Infant. 
f~\  OD  of  eternal  truth  and  love, 
VX   Vouchsafe  the  promised  aid  we  claim, 
Thine  own  great  ordinance  approve, 
The  child,  baptized  into  thy  name, 
Partaker  of  thy  nature  make, 
And  give  him  all  thine  image  back. 

2  Father,  if  such  thy  sovereign  will, 
If  Jesus  did  the  rite  enjoin, 


BAPTISM.  208 

Annex  thy  hall' wing  Spirit's  seal, 

And  let  thy  grace  attend  the  sign ; 
The  seed  of  endless  life  impart, 
Take  for  thine  own  this  infant's  heart 

3  Answer  on  him  thy  wisdom's  end, 
In  present  and  eternal  good ; 

What  e'er  thou  didst  for  man  intend, 

Whate'er  thou  hast  on  man  bestowed. 
Unto  this  favored  child  be  given, 
Pardon,  and  holiness,  and  heaven. 

4  In  presence  of  thy  heavenly  host, 
Thyself  we  faithfully  require  : 

Come,  Father,  Son,  and  Holy  Ghost, 

By  blood,  by  water,  and  by  fire, 
And  fill  up  all  thy  human  shrine, 
And  seal  our  souls  for  ever  thine. 

285  C.  M.  DODDRIDGB. 

Infant.— Mark  x.  13-16. 

SEE  Israel's  gentle  Shepherd  stand 
"With  all-engaging  charms : 
Hark  how  he  calls  the  tender  lambs, 
And  folds  them  in  his  arms ! 

2  "  Permit  them  to  approach,"  he  cries, 
"Nor  scorn  their  humble  name: 

For  'twas  to  bless  such  souls  as  these 
The  Lord  of  angels  came." 

3  We  bring  them,  Lord,  in  thankful  handB: 
And  yield  them  up  to  thee ; 

Joyful  that  we  ourselves  are  thine, 
Thine  let  our  offspring  be. 

QB6  C-  M.  Watts 

Infant. 

THUS  Lydia  sanctified  her  house, 
When  she  received  the  word; 


210  INSTITUTIONS. 

Thus  the  believing  jailer  gave 
His  household  to  the  Lord. 

2   Thus  later  saints,  eternal  King, 
Thine  ancient  truth  embrace : 

To  thee  their  infant  offspring  bring, 
And  humbly  claim  the  grace. 

4.  THE  LORD'S  SUPPER. 

387  8,8,8,8,8,8.  C.  Weslbt 

The  institution. 

IN  that  sad,  memorable  night, 
When  Jesus  was  for  us  betrayed, 
He  left  his  death-recording  rite, 

He  took,  and  blessed,  and  brake  the  bread. 
And  gave  his  own  their  last  bequest, 
And  thus  his  love's  intent  expressed: 

2  "Take,  eat,  this  is  my  body,  given 
To  purchase  life,  and  peace  for  you, 

Pardon,  and  holiness,  and  heaven ; 
Do  this  my  dying  love  to  show : 
Accept  your  precious  legacy, 
And  thus,  my  friends,  remember  me." 

3  He  took  into  his  hands  the  cup, 
To  crown  the  sacramental  feast, 

And  full  of  kind  concern  looked  up, 

And  gave  to  them  what  he  had  blest : 
"And  drink  ye  all  of  this,"  he  said, 
"  In  solemn  mem'ry  of  the  dead. 

4  "  This  is  my  blood,  which  seals  the  new 
Eternal  cov'nant  of  my  grace : 

My  blood  so  freely  shed  for  you, 

For  you  and  all  the  sinful  race ; 
My  blood  that  speaks  your  sins  forgiven, 
And  justifies  your  claim  to  heaven. 


THE   LORD'S    SUPPER.  211 

5  "  The  grace  -which  I  to  all  bequeath, 

In  this  divine  memorial  take, 
And,  mindful  of  your  Saviour's  death, 

Do  this,  my'foll'wers,  for  my  sake, 
Whose  dying  love  hath  left  behind 
Eternal  life  for  all  mankind." 

388  G.  M.  Hart 

The  institution. 

THAT  doleful  night  before  his  death, 
The  Lamb  for  sinners  slain 
Did,  almost  with  his  dying  breath, 
This  solemn  feast  ordain. 

2  To  keep  the  feast,  Lord,  we  have  met, 
And  to  remember  thee : 

Help  each  poor  trembler  to  repeat, 
"  For  me,  he  died  for  me !" 

3  Thy  suff 'rings,  Lord,  each  sacred  sign 
To  our  remembrance  brings ; 

We  eat  the  bread,  and  drink  the  wine, 
But  think  on  nobler  things. 

4  0  tune  our  tongues,  and  set  in  frame 
Each  heart  that  pants  for  thee, 

To  sing,  "Hosanna  to  the  Lamb  !" 
The  Lamb  that  died  for  me ! 

389  10,5,11.  C.  Wesley 

Perpetual  memorial. 

LORD,  didst  thou  ordain  Thy  supper  in  vain. 
And  furnish  a  feast 
For  none  but  thy  earliest  servants  to  taste  ? 
Nay,  this  is  thy  will,  We  know  it  and  feel 

That  we  should  partake 
The  banquet  for  all  thou  so  freely  didst  mate 


212  INSTITUTIONS. 

2  Bring  near  the  glad  day  When  all  shall  obey 

Thy  dying  request, 
And  eat  of  thy  supper,  and  lean  on  thy  breast ! 
Then,  then  let  us  see  Thy  glory,  and  be 

Caught  up  in  the  air 
This  heavenly  supper  in  heaven  to  share. 

390  CM.  Nok, 

"This  do  in  remembrance  of  me." 

IF  human  kindness  meets  return, 
And  owns  the  grateful  tie ; 
If  tender  thoughts  within  us  burn 
•  To  feel  a  friend  is  nigh ; — 

2  0  shall  not  warmer  accents  tell 
The  gratitude  we  owe 

To  Him  who  died,  our  fears  to  quell, 
Our  more  than  orphan's  woe! 

3  While  yet  his  anguished  soul  surveyed 
Those  pangs  he  would  not  flee, 

What  love  his  latest  words  displayed, — 
"  Meet  and  remember  me  !" 

4  Remember  thee  !  thy  death,  thy  shame, 
Our  sinful  hearts  to  share  ! 

0  mem'ry,  leave  no  other  name 
But  his  recorded  there  i 

(J91  C.  M.  Montgomery 

Remembering  Christ. 

A   CCORDING  to  thy  gracious  word, 
J\_     In  meek  humility, 
This  will  I  do,  my  dying  Lord, 
I  will  remember  thee. 

2  Thy  body,  broken  for  my  sake.. 
My  bread  from  heaven  shall  be : 


THE  lord's  supper.  213 

Thy  testamental  cup  I  take, 
And  thus  remember  thee. 

3  Gethseniane  can  I  forget '? 
Or  there  thy  conflict  see, 

Thine  agony  and  bloody  sweat, 
And  not  remember  thee? 

4  "When  to  the  cross  I  turn  mine  eyes. 
And  rest  on  Calvary, 

0  Lamb  of  God,  my  Sacrifice, 
I  must  remember  thee ! 

5  Remember  thee  and  all  thy  pains, 
And  all  thy  love  to  me ; 

Yea,  while  a  breath,  a  pulse  remains, 
Will  I  remember  thee. 

6  And  when  these  failing  lips  grow  dumb, 
And  mind  and  mem'ry  flee, 

When  thou  shalt  in  thy  kingdom  come, 
Jesus,  remember  me. 


292  C.  M.  Watts. 

The  covenant  sealed. 

THE  promise  of  my  Father's  love 
Shall  stand  for  ever  good: 
He  said,  and  gave  his  soul  to  death. 
And  sealed  the  grace  with  blood. 

2  To  this  dear  cov'nant  of  thy  word 
I  set  my  worthless  name ; 

I  seal  th'  engagement  to  my  Lord, 
And  make  my  humble  claim. 

3  Thy  light,  and  strength,  and  pard'ning  grace 

And  glory,  shall  be  mine ; 
My  life  and  soul,  my  heart  and  flesh, 
And  all  my  powers,  are  thine. 


214  INSTITUTIONS. 

4  I  call  that  legacy  my  own, 
Which  Jesus  did  bequeath  ; 

'Twas  purchased  with  a  dying  groan, 
And  ratified  in  death. 

5  Sweet  is  the  mem'ry  of  his  name, 
Who  blessed  us  in  his  will, 

And  to  his  testament  of  love 
Made  his  own  blood  the  seal. 

£93  L.  M.  C.  Wesley  . 

The  sign  and  seal. 

AUTHOR  of  our  salvation,  thee, 
With  lowly,  thankful  hearts,  we  praise, 
Author  of  this  great  mystery, 

Figure  and  means  of  saving  grace. 

2  The  sacred,  true,  effectual  sign, 
Thy  body  and  thy  blood  it  shows ; 

The  glorious  instrument  divine 

Thy  mercy  and  thy  strength  bestows. 

3  We  see  the  blood  that  seals  our  peace ; 
Thy  pard'ning  mercy  we  receive ; 

The  bread  doth  visibly  express 

The  strength  through  which  our  spirits  live. 

4  Our  spirits  drink  a  fresh  supply, 
And  eat  the  bread  so  freely  given, 

Till  borne  on  eagles'  wings  we  fly, 
*  And  banquet  with  our  Lord  in  heaven. 

£94.  L.  M.  Doddridge. 

The  table  prepared. 

MY  God,  and  is  thy  table  spread? 
And  does  thy  cup  with  love  o'erflow  ? 
Thither  be  all  thy  children  led, 
And  let  them  all  its  sweetness  know. 


the  lord's  supper.         215 

2  Hail,  sacred  feast,  which  Jesus  mates ! 

Rich  banquet  of  his  flesh  and  blood  ! 
Thrice  happy  he  who  here  partakes 

That  sacred  stream,  that  heavenly  food  J 

8  Why  are  its  bounties  all  in  vain 
Before  unwilling  hearts  displayed  ? 

Was  not  for  you  the  Victim  slain  ? 
Are  you  forbid  the  children's  bread  ? 

4  0  let  thy  table  honored  be, 

And  furnished  well  with  joyful  guests 
And  may  each  soul  salvation  see, 
That  here  its  sacred  pledges  tastes ! 

5  Let  crowds  approach  with  hearts  prepared ; 
With  hearts  inflamed  let  all  attend ; 

Nor,  when  we  leave  our  Father's  board, 
The  pleasure  or  the  profit  end. 

5^95  C.  M.  Domvripge, 

The  invitation. 

THE  King  of  heaven  his  table  spreads, 
And  blessings  crown  the  board ; 
Not  paradise,  with  all  its  joys, 
Could  such  delight  afford. 

2  Pardon  and  peace  to  dying  men, 
And  endless  life,  are  given ; 

Through  the  rich  blood  that  Jesus  shed 
To  raise  our  souls  to  heaven. 

3  Millions  of  souls,  in  glory  now, 
Were  fed  and  feasted  here  ; 

And  millions  more,  still  on  the  way, 
Around  the  board  appear. 

4  All  things  are  ready ;  come  away, 
Nor  weak  excuses  frame : 

Crowd  to  your  places  at  the  feast, 
And  bless  the  Founder's  name. 


216  INSTITUTIONS. 

296  C.  M.  COWPER, 

Penitent  sinners  welcome. 

THIS  is  the  feast  of  heavenly  wine, 
And  God  invites  to  sup ; 
The  juices  of  the  living  vine 
Were  pressed  to  fill  the  cup. 

2  0  bless  the  Saviour,  ye  who  eat, 
With  royal  dainties  fed ; 

Not  heaven  affords  a  costlier  treat, 
For  Jesus  is  the  bread ! 

3  The  vile,  the  lost — he  calls  to  them ; 
"Ye  trembling  souls,  appear! 

The  righteous  in  their  own  esteem 
Have  no  acceptance  here. 

4  '  'Approach,  ye  poor,  nor  dare  refuse 
The  banquet  spread  for  you  :" 

Dear  Saviour,  this  is  welcome  news  1 
TS>en  I  may  venture  too. 

3£>7  S.  M.  C.  Wesley. 

"Let  us  keep  the  feast." 

LET  all  who  truly  bear 
The  bleeding  Saviour's  name, 
Their  faithful  hearts  with  us  prepare, 

And  eat  the  paschal  Lamb  : 
Our  Passover  was  slain 

At  Salem's  hallowed  place, 

Yet  we  who  in  our  tents  remain 

Shall  gain  his  largest  grace. 

2  This  eucharistic  feast 

Our  every  want  supplies, 
And  still  we  by  his  death  are  blest, 

And  share  his  sacrifice ; 


THE    LORD'S    SUPPER.  217 

By  faith  his  flesh  we  eat, 

Who  here  his  passion  show, 
And  God,  out  of  his  holy  seat, 

Shall  all  his  gifts  bestow. 

3  Who  thus  our  faith  employ 
His  suff'rings  to  record, 

E'en  now  we  mournfully  enjoy 

Communion  with  our  Lord  ; 
As  though  we  every  one 

Beneath  his  cross- had  stood, 
And  seen  him  heave,  and  heard  him  groan, 

And  felt  his  gushing  blood. 

4  0  God  !  'tis  finished  now  ! 
The  mortal  pang  is  past ! 

By  faith  his  head  we  see  him  bow, 
And  hear  him  breathe  his  last. 

We  too  with  him  are  dead, 
And  shall  with  him  arise: 

The  cross  on  which  he  bows  his  head 
Shall  lift  us  to  the  skies. 

398  C.  M.  •  C.  Wesley 

Approaching  the  table. 

JESUS,  at  whose  supreme  command 
We  now  approach  to  God, 
Before  us  in  thy  vesture  stand, 
Thy  vesture  dipped  in  blood. 

2  The  tokens  of  thy  dying  love 

0  let  us  all  receive, 
And  feel  the  quick'ning  Spirit  move, 

And  sensibly  believe ! 

;:  The  living  bread  sent  down  from  heaven 
In  us  vouchsafe  to  be  ; 
Thy  flesh  for  all  the  world  is  given, 
And  all  may  live  by  thee. 


218  INSTITUTIONS. 

4  Now,  Lord,  on  us  thy  flesh  bestow, 

And  let  us  drink  thy  blood, 
Till  all  our  souls  are  filled  below 

With  all  the  life  of  God. 

QQ9  S.  M.  C.  Weslby. 

Approaching  the  table. 

JESUS,  we  thus  obey 
Thy  last  and  kindest  word ; 
Here  in  thine  own  appointed  way 
We  come  to  meet  our  Lord. 

2  The  way  thou  hast  enjoined, 
Thou  wilt  therein  appear ; 

We  come  with  confidence  to  find 
Thy  special  presence  here. 

3  Our  hearts  we  open  wide 
To  make  the  Saviour  room ; 

And  lo  !  the  Lamb,  the  Crucified, 
The  sinner's  Friend,  is  come. 

4  His  presence  makes  the  feast; 
And  now  our  bosoms  feel 

The  glory  not  to  be  expressed, 
The  joy  unspeakable. 

5  With  pure  celestial  bliss 
He  doth  our  spirits  cheer ; 

His  house  of  banqueting  is  this, 
And  he  hath  brought  us  here. 

6  He  doth  his  servants  feed 
With  manna  from  above, 

His  banner  over  us  is  spread, 
His  everlasting  love. 

7  He  bids  us  drink  and  eat 
Imperishable  food, 

He  gives  his  flesh  to  be  our  meat, 
And  bids  us  drink  his  blood. 


the  lord's  supper.         219 

8  Whate'er  th'  Almighty  can 

To  pardoned  sinners  give, 
The  fulness  of  our  God  made  man, 

"We  here  with  Christ  receive. 

300  C.  M.        W.  5L  Bunting 

The  administration. 

THE  flesh  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ, 
Which  once  was  given  for  thee, 
Preserve  thy  body  and  thy  soul 

To  knniortality. 
This  eating — that  for  thee  he  died, 

Now  solemnly  confess : 
And  feed  on  him  within  thy  heart 
By  faith  with  thankfulness. 

2  The  blood  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ, 

Which  once  was  shed  for  thee 
Preserve  thy  body  and  thy  soul 

To  immortality. 
This  drinking — solemnly  confess 

For  thee  his  blood  was  shed ; 
And  still  with  new  thanksgivings  wreathe 

The  Victim's  hallowed  head ! 

301  S.  M.  C.  Wesley 
At  giving  the  bread. 

THEE,  King  of  saints,  we  praise 
For  this  our  living  bread ; 
Nourished  by  thy  preserving  grace, 
And  at  thy  table  fed. 

2  Who  in  these  lower  parts 
Of  thy  great  kingdom  feast, 

We  feel  the  earnest  in  our  hearts 
Of  our  eternal  rest. 

3  Yet  still  a  higher  seat 
We  in  thy  kingdom  claim. 


220  INSTITUTIONS. 

Who  here  begin  by  faith  to  eat 
The  supper  of  the  Lamb. 

4  That  glorious,  heavenly  prize, 

We  surely  shall  attain, 
And  in  the  palace  of  the  skies 

With  thee  for  ever  reign. 

302  10,10,11,11.  C.  Wesley 

At  giving  the  cup. 

IN  Jesus  we  live,  In  Jesus  we  rest, 
And  thankful  receive  His  dying  bequest : 
The  cup  of  salvation  His  mercy  bestows, 
And  all  from  his  passion  Our  happiness  flows. 

2  The  fruit  of  the  vine — The  joy  it  implies — 
Again  we  shall  join  To  drink  in  the  skies, 
Exult  in  his  favor,  Our  triumph  renew ; 
And  I,  saith  the  Saviour,  Will  drink  it  with  you. 

303  L.  M.  C.  Wesley. 

The  penitent  at  the  table. 

HOW  long,  thou  faithful  God,  shall  I 
Here  in  thy  ways  forgotten  lie? 
When  shall  the  means  of  healing  be 
The  channels  of  thy  grace  to  me  ? 

2  Sinners,  on  every  side,  step  in, 
And  wash  away  their  pain  and  sin, 
But  I,  a  helpless,  sin-sick  soul, 
Still  lie  expiring  at  the  pool.  ■ 

3  In  vain  I  take  the  broken  bread, 
1  cannot  on  thy  mercy  feed ; 

In  vain  I  drink  the  hallowed  wine, 
I  cannot  taste  the  love  divine. 

4  Thou  seest  me  lying  at  the  pool, 

I  would,  thou  know'st,  I  would  be  whole  j 


THE    LORD'S    SUPPER.  221 

0  let  the  troubled  "waters  inove, 
And  minister  thy  healing  love ! 

5  Surely  if  thou  the  symbols  bless, 
The  cov'nant-blood  shall  seal  my  peace, 
Thy  flesh,  e'en  now,  shall  be  my  food, 
And  all  my  soul  be  filled  with  God. 

J04  8,7.  C.  Wesley. 

"It  is  the  Spirit  that  quickenelh." 

C10ME,  th'ou  everlasting  Spirit, 
)     Bring  to  every  thankful  mind 
All  the  Saviour's  dying  merit, 

All  his  suff'rings  for  mankind: 
True  recorder  of  his  passion, 

Now  the  living  faith  impart, 
Now  reveal  his  great  salvation,    • 
Preach  his  gospel  to  our  heart. 

2  Come,  thou  witness  of  his  dying, 

Come,  remembrancer  divine, 
Let  us  feel  thy  power  applying 

Christ  to  every  soul  and  mine : 
Let  us  groan  thine  inward  groaning 

Look  on  Him  we  pierced  and  grieve, 
All  receive  the  grace  atoning, 

All  the  sprinkled  blood  receive. 

305  C.  M.  C.  Wesley. 

The  Passion  realized. 
(  10ME,  Holy  Ghost,  set  to  thy  seal, 
\J     Thine  inward  witness  give. 
To  all  our  waiting  souls  reveal 
The  death  by  which  we  live. 

2  Spectators  of  the  pangs  divine 

0  that  we  now  may  be, 
Discerning  in  the  sacred  sign 

His  passion  on  the  tree  I 


222  INSTITUTIONS. 

3  Give  us  to  hear  the  dreadful  sound 
Which  told  his  mortal  pain, 

Tore  up  the  graves,  and  shook  Ihe  ground, 
And  rent  the  rocks  in  twain. 

4  Repeat  the  Saviour's  dying  cry 
In  every  heart  so  loud, 

That  every  heart  may  new  reply, 
"  This  was  the  Son  of  God !" 

306  8,8,8,8,8,8.     '      G.  Weslby. 

Victim  divine. 

TTICTIM.  divine  !  thy  grace  we  claim 

V      While  thus  thy  precious  death  we  show ; 
Once  offered  up  a  spotless  Lamb, 

In  thy  great  temple  here  below, 
Thou  didst  for  all  mankind  atone, 
And  standest  now  before  the  throne. 

2  Thou  standest  in  the  holiest  place, 
As  now  for  guilty  sinners  slain, 

The  blood  of  sprinkling  speaks  and  prays, 

All-prevalent  for  helpless  man ; 
Thy  blood  is  still  our  ransom  found. 
And  speaks  salvation  all  around. 

3  The  smoke  of  thy  atonement  here 
Darkened  the  sun  and  rent  the  veil, 

Made  the  new  way  to  heaven  appear. 

And  showed  the  great  Invisible  ; 
Well  pleased  in  thee  our  God  looked  down, 
And  called  his  rebels  to  a  crown. 

4  He  still  respects  thy  sacrifice, 

Its  savor  sweet  doth  always  please ; 
The  off 'ring  smokes  through  earth  and  skies 

Diffusing  life,  and  joy,  and  peace. 
To  these  thy  lower  courts  it  comes. 
And  fills  them  with  divine  perfumes. 


the  lord's  supper.         223 

5  We  need  not  now  go  up  to  heaven 
To  bring  the  long-sought  Saviour  down, 

Thou  art  to  all  already  given, 

Thou  dost  e'en  now  thy  banquet  crown : 

To  every  faithful  soul  appear, 
And  show  thy  real  presence  here. 

307  7s.  C.  Weslut 

Communion  with  Christ. 

JESUS,  all-redeeming  Lord, 
Magnify  thy  dying  word, 
In  thine  ordinance  appear, 
Come  and  meet  thy  foll'wers  here. 

2  In  the  rite  thou  hast  enjoined 
Let  us  now  our  Saviour  find ; 
Drink  thy  blood  for  sinners  shed, 
Taste  thee  in  the  broken  bread. 

3  Thou  our  faithful  hearts  prepare ; 
Thou  thy  pard'ning  grace  declare ; 
Thou  that  hast  for  sinners  died, 
Show  thyself  the  Crucified  ! 

4  All  the  power  of  sin  remove ; 
Fill  us  with  thy  perfect  love ; 
Stamp  us  with  the  stamp  divine ; 
Seal  our  souls  for  ever  thine. 

308  7,6,7,6,7,8,7,6.        C.  Wesley. 

Calvary. 

LAMB  of  God,  whose  dying  love 
We  now  recall  to  mind, 
Send  the  answer  from  above, 

And  let  us  mercy  find ; 
Think  on  us,  who  think  on  thee, 

And  every  struggling  soul  release ! 
0  remember  Calvary, 
And  bid  us  go  in  peace ! 


224:  INSTITUTIONS, 

2  By  thine  agonizing  pain, 
And  bloody  sweat,  we  pray  ; 

By  thy  dying  love  to  man, — 

Take  all  our  sins  away : 
By  thy  passion  on  the  tree, 

Let  all  our  griefs  and  troubles  cease ; 
0  remember  Calvary, 

And  bid  us  go  in  peace ! 

3  Never  will  we  hence  depart, 
Till  thou  our  wants  relieve ; 

Write  forgiveness  on  our  heart, 

And  all  thine  image  give : 
Still  our  souls  shall  cry  to  thee , 

Till  perfected  in  holiness : 
0  remember  Calvary, 

And  bid  us  go  in  peace. 

309  S.  M.  C.  Wesley. 

Closing  the  service. 

WHAT  a  taste  is  this 
Which  now  in  Christ  we  know, 
An  earnest  of  our  glorious  bliss, 
Our  heaven  begun  below  ! 

2  When  he  the  table  spreads, 
How  royal  is  the  cheer ! 

With  rapture  we  lift  up  our  heads, 
And  own  that  God  is  here. 

3  The  Lamb  for  sinners  slain, 
Who  died  to  die  no  more, 

Let  all  the  ransomed  sons  of  men, 
With  all  his  hosts  adore. 

4  Let  earth  and  heaven  be  joined, 
His  glories  to  display, 

And  hymn  the  Saviour  of  mankind 
In  one  eternal  day. 


0 


the  lord's  supper.  225 

310  L.  M.       R.  W.  Hasiilto* 

Closing  the  service. 

QTARS,  that  did  herald  in,  or  mark 
^     The  night  when  Jesus  was  betrayed,-- 
This  feast  ends  not  till  ye  are  dark, 
And  all  your  glorious  courses  stayed. 

2  For  from  that  night,  successive  bands 
Have  kept  this  banquet  of  the  cross, 

Saint,  pilgrim,  martyr  of  all  lands, 
And  counted  earthly  portions  loss. 

3  And  here  we  still  forget  our  woes, 
Midst  what  long  ages  saw  bequeathed ; 

The  bread  is  life,  the  cup  o'erfiows, 

As  when  the  blessing  first  was  breathed. 

4  "When  we  rise  up  and  leave  our  seat, 
Millions  shall  press  and  fill  our  place ; 

Still  shall  the  poor  and  needy  eat, 

And  sing,  like  us,  the  Founder's  grace. 

311  7s.  C.  Wesle? 
"Therefore  with  angels" — 

LORD  and  God  of  heavenly  powers ! 
Theirs, — yet,  0  !  benignly  ours  ! 
Glorious  King  !  let  earth  proclaim, 
Worms  attempt  to  chant  thy  name. 

2  Thee  to  laud  in  songs  divine 
Angels  and  archangels  join: 
We  with  them  our  voices  raise, 
Echoing  thine  eternal  praise. 

3  Holy,  holy,  holy  Lord, 

Live,  by  heaven  and  earth  adored ! 
Full  of  thee  they  ever  cry, 
"Glory  be  to  God  most  high!" 


226  INSTITUTIONS. 

812  7s.  '      C.  Wesley 

Gloria  in  excelsis. 

GLORY  be  to  God  on  high, 
God  whose  glory  fills  the  sky ; 
Peace  on  earth  to  man  forgiven, 
Man,  the  well-beloved  of  Heaven. 

2  Sovereign  Father,  heavenly  King, 
Thee  we  now  presume  to  sing ; 
Glad  thine  attributes  confess, 
Glorious  all,  and  numberless. 

3  Hail,  by  all  thy  works  adored ! 
Hail,  the  everlasting  Lord ! 

Thee  with  thankful  hearts  we  prove; 
Lord  of  power,  and  God  of  love. 

4  Christ  our  Lord  and  God  we  own, 
Christ  the  Father's  only  Son ; 
Lamb  of  God  for  sinners  slain, 
Saviour  of  offending  man. 

5  Bow  thine  ear,  in  mercy  bow, 
Hear,  the  world's  atonement,  thou  1 
Jesus,  in  thy  name  we  pray, 
Take,  0  take  our  sins  away ! 

6  Powerful  Advocate  with  God, 
Justify  us  by  thy  blood ; 

Bow  thine  ear,  in  mercy  bow, 
Hear,  the  world's  atonement,  thou 

7  Hear,  for  thou,  0  Christ,  alone, 
Art  with  thy  great  Father  one ; 
One  the  Holy  Ghost  with  thee ; 
One  supreme  eternal  Three. 


THE    SABBATH.  227 


5.  THE  SABBATH. 

313  S.  M.  Watts. 

Opening  morning  service. 

TT  WELCOME,  sweet  day  of  rest, 

V  V     That  saw  the  Lord  arise : 
Welcome  to  this  reviving  breast, 
And  these  rejoicing  eyes ! 

2  The  King  himself  comes  near, 
And  feasts  his  saints  to-day  : 

Here  we  may  sit,  and  see  him  here, 
And  love,  and  praise,  and  pray. 

3  One  day  within  the  place 
Which  thou  dost,  Lord,  frequent. 

Is  sweeter  than  ten  thousand  days 
In  sinful  pleasures  spent. 

4  My  willing  soul  would  stay 
In  such  a  frame  as  this, 

And  sit  and  sing  herself  away 
To  everlasting  bliss. 

314  C.  ML  C  WSSLEY 

Opening  morning  service. 

(^OME,  let  us  join  with  one  accord 
J     In  hymns  around  the  throne  ! 
This  is  the  day  our  rising  Lord 
Hath  made  and  called  his  own. 

2  This  is  the  day  which  God  hath  blest, 
The  brightest  of  the  seven, 

Type  of  that  everlasting  rest 
The  saints  enjoy  in  heaven. 

3  Then  let  us  in  his  name  sing  on. 
And  hasten  to  that  lay 


228  INSTITUTIONS. 

When  our  Redeemer  shall  come  down, 
And  shadows  pass  away. 

4  Not  one,  but  all  our  days  below, 

Let  us  in  hymns  employ ; 
And  in  our  Lord  rejoicing,  go 

To  his  eternal  joy. 

315  7,7,7,7,7,7.  Newton. 

Opening  morning  service. 

SAFELY  through  another  week 
God  has  brought  us  on  our  way ; 
Let  us  now  a  blessing  seek, 

Waiting  in  his  courts  to-day : 
Day  of  all  the  week  the  best, 
Emblem  of  eternal  rest. 

2  While  we  seek  supplies  of  grace, 
Through  the  dear  Redeemer's  name, 

Show  thy  reconciling  face — 

Take  away  our  sin  and  shame : 
From  our  worldly  cares  set  free, 
May  we  rest  this  day  in  thee. 

3  Here  we  come  thy  name  to  praise ; 
Let  us  feel  thy  presence  near : 

May  thy  glory  meet  our  eyes, 

While  we  in  thy  house  appear: 
Here  afford  us,  Lord,  a  taste 
Of  our  everlasting  feast. 

4  May  the  gospel's  joyful  sound 
Conquer  sinners,  comfort  saints, 

Make  the  fruits  of  grace  abound, 

Bring  relief  from  all  complaints : 
Thu?  let  all  our  Sabbaths  prove, 
Till  wc  join  the  Church  abce. 


THE    SABBATH.  229 

31(5  L.  M.  Stennbtt. 

Opening  morning  service. 

\  NOTHEE,  six  days'  work  is  done ; 
J\_  Another  Sabbath  is  begun: 
Return,  my  soul,  enjoy  thy  rest, 
Improve  the  day  thy  God  hath  blest. 

2  0  that  our  thoughts  and  thanks  may  rise. 
As  grateful  incense,  to  the  skies  ; 

And  draw  from  Christ  that  sweet  repose 
Which  none  but  he  that  feels  it  knows  ! 

3  This  heavenly  calm  within  the  breast 
Is  the  dear  pledge  of  glorious  rest, 
Which  for  the  Church  of  God  remains, 
The  end  of  cares,  the  end  of  pains. 

4  In  holy  duties  let  the  day, 
In  holy  comforts,  pass  away  : 

How  sweet,  a  Sabbath  thus  to  spend, 
In  hope  of  one  that  ne'er  shall  end ! 


317  6,6,6,6,8,8.  Hetwaed. 

Opening  morning  service. 

TELCOME,  delightful  morn, 
Thou  day  of  sacred  rest ;. 
I  hail  thy  kind  return  ! 

Lord,  make  these  moments  blest. 
From  the  low  train  of  mortal  tovs 


^W 


2  Now  may  the  King  descend, 
And  fill  his  throne  of  grace ; 
Thy  sceptre,  Lord,  extend. 
While  saints  address  thy  face : 
Let  sinners  feel  thy  quick'ning  word, 
And  learn  to  know  and  fear  the  Lord 


230  INSTITUTIONS. 

3  Descend,  celestial  Dove, 

With  all  thy  quick'uing  powers; 
Disclose  a  Saviour's  love, 
And  bless  the  sacred  hours  : 
Then  shall  my  soul  new  life  obtain, 
Nor  Sabbaths  be  indulged  in  vain. 

818  8,8,8,8,8,8.  Steele 

Opening  morning  service. 

("1  RE  AT  God,  this  hallowed  day  of  thine 
X  Demands  our  souls'  collected  powers; 
May  we  employ  in  works  divine 

These  solemn  and  devoted  hours : 
0  may  our  souls  adoring  own 
The  grace  which  calls  us  to  thy  throne! 

2  Hence,  ye  vain  cares  and  trifles,  fly ! 

Where  God  resides,  appear  no  more : 
Omniscient  Lord,  thy  piercing  eye 

Doth  every  secret  thought  explore : 
0  may  thy  grace  our  thoughts  refine, 
And  fix  our  hearts  on  things  Divine ! 

3X9  6,6,0,6,8,8.  Watts. 

Psalm  lxxxiv. 

ORD  of  the  worlds  above, 
j     How  pleasant  and  how  fair 
The  dwellings  of  thy  love, 
Thine  earthly  temples  are ! 
To  thine  abode  My  heart,  aspires, 
With  warm  desires,  To  see  my  God. 

2  0  happy  souls,  that  pray 

Where  God  appoints  to  hear! 
0  happy  men,  that  pay 

Their  constant  service  there  J 
They  praise  thee  still ;  And  happy  they 
That  love  the  way  To  Zion's  hill. 


I 


THE    SABBATH.  231 

3  They  go  from  strength  to  strength 
Through  this  dark  vale  of  tears, 

Till  each  arrives  at  length, 
Till  each  in  heaven  appears  : 
0  glorious  seat,  When  God  our  King 
^hall  thither  bring  Our  willing  feet ! 

4  To  spend  one  sacred  day 
Where  God  and  saints  abide, 

Affords  diviner  joy 

Than  thousand  days  beside : 
Where  God  lesorts,  I  love  it  more 
To  keep  the  door  Than  shine  in  courts. 

320  L-  M-  Watts. 

Psalm  xcii. 

SWEET  is  the  work,  my  God,  my  King, 
To  praise  thy  name,  give  thanks,  and  sing ; 
To  show  thy  love  by  morning  light, 
And  talk  of  all  thy  truth  by  night. 

2  Sweet  is  the  day  of  sacred  rest ; 

No  mortal  cares  shall  seize  my  breast : 
0  may  my  heart  in  tune  be  found, 
Like  David's  harp  of  solemn  sound ! 

3  My  heart  shall  triumph  in  my  Lord, 
And  bless  his  works,  and  bless  his  word : 
Thy  works  of  grace,  how  bright  they  shine  J 
How  deep  thy  counsels !  how  divine ! 

4  Then  I  shall  share  a  glorious  part 
When  grace  hath  well  refined  my  heart, 
And  fresh  supplies  of  joy  are  shed, 
Like  holy  oil,  to  cheer  my  head. 

5  Then  shall  I  see,  and  hear,  and  know, 
All  I  desired  or  wished  below ; 

And  every  power  find  sweet  employ 
In  that  eternal  world  of  joy. 


232  INSTITUTIONS. 

321  C.  M.  Watts. 

Psalm  cxviii.  24. 

THIS  is  the  day  the  Lord  hath  made, 
He  calls  the  hours  his  own ; 
Let  heaven  rejoice,  let  earth  be  glad, 
And  praise  surround  the  throne. 

2  To-day  he  rose  and  left  the  dead, 
And  Satan's  empire  fell; 

To-day  the  saints  his  triumph  spread, 
And  all  his  wonders  tell. 

3  Hosanna  to  th'  anointed  King, 
To  David's  holy  Son : 

Help  us,  0  Lord,  descend,  and  bring 
Salvation  from  thy  throne ! 

322  C.  M.  C.  Wesley. 
Rev.  i.  10. 

MAY  I  throughout  this  day  of  thine 
Be  in  thy  Spirit,  Lord : 
Spirit  of  humble  fear  divine, 
That  trembles  at  thy  word ; — 

2  Spirit  of  faith,  my  heart  to  raise, 

And  fix  on  things  above ; 
Spirit  of  sacrifice  and  praise, 

Of  hDliness  and  love. 

323  L.  M.  Watts 

In  the  sanctuary. 

FAR  from  my  thoughts,  vain  world,  begone! 
Let  my  religious  hours  alone : 
Fain  would  my  eyes  my  Saviour  see ; 
I  wait  a  visit,  Lord,  from  thee. 


THE    SABBAXH.  233 

2  My  heart  grows  warm  with  holy  fire. 
And  kindles  with  a  pure  desire : 
Come,  my  dear  Jesus,  from  above, 
And  feed  my  soul  with  heavenly  love. 

3  Blest  Jesus   what  delicious  fare  ! 
How  sweet  thine  entertainments  are! 
Never  did  angels  taste  above 
Redeeming  grace  and  dying  love. 

3^4=  **■  M.  Doddridge. 

The  eternal  Sabbath. 

THINE  earthly  Sabbaths,  Lord,  we  love  ; 
But  there's  a  nobler  rest  above; 
To  that  our  lab'ring  souls  aspire, 
With  ardent  pangs  of  strong  desire. 

2  No  more  fatigue,  no  more  distress ; 
Nor  sin  nor  hell  shall  reach  the  place ; 
No  sighs  shall  mingle  with  the  songs 
Which  warble  from  immortal  tongues. 

3  No  rude  alarms  of  raging  foes  ; 
No  cares  to  break  the  long  repose ; 
No  midnight  shade,  no  clouded  sun, 
But  sacred,  high,  eternal  noon. 

4  0  long-expected  day,  begin ; 
Dawn  on  these  realms  of  woe  and  sin : 
Fain  would  we  leave  this  weary  road. 
And  sleep  in  death,  to  rest  with  God 


234  THE    GOSPEL    CALL. 

SECTION  V. 

©fi*  ®tosp£l  Call. 

825  6,6,6,6,8,8.  C  Wbsuhy. 

The  year  of  Jubilee. 

BLOW  ye  the  trumpet,  blow, 
The  gladly  solemn  sound; 
Let  all  the  nations  know, 
To  earth's  remotest  bound, 
The  year  of  jubilee  is  come  ; 
Return,  ye  ransomed  sinners,  home. 

2  Jesus,  our  great  High  Priest, 
Hath  full  atonement  made: 

Ye  weary  spirits,  rest ; 

Ye  mournful  souls,  be  glad: 
The  year  of  jubilee  is  come  ; 
Return,  ye  ransomed  sinners,  home. 

3  Extol  the  Lamb  of  God, 
The  all-atoning  Lamb ; 

Redemption  through  his  blood 
Throughout  the  world  proclaim : 
•    The  year  of  jubilee  is  come  ; 
Return,  ye  ransomed  sinners,  home. 

4  Ye  slaves  of  sin  and  hell, 
Your  liberty  receive, 

And  safe  in  Jesus  dwell, 
And  blessed  in  Jesus  live : 
The  year  of  jubilee  is  come ; 
Return,  ye  ransomed  sinners,  home 

5  Ye  who  have  sold  for  naught 
Your  heritage  above, 

Receive  it  back  unbought, 
The  gift  of  Jesus'  love : 
The  year  of  jubilee  is  come ; 
Return,  ye  ransomed  sinners,  home. 


THE    GOSPEL    CALL.  235 

6  The  gospel  trumpet  hear. 

The  news  of  heavenly  grace  ; 
And,  saved  from  earth,  appear 
Before  your  Saviour's  face  : 
The  year  of  jubilee  is  come ; 
Return,  ye  ransomed  sinners,  home. 

326  L.  M.  C.  Wesley 
The  gospel  supper. 

QIXNERS,  obey  the  gospel  word! 
Ikj  Haste  to  the  supper  of  my  Lord: 
Be  "wise  to  know  your  gracious  day ; 
All  things  are  ready  ;   come  away. 

2  Beady  the  Father  is  to  own, 
And  kiss  his  late-returning  son : 
Beady  your  loving  Saviour  stands, 
And  spreads  for  you  his  bleeding  hands. 

3  Beady  the  Spirit  of  his  love 
Just  now  your  hardness  to  remove ; 
T'  apply  and  witness  with  the  blood, 
And  wash  and  seal  the  sons  of  God. 

4  Beady  for  you  the  angels  wait, 
To  triumph  in  your  blessed  estate : 
Tuning  their  harps,  they  long  to  praise 
The  wonders  of  redeeming  grace. 

5  The  Father,  Son,  and  Holy  Ghost, 
Are  ready  with  their  shining  host : 
.All  heaven  is  ready  to  resound, 

"  The  dead 's  alive  !  the  lost  is  found  !" 

327  L.  M.  C.  Wesley 
Concluded. 

COME,  0  ye  sinners,  to  your  Lord, 
In  Christ  to  paradise  restored; 
His  proffered  benefits  embrace, 
The  plenitude  of  gospel  grace : 


236  THE    GOSPEL    CALL. 

2  A  pardon  written  with  his  blood, 
The  favor  and  the  peace  of  God  ; 
The  seeing  eye,  the  feeling  sense, 
The  mystic  joys  of  penitence  : 

3  The  godly  fear,  the  pleasing  smart, 
The  meltings  of  a  broken  heart ; 

The  tears  that  tell  your  sins  forgiven ; 
The  sighs  that  waft  your  souls  to  heaven : 

4  The  guiltless  shame,  the  sweet  distress , 
Th'  unutterable  tenderness ; 

The  genuine,  meek  humility  ; 

The  wonder,  "  Why  such  love  to  me  !'' 

5  Th'  o'erwhelming  power  of  saving  grace, 
The  sight  that  veils  the  seraph's  face  ; 
The  speechless  awe  that  dares  not  move, 
And  all  the  silent  heaven  of  love. 

328  &■  M.  C.  Weslev, 

The  hearty  icelcome. 

(^OME,  sinners,  to  the  gospel  feast; 
J  Let  every  soul  be  Jesus'  guest : 
Ye  need  not  one  be  left  behind, 
#For  God  hath  bidden  all  mankind. 

2  Sent  by  my  Lord,  on  you  I  call ; 
The  invitation  is  to  all: 

Come,  all  the  world  !   come,  sinner,  thou  ; 
All  things  in  Christ  are  read}7  now. 

3  Come,  all  ye  souls  by  sin  oppressed, 
Ye  restless  wand'rers  after  rest, 

Ye  poor,  and  maimed,  and  halt,  and  blind. 
In  Christ  a  hearty  welcome  find. 

4  My  message  as  from  God  receive: 
Ye  all  may  come  to  Christ  and  live: 
0  let  his  love  your  hearts  constrain. 
Nor  suffer  him  to  die  in  vain  1 


THE    GOSPEL    CALL.  237 

5  See  Mm  set  forth  before  your  eyes, 
That  precious,  bleeding  sacrifice ! 
His  offered  benefits  embrace, 
And  freely  now  be  saved  by  grace ! 

329  C.  M.  Steele. 

And  yet  there  is  room. 
X  TYi  wretched,  hungry,  starving  poor, 
J_      Behold  a  royal  feast ! 
Where  mercy  spreads  her  bounteous  store 
For  every  humble  guest. 

I  See,  Jesus  stands  with  open  arms ; 

He  calls,  he  bids  you  come : 
0  stay  not  back,  though  fear  alarms  ! 

For  yet  there  still  is  room. 

8  0  come,  and  with  his  children  taste 

The  blessings  of  his  love  ; 
While  hope  attends  the  sweet  repast 

Of  nobler  joys  above  ! 

4  There,  with  united  heart  and  voice, 
Before  th'  eternal  throne, 

Ten  thousand  thousand  souls  rejoice, 
In  ecstasies  unknown. 

5  And  yet  ten  thousand  thousand  more 
Are  welcome  still  to  come  : 

Ye  happy  souls,  the  grace  adore ; 
Approach,  there  yet  is  rcom. 

330  8,7,8,7,4.7,  .       Hast. 
The  invitation. 

C^OME,  ye  sinners,  poor  and  needy, 
;    TVeak  and  wounded,  sick  and  sore, 
Jesus  ready  stands  to  save  you, 
Full  of  pity,  love,  and  power  : 

He  is  able, 
He  is  willing,  doubt  no  more 


238  THE    GOSPEL    CALL. 

2  Now,  ye  needy,  come  and  welcome, 
God's  free  bounty  glorify : 

True  belief  and  true  repentance, 
Every  grace  that  brings  you  nigh, 

Without  money, 
Come  to  Jesus  Christ  and  buy. 

3  Let  not  conscience  make  you  linger 
Nor  of  fitness  fondly  dream : 

All  the  fitness  he  requireth 
Is  to  feel  your  need  of  him  : 

This  he  gives  you, 
'Tis  the  Spirit's  glimm'ring  beam. 

4  Come,  ye  weary,  heavy-laden, 
Bruised  and  mangled  by  the  fall, 

If  you  tarry  till  you're  better, 
You  will  never  come  at  all : 

Not  the  righteous, 
Sinners  Jesus  came  to  call. 

5  Agonizing  in  the  garden, 

Lo  !  your  Maker  prostrate  lies ! 
On  the  bloody  tree  behold  him ! 
Hear  him  cry  before  he  dies, 

"It  is  finished!" 
Sinners,  will  not  this  suffice? 

6  Lo  !  th'  incarnate  God  ascending, 
Pleads  the  merit  of  his  blood ; 

Venture  on  him,  venture  freely, 
Let  no  other  trust  intrude : 

None  but  Jesus 
Can  do  helpless  sinners  good. 

7  Saints  and  angels,  joined  in  concert, 
Sing  the  praises  of  the  Lamb, 

While  the  blissful  seats  of  heaven 
Sweetly  echo  with  his  name : 

Hallelujah ! 
Sinners  here  may  do  the  same. 


THE    GOSPEL    CALL.  289 

331  L.  M.  C.  Wesley 

Isaiah  lv.  1-3. 

HO  !  every  one  that  thirsts,  draw  nigh  ; 
"lis  God  invites  the  fallen  race 
Mercy  and  free  salvation  buy  ; 

Buy  wine,  and  milk,  and  gospel  grace 

2  Come  to  the  living  waters,  come ! 
Sinners,  obey  your  Maker's  call : 

Return,  ye  weary  wand'rers,  home, 
And  find  my  grace  is  free  for  all. 

3  See  from  the  rock  a  fountain  rise ; 
For  you  in  healing  streams  it  rolls ; 

Money  ye  need  not  bring,  nor  price, 
Ye  lab'ring,  burdened  sin-sick  souls. 

4  Nothing  ye  in  exchange  shall  give, 
Leave  all  you  have,  and  are,  behind  ; 

Frankly  the  gift  of  God  receive, 
Pardon  and  peace  in  Jesus  find. 

332  L-  M.  C.  Wesley 
Concluded. 

WHY  seek  ye  that  which  is  not  bread, 
Nor  can  your  hungry  souls  sustain  ? 
On  ashes,  husks,  and  air  ye  feed ; 
Ye  spend  your  little  all  in  vain  : 

2  In  search  of  empty  joys  below, 
Ye  toil  with  unavailing  strife : 

Whither,  ah  !  whither  would  ye  go  ? 
I  have  the  words  of  endless  life 

3  Hearken  to  me  with  earnest  care, 
And  freely  eat  substantial  food; 

The  sweetness  of  my  mercy  share, 
And  taste  that  I  alone  am  good, 


240  THE    GOSPEL    CALL. 

4  I  bid  you  all  my  goodness  prove ; 
My  promises  for  all  are  free : 

Come,  taste  the  manna  of  my  love, 
And  let  your  souls  delight  in  me 

5  Your  willing  ear  and  heart  incline, 
My  words  believingly  receive  ; 

Quickened  your  souls  by  faith  divine, 
An  everlasting  life  shall  live. 

333  C.  M.  Watts. 

Isaiah  lv.  1-3. 

LET  every  mortal  ear  attend, 
And  every  heart  rejoice  ; 
The  trumpet  of  the  gospel  sounds 
With  an  inviting  voice. 

2  Ho  !  all  ye  hungry,  starving  souls, 
That  feed  upon  the  wind, 

And  vainly  strive  with  earthly  toys 
To  fill  an  empty  mind : 

3  Eternal  Wisdom  hath  prepared 
A  soul-reviving  feast, 

And  bids  your  longing  appetites 
The  rich  provision  taste. 

4  Ho  !  ye  that  pant  for  living  streams, 
And  pine  away  and  die, 

Here  you  may  quench  your  raging  thirst 
With  springs  that  never  dry. 

5  Rivers  of  love  and  mercy  here. 
In  a  rich  ocean  join  : 

Salvation,  in  abundance,  flows 
Like  floods  of  milk  and  wine. 

6  The  happy  gates  of  gospel  grace 
Stand  open  night  and  day  : 

Jiorcl,  we  are  come  to  seek  supplies, 
And  drive  our  wants  away 


THE    GOSPEL    CALL.  24) 

gr>  4_  CM  E   Jones. 

Come  to  Jesus 

COME,  humble  sinner,  in  whose  breast 
A  thousand  thoughts  revolve. — 
Come,  with  jour  guilt  and  fear  oppress&i 
And  make  this  last  resolve . 

2  I'll  go  to  Jesus,  though  my  sin 
Hath  like  a  mountain  rose  : 

I  know  his  courts,  I'll  enter  in 
"Whatever  may  oppose  • 

3  Prostrate  I'll  lie  before  his  throne. 
And  there  my  guilt  confess  ; 

111  tell  him  I'm  a  wretch  undone 
Without  his  sovereign  grace  ■ 

4  I'll  to  the  gracious  King  approach.. 
Whose  sceptre  pardon  gives  . 

Perhaps  he  may  command  my  touch, 
And  then  the  suppliant  lives 

5  Perhaps  he  may  admit  my  plea, 
Perhaps  will  hear  my  prayer : 

But  if  I  perish.  I  will  pray 
And  perish  only  there 

6  I  can  but  perish  if  1  go 
I  am  resolved  to  try  ; 

For  if  I  stay  away  I  know 
I  must  for  ever  die 

7  But  if  I  die  with  mercy  sought, 
When  I  the  King  have  tried, 

This  were  to  die  (delightful  thought!) 
As  sinner  never  died 

335  0   M.  C.  Wesley. 

The  chief  of  sinners  invited. 

LOVERS  of  pleasure  more  than  God, 
For  you  he  suffered  pain  : 


242  THE    GOSPEL    CALL. 

Swearers,  for  you  he  spilt  his  blood ; 
And  shall  he  bleed  in  vain  ? 

2  Misers,  his  life  for  you  he  paid, 
Your  basest  crimes  he  bore  ; 

Drunkards,  your  sins  on  him  were  laid, 
That  you  might  sin  no  more. 

3  The  God  of  love,  to  earth  he  came, 
That  you  might  come  to  heaven : 

Believe,  believe  in  Jesus'  name, 
And  all  your  sin 's  forgiven. 

4  Believe  in  Him  who  died  for  thee, 
And  sure  as  he  hath  died, 

Thy  debt  is  paid,  thy  soul  is  free, 
And  thou  art  justified. 

336  8,8,8,8,8,8.  C.  Wesley. 

The  universal  invitation. 

SEE,  sinners,  in  the  gospel  glass, 
The  Friend  and  Saviour  of  mankind ! 
Not  one  of  all  th'  apostate  race 

But  may  in  him  salvation  find ! 
His  thoughts,  and  words,  and  actions  prove, 
His  life  and  death — that  God  is  love. 

2  Behold  the  Lamb  of  God,  who  bears 
The  sins  of  all  the  world  away  ! 

A  servant's  form  he  meekly  wears, 
He  sojourns  in  a  house  of  clay  ; 
His  glory  is  no  longer  seen, 
But  God  with  God  is  man  with  men. 

3  See  where  the  God  incarnate  stands, 
And  calls  his  wand'ring  creatures  home ; 

He  all  day  long  spreads  out  his  hands ; 
Come,  weary  souls,  to  Jesus  come! 


THE    GOSPEL    CALL.  243 

Ye  all  may  hide  you  in  his  breast ; 
Believe,  and  he  will  give  you  rest 

4  "Ah!  do  not  of  my  goodness  doubt, 
My  saving  grace  for  all  is  free ; 

I  wilj  in  no  wise  cast  him  out 

That  comes  a  sinner  unto  me :  i 

1  can  to  none  myself  deny  ; 

Why,  sinners,  will  ye  perish,  why  ?  ' 

837  8,8,8,8,8,8.  C.  Wesley. 

The  universal  invitation. 

SINNERS,  believe  the  gospel  word, 
Jesus  is  come  your  souls  to  save! 
Jesus  is  come,  your  common  Lord ; 

Pardon  ye  all  through  him  may  have, — 
May  now  be  saved,  whoever  will : 
This  man  receiveth  sinners  still. 

2  See  where  the  lame,  the  halt,  the  blind. 
The  deaf,  the  dumb,  the  sick,  the  poor, 

Flock  to  the  Friend  of  human  kind, 
And  freely  all  accept  their  cure ! 

To  whom  did  he  his  help  deny  ? 

Whom,  in  his  days  of  flesh,  pass  by  ? 

3  Did  not  his  word  the  fiends  expel, 
The  lepers  cleanse,  and  raise  the  dead? 

Did  he  not  all  their  sickness  heal, 

And  satisfy  their  every  need? 
Did  he  reject  his  helpless  clay, 
Or  send  them  sorrowful  away  ? 

4  Nay,  but  his  bowels  yearned  to  see 
The  people  hungry,  scattered,  faint : 

Nay,  but  he  uttered  over  thee, 
Jerusalem,  a  true  complaint : 
Jerusalem,  who  shedd'st  his  blood, 
That,  with  his  tears,  for  thee  hath  flowed. 


244  THE    GOSPEL    CALL 

338  S.  M.  Watts. 

Isaiah  xlv.  21-25. 

THE  Lord  on  high  proclaims 
His  Godhead  from  his  throne: 
M  Mercy  and  justice  are  the  names 
By  which  I  will  be  known. 

2  "Ye  dying  souls,  that  sit 
In  darkness  and  distress, 

Look,  from  the  borders  of  the  pit, 
To  my  recov'ring  grace." 

3  Sinners  shall  hear  the  sound ; 
Their  thankful  tongues  shall  own, 

"  Our  righteousness  and  strength  are  found 
In  thee,  the  Lord,  alone." 

i  In  thee  shall  Israel  trust, 

And  see  their  guilt  forgiven ; 
God  will  pronounce  the  sinners  just, 

And  take  the  saints  to  heaven. 

b39  S.  M.  Watts. 

Invitation  and  learning. 

THE  Lord  declares  his  will, 
And  keeps  the  world  in  awe ; 
Amidst  the  smoke  on  Sinai's  hill 
Breaks  out  his  fiery  law. 

2  The  Lord  reveals  his  face, 
And,  smiling  from  above, 

Sends  down  the  gospel  of  his  grace. 
Th'  epistles  of  his  love. 

3  These  sacred  words  impart 
Our  Maker's  just  commands ; 

The  pity  of  his  melting  heart. 
And  vengeance  of  his  hands 


THE    GOSPEL    CALL.  245 

4  We  read  the  heavenly  word, 

We  take  the  offered  grace, 
Obey  the  statutes  of  the  Lord, 

And  trust  his  promises. 

340  C.  M.  Steele. 
The  free  invitation. 

THE  Saviour  calls — let  every  ear 
Attend  the  heavenly  sound  ; 
Ye  doubting  souls,  dismiss  your  fear, 
Hope  smiles  reviving  round. 

2  For  every  thirsty,  longing  heart, 
Here  streams  of  bounty  flow  ; 

And  life,  and  health,  and  bliss,  impart 
To  banish  mortal  woe. 

3  Here  springs  of  sacred  pleasure  rise 
To  ease  your  every  pain ; 

(Immortal  fountain  !   full  supplies  !) 
Nor  shall  you  thirst  in  vain. 

4  Ye  sinners,  come ;   'tis  mercy's  voice, 
The  gracious  call  obey : 

Mercy  invites  to  heavenly  joys — 
And  can  you  yet  delay  ? 

5  Dear  Saviour,  draw  reluctant  hearts  ! 
To  thee  let  sinners  fly, 

And  take  the  bliss  thy  love  imparts ; 
And  drink,  and  never  die. 

341  C.  M.  Watts. 

The  free  invitation. 

JESUS,  thy  blessings  are  not  few, 
Nor  is  thy  gospel  weak : 
Thy  grace  can  melt  the  stubborn  Jew, 
And  bow  th'  aspiring  Greek. 


246  THE    GOSPEL    CALL. 

2  Wide  as  the  reach  of  Satan's  vage 
Doth  thy  salvation  flow  ; 

'Tis  not  confined  to  sex  or  age, 
The  lofty  or  the  low. 

3  While  grace  is  offered  to  the  princ^ 
The  poor  may  take  their  share ; 

No  mortal  has  a  just  pretence 
To  perish  in  despair. 

4  Come,  all  ye  vilest  sinners,  come ; 
He  '11  form  your  souls  anew  : 

His  gospel  and  his  heart  have  room 
For  rebels  such  as  you 

342  10,10,11,11.  C.  WEsi.fi! 

Jesus  recommended. 

THY  faithfulness,  Lord,  Each  moment  we  find 
So  true  to  thy  word,  So  loving  and  kind : 
Thy  mercy  so  tender  To  all  the  lost  race, 
The  vilest  offender  May  turn  and  find  grace. 

2  The  mercy  I  feel,  To  others  I  show ; 
I  set  to  my  seal  That  Jesus  is  true : 

Ye  all  may  find  favor  Who  come  at  his  call, 
0  come  to  my  Saviour,  His  grace  is  for  all. 

3  To  save  what  was  lost  From  heaven  he  came  ; 
Come,  sinners,  and  trust  In  Jesus's  name ! 

He  offers  you  pardon ;  He  bids  you  be  free : 
"  If  sin  be  your  burden,  0  come  unto  me !" 

4  0  let.  me  commend  my  Saviour  to  you  ; 
The  publican's  Friend,  And  Advocate  too. 
For  you  he  is  pleading  His  merits  and  death : 
With  God  interceding  For  sinners  beneath. 

5  Then  let  us  submit  His  grace  to  receive; 
Fall  down  at  his  feet,  And  gladly  believe : 
We  all  are  forgiven  For  Jesus's  sake  : 

Our  title  to  heaven.  His  merits  we  take 


THE    GOSPEL    CALL.  247 

343  10,10,11,11.  C.  Wesley. 
"This  man  receiveth  sinners.'" 

~\T~E  neighbors  and  friends.  To  Jesus  draw  near; 
X     His  love  condescends,  By  titles  so  dear, 
To  call  and  invite  you  His  triumph  to  prove, 
And  freely  delight  you  In  Jesus's  love. 

2  The    blind    are    restored    Through    Jesus's 

name ; 
They  see  their  dear  Lord,  And  follow  the  Lamb; 
The    halt — they   are    walking,    And   running 

their  race ; 
The  dumb — they  are  talking  Of  Jesus's  grace. 

3  The    deaf    hear  his  voice,  And   comforting 

word  ; 
It  bids  them  rejoice  In  Jesus  their  Lord: 
"  Thy  sins  are  forgiven.  Accepted  thou  art;" 
They  listen,  and  heaven  Springs  up   in   their 

heart. 

4  The   lepers   from  all  Their  spots  are  made 

clean  ; 
The  den  I  by  his  call  Are  raised  from  their  sin; 
In  Jesus'  compassion  The  sick  find  a  cure  ; 
And  gospel  salvation  Is  preached  to  the  poor. 

5  0  Jesus,  ride  on,  Till  all  are  subdued ; 

Thy    mercy   make   known,    And   sprinkle   thy 

blood; 
Display  thy  salvation,  And  teach  the  new  song 
To  every  nation,  And  people,  and  tongue. 

344  7,7,7,7,7,7.  C.  Wesley 
Fly  to  Jesus. 

TTTEARY  souls  that  wander  wide 

W     From  the  central  point  of  bliss. 
Turn  to  Jesus  crucified, 

Fly  to  those  dear  wounds  of  his ; 


248  THE    GOSPEL    CALL. 

Sink  into  the  purple  flood ; 
Rise  into  the  life  of  God. 

2  Find  in  Christ  the  way  of  peace, 
Peace  unspeakable,  unknown ! 

By  his  pain  he  gives  you  ease, 
Life  by  his  expiring  groan  ; 
Rise  exalted  by  his  fall, 
Find  in  Christ  your  all  in  all. 

3  0  believe  the  record  true, 

God  to  you  his  Son  hath  given  ; 
Ye  may  now  be  happy  too  ; 

Find  on  earth  the  life    of  heaven : 
Live  the  life  of  heaven  above, 
All  the  life  of  glorious  love. 

4  This  the  universal  bliss, 
Bliss  for  every  soul  designed ; 

God's  primeval  promise  this, 

God's  great  gift  to  all  mankind: 
Blessed  in  Christ  this  moment  be, 
Blessed  to  all  eternity  ! 

345  7s.  C.  Weslby 

The  expostulation. 
IINNERS,  turn,  why  will  ye  die? 
O  God,  your  Maker,  asks  you  why  1 
God,  who  did  your  being  give, 
Made  you  with  himself  to  live, — 
He  the  fatal  cause  demands, 
Asks  the  work  of  his  own  hands. 
Why,  ye  thankless  creatures,  why 
Will  ye  cross  his  love,  and  die  ? 

2  Sinners,  turn,  why  will  ye  die  ? 
God,  your  Savour,  asks  you  why  ! 
God,  who  did  your  souls  retrieve, 
Died  himself  that  ye  might  live. 


s 


THE    GOSPEL    CALL.  249 

Will  ye  let  him  die  in  vain  ? 
Crucify  your  Lord  again  ? 
Why,  ye  ransomed  sinners,  "why 
Will  ye  slight  his  grace,  and  die  ? 

3  Sinners,  turn,  -why  -will  ye  die  ? 
God,  the  Spirit,  asks  you  why  ? 
He,  who  all  your  lives  hath  strove, 
Wooed  you  to  embrace  his  love: 
Will  ye  not  his  grace  receive  ? 
Will  ye  still  refuse  to  live  ? 
Why,  ye  long-sought  sinners,  why 
Will  ye  grieve  your  God,  and  die  ? 

346  7S.  C.  WEStFY. 

Continued. 

LET  the  beasts  their  breath  resign, 
Strangers  to  the  life  divine  ; 
Who  their  God  can  never  know, 
Let  their  spirits  downward  go. 
Ye  for  higher  ends  were  born; 
Ye  may  all  to  God  return ; 
Dwell  with  him  above  the  sky: 
Why  will  ye  for  ever  die  ? 

2  Ye  on  whom  he  favors  showers. 
Ye,  possessed  of  nobler  powers ; 
Ye,  of  reason's  powers  possessed. 
Ye,  with  will  and  mem'ry  blessed  \ 
Ye,  with  finer  sense  endued. 
Creatures  capable  of  God  : 
Noblest  of  his  creatures,  why 
Why  -will  ye  for  ever  die  ? 

3  Ye  who  own  his  record  true , 
Ye,  his  chosen  people  too  ; 

Ye,  who  call  the  Saviour,  Lord ; 
Ye,  who  read  his  written  word| 


250  THE    GOSPEL    CALL. 

Ye,  who  see  the  gospel  light; 
Claim  a  crown  in  Jesus'  right : 
Why  will  ye,  ye  Christians,  why 
Will  the  house  of  Israel  die  ? 

J347  7s.  C.  Wesley. 

Concluded. 
TT7HAT  could  your  Redeemer  do, 

VV    More  than  he  hath  clone  for  you  ? 
To  procure  your  peace  with  God, 
Could  he  more  than  shed  his  blood  ? 
If  your  death  were  his  delight, 
Would  he  you  to  life  invite  ! 
Would  he  ask,  beseech,  and  cry, 
Why  will  ye  resolve  to  die  ? 

2  Sinners,  turn,  while  God  is  near : 
Dare  not  think  him  insincere : 
Now,  e'en  now,  your  Saviour  stands, 
All  day  long  he  spreads  his  hands ; 
Cries,  "Ye  will  not  happy  be ; 

No,  ye  will  not  come  to  me, — 
Me,  who  life  to  none  deny  : 
Why  will  ye  resolve  to  die  ?" 

3  Can  ye  doubt  if  God  is  love  ? 
If  to  all. his  bowels  move? 
Will  ye  not  his  word  receive  ? 
Will  ye  not  his  oath  believe  ? 
See,  the  suff 'ring  God  appears ; 
Jesus  weeps ;  believe  his  tears! 
Mingled  with  his  blood,  they  cry, 
"  Why  will  ye  resolve  to  die  ?" 

34.8  C.  M.  Montgomery. 

Worth  of  the  soul. 


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HAT  is  the  thing  of  greatest  price, 
The  whole  creation  round  3? 


*  THE    GOSPEL    CALL.  251 

That  which  was  lost  in  Paradise, 
That  which  in  Christ  is  found: 

2  The  soul  of  man — Jehovah's  breath— 
That  keeps  two  worlds  at  strife : 

Hell  moves  beneath  to  work  its  death, 
Heaven  stoops  to  give  it  life. 

3  God,  to  reclaim  it,  did  not  spare 
His  well-beloved  Son : 

Jesus,  to  save  it,  deigned  to  bear 
The  sins  of  all  in  one. 

4  The  Holy  Spirit  sealed  the  plan, 
And  pledged  the  blood  divine, 

To  ransom  every  soul  of  man; — 
That  price  was  paid  for  mine. 

5  And  is  this  treasure  borne  below, 
In  earthen  vessels  frail? 

Can  none  its  utmost  value  know, 
Till  flesh  and  spirit  fail  ? 

6  Then  let  us  gather  round  the  cross, 
That  knowledge  to  obtain  ; 

Not  by  the  soul's  eternal  loss, 
But  everlasting  gain. 

349  L.  M.  Gkiog. 

Revelation  iii.  20. 
TOEHOLD  a  Stranger  at  the  door ! 
13  He  gently  knocks,  has  knocked  before  ; 
Has  waited  long — is  waiting  still ; 
You  treat  no  other  friend  so  ill. 

2  0  lovely  attitude!     He  stands 

With  melting  heart  and  bleeding  hands  ' 
0  matchless  kindness  !   and  he  shows 
This  matchless  kindness  to  his  foes ! 

3  But  will  he  prove  a  Friend  indeed  ? 
He  will ;  the  very  Friend  you  need ; 


252  THE    GOSPEL    CALL. 

The  Friend  of  sinners — yes,  'tis  He, 
With  garments  dyed  on  Calvary. 

4  Rise,  touched  with  gratitude  divine; 
Turn  out  his  enemy  and  thine, 

That  soul-destroying  monster,  sin, 
And  let  the  heavenly  Stranger  in. 

5  Admit  him,  ere  his  anger  burn ; 
His  feet  departed,  ne'er  return; 
Admit  him,  or  the  hour 's  at  hand, 
You'll  at  his  door  rejected  stand. 

350  C.  M.  C.  Wesley. 
Revelation  iii.  20. 

COME,  let  us  who  in  Christ  believe, 
Our  common  Saviour  praise  : 
To  Him,  with  joyful  voices,  give 
The  glory  of  his  grace. 

2  He  now  stands  knocking  at  the  door 
Of  every  sinner's  heart: 

The  worst  need  keep  him  out  no  more, 
Or  force  him  to  depart. 

3  Through  grace  we  hearken  to  thy  voice, 
Yield  to  be  saved  from  sin ; 

In  sure  and  certain  hope  rejoice, 
That  thou  wilt  enter  in. 

4  Come  quickly  in,  thou  heavenly  Guest, 
Nor  ever  hence  remove; 

But  sup  with  us,  and  let  the  feast 
Be  everlasting  love. 

351  L.  M.  COLLTER 

"Return  unto  me." 

RETURN,  0  wanderer,  return  ! 
And  seek  an  injured  Father's  face: 
Those  warm  desires  that  in  thee  burn 
Were  kindled  hy  reclaiming  grace 


TRE    GOSPEL    LALL.  253 

2  Return,  0  wanderer,  return, 

And  seek  a  Father's  melting  heart ; 
His  pitying  eyes  thy  grief  discern, 

His  hand  shall  heal  thine  inwaid  smart. 

3  Return,  0  wanderer,  return, 
Thy  Saviour  bids  thy  spirit  live  ; 

Go  to  his  bleeding  feet,  and  learn 
How  freely  Jesus  can  forgive. 

4  Return,  0  wanderer,  return, 
And  wipe  away  the  falling  tear ; 

'Tis  God  who  says,  "  No  longer  mourn  ," 
'Tis  mercy's  voice  invites  thee  near. 

352  11.10,11,10.  Moose 
Come,ye  disconsolate. 

C10ME,  ye  disconsolate,  where'er  ye  languish. 
J    Come,  and  at  God's  altar  fervently  kneel 
Here  bring  your  wounded  hearts,  here  tell  your 
anguish ; 
Earth  has  no  sorrow  that  Heav'n  cannot  heal. 

2  Joy  of  the  desolate,  Light  of  the  straying, 
Hope  of  the  penitent,  fadeless  and  pure, 

Here   speaks   the   Comforter,    in    God's   name 
saying, 
Earth  has  no  sorrow  that  Heav'n  cannot  cure 

3  Go,  ask  the  infidel  what  boon  he  brings  us — 
"What  charm  for  aching  hearts  he  can  reveal, 

Sweet  as  the  heavenly  promise  hope  sings  us. 
Earth  has  no  sorrow  that  God  cannot  heal. 

353  C.  M.  Fawcett. 
Urgent  appeal. 

SINNERS,  the  voice  of  God  regard ; 
'Tis  mercy  speaks  to-day  : 
He  calls  you  by  his  sacred  word 
From  sin's  destructive  way. 


254  THE   GOSPEL   CALL. 

2  Like  the  rough  sea  that  cannot  rest, 
You  live  devoid  of  peace ; 

A  thousand  stings  within  your  breast 
Deprive  your  souls  of  ease. 

3  Your  way  is  dark,  and  leads  to  hell : 
Why  will  you  persevere  ? 

Can  you  in  endless  torments  dwell, 
Shut  up  in  black  despair  ? 

4  Why  will  you  in  the  crooked  ways 
Of  sin  and  folly  go  ? 

In  pain  you  travel  all  your  days,  . 
To  reap  eternal  woe. 

5  But  he  that  turns  to  God  shall  live 
Through  his  abounding  grace : 

His  mercy  will  the  guilt  forgive 
Of  those  that  seek  his  face. 

6  Bow  to  the  sceptre  of  his  word, 
Renouncing  every  sin  ; 

Submit  to  him,  your  sovereign  Lord, 
And  learn  his  will  divine. 

354:  L-  M.  D WIGHT. 

"Now  is  the  accepted  time." 
YTTHILE  life  prolongs  its  precious  light, 
V V      Mercy  is  found,  and  peace  is  given ; 
But  so~n,  ah  soon,  approaching  night 
Shall  blot  out  every  hope  of  heaven. 

J  While  God  invites,  how  blessed  the  day  ! 

How  sweet  the  gospel's  charming  sound  . 
Come,  sinners,  haste,  0  haste  away, 

While  yet  a  pard'ning  God  is  found. 

3  Soon,  borne  on  time's  most  rapid  wing, 
Shall  death  command  you  to  the  grave. 

Before  his  bar  your  spirits  bring, 
And  none  be  found  to  hear  or  save. 


GOSPEL    CALL  255 

4  In  that  loue  land  of  deep  despair 
No  Sabbath's  heavenly  light  shall  rise, 

So  God  regard  your  bitter  prayer, 
No  Saviour  call  you  to  the  skies. 

355  S.   M.  DODDBIDGB. 

liNow  is  the  day  of  salvation.'''' 

TO-MORROW,  Lord,  is  thine, 
Lodged  in  thy  sovereign  hand, 
And  if  its  sun  arise  and  shine, 
It  shines  by  thy  command. 

2  The  present  moment  fiies, 
And  bears  our  life  away  ; 

0 !  make  thy  servants  truly  "wise, 
That  they  may  live  to-day. 

3  Since  on  this  winged  hour 
Eternity  is  hung, 

Waken,  by  thy  almighty  power, 
The  aged  and  the  young. 

4  One  thing  demands  our  care  ; 
0 !  be  it  still  pursued, 

Lest,  slighted  once,  the  season  fair 

Should  never  be  renewed. 
•5  To  Jesus  may  we  fly, 

Swift  as  the  morning  light, 
Lest  life's  young  golden  beam  should  die 

In  sudden,  endless  night. 

♦56  8,7,8,7,4,7.  Goods 

Psalm  1.  16,  17,  20,  21, 
TT7"HY,  0  sinner,  me  profaning, 
VV     Why,  says  God,  my  statutes  name? 
Why,my  cov'nant  grace  disdaining, 
Still  my  cov'nant  grace  proclaim  ? 

Hating  counsel ; 
All  my  laws  exposed  to  shame. 


256  THE    GOSPEL    CALL. 

2  Long  in  silence  I  have  waited, 
Long  thy  guilt  in  secret  grown ; 

Till  thy  heart,  with  pride  elated, 
Thought  my  counsels  like  thy  own. 

I'll  reprove  thee, 
Till  thy  crimes  exact  are  known. 

i  Sinners,  hear  Jehovah  speaking ! 

Ye  who,  thoughtless,  God  despise ! 
Hear,  lest,  in  his  wrath  awaking, 

Vengeance  rend  you  as  it  flies ; 
None  can  save  you, 

If  his  arm  to  judgment  rise. 

35V  CM.  Doddridge. 

Acts  xvii.  30,  31. 
"T)  EPENT,  the  voice  celestial  cries, 
X\j     No  longer  dare  delay  ; 
The  wretch  that  scorns  the  mandate  dies, 
And  meets  a  fiery  day. 

2  The  summons  goes  through  ail  the  earth, 
Let  earth  attend  and  fear ; 

Listen,  ye  men  of  royal  birth, 
And  let  your  vassals  hear. 

3  Together  in  his  presence  bow, 
And  all  your  guilt  confess ; 

Accept  the  offered  Saviour  now, 
Nor  trifle  with  the  grace. 

4  Bow,  ere  the  awful  trumpet  sound, 
And  call  you  to  his  bar ; 

For  mercy  knows  th'  appointed  bound, 
And  turns  to  vengeance  there. 

i&&  C.  M.  Doddridge. 

Romans  ii.  4,  5. 

UNGRATEFUL,  sinners,  whence  this  scorn 
Of  long-extended  grace  ? 


THE    GOSPEL    CALL.  257 

And  whence  this  madness,  that  insults 
Th'  Almighty  to  his  face9 

2  Is  it  because  his  patience  waits. 
And  pitying  bowels  move, 

Foil  multiply  audacious  crimes, 
And  spurn  his  richest  love  ? 

3  Is  all  the  treasured  wrath  so  small, 
You  labor  still  for  more, 

Though  not  eternal  rolling  years 
Can  e'er  exhaust  the  store  ? 

4  Swift  doth  the  day  of  vengeance  come, 
Which  must  your  sentence  seal ; 

And  righteous  judgment,  now  unknown, 
In  all  its  pomp  reveal. 

5  Alarmed  and  melted  at  thy  voice, 
Our  conquered  hearts  would  bow  : 

And  to  escape  the  Thunderer  then, 
Embrace  the  Saviour  now. 

859  s-  M-  Doddridge 

The  warning. 

A   ND  will  the  Judge  descend? 
J\_     And  must  the  dead  arise  ? 
And  not  a  single  soul  escape 
His  all-discerning  eyes ! — 

2  And  from  his  righteous  lips 
Shall  this  dread  sentence  sound, 

And  through  the  millions  of  the  damned 
Spread  black  despair  around  ? — 

3  "Depart  from  me,  accursed, 
To  everlasting  flame, 

For  rebel-angels  first  prepared, 
Where  mercy  never  came." 

4  How  will  my  heart  endure 
The  terrors  of  that  daj, 

9 


258  THE    GOSPEL    CALL. 

When  earth  and  heaven  before  his  face. 
Astonished,  shrink  away  ? 

5  But  ere  that  trumpet  shakes 
The  mansions  of  the  dead, 

Hark,  from  the  gospel's  gentle  voice 
What  joyful  tidings  spread! 

6  Ye  sinners,  seek  his  grace, 
Whose  wrath  ye  cannot  bear : 

Fly  to  the  shelter  of  his  cross, 
And  find  salvation  there. 

860  7s-  T-  Scott. 

"Escape  for  thy  life." 

HASTEN,  sinner,  to  be  wise  ; 
Stay  not  for  the  morrow's  sun ; 
Wisdom,  if  thou  still  despise, 
Harder  is  she  to  be  won. 

2  Hasten,  mercy  to  implore ; 
Stay  not  for  the  morrow's  sun ; 

Lest  thy  season  should  be  o'er 
Ere  this  evening's  stage  be  run. 

3  Hasten,  sinner,  to  return  ; 
Stay  not  for  the  morrow's  sun , 

Lest  thy  lamp  should  cease  to  burn 
Ere  salvation's  work  is  done. 

4  Hasten,  sinner,  to  be  blest ; 
Stay  not  for  the  morrow's  sun ; 

Lest  the  curse  should  thee  arrest 
Ere  the  morrow  is  begun. 

861  8,7,8,7,4,7.  Newton. 
"Prepare  to  meet  thy  God." 

DAY  of  judgment,  day  of  wonders ! 
Hark !  the  trumpet's  awful  sound ! 


THE    GOSPEL    CALL.  259 

Louder  than  a  thousand  thunders. 
Shakes  the  vast  creation  round! 

How  the  summons 
Will  the  sinner's  heart  confound  ! 

2  See  the  Judge,  our  nature  wearing, 
Clothed  in  majesty  divine  ! 

You  who  long  for  his  appearing 

Then  shall  say,  "This  God  is  mine." 

Gracious  Saviour, 
Own  me  in  that  day  for  thine ! 

3  At  his  call  the  dead  awaken, — 
Rise  to  life  from  earth  and  sea; 

All  the  powers  of  nature,  shaken 
By  his  looks, prepare  to  flee : 

Careless  sinner, 
What  will  then  become  of  thee  ? 

362  L-  M-  DODDEIDGB 

Grieving  for  the  transgressors. 

ARISE,  my  tend'rest  thoughts,  arise ; 
To  torrents  melt  my  streaming  eyes  ; 
And  thou,  my  heart,  with  anguish  feel 
Those  evils  which  thou  canst  not  heal. 

2  See  human  nature  sunk  in  shame ; 
See  scandals  poured  on  Jesus'  name ; 
The  Father  wounded  through  the  Son; 
The  world  abused,  the  soul  undone. 

3  See  the  short  course  of  vain  delight 
Closing  in  everlasting  night — 

In  flames,  that  no  abatement  know 
Though  briny  tears  for  ever  flow. 

4  My  God,  I  feel  the  mournful  scene ; 
My  bowels  yearn  o'er  dying  men  ; 
And  fain  my  pity  would  reclaim, 

And  snatch  the  firebrands  from  the  flame 


• 


260  THE    GOSPEL    CALL. 

5  But  feeble  my  compassion  proves, 
And  can  but  weep  where  most  it  loves ; 
Thy  own  all-saving  arm  employ, 
And  turn  these  drops  of  grief  to  joy. 

r-363  C.  M.  Cowpee. 

Before  preaching  to  the  young. 

G\  RACE  is  a  plant,  where'er  it  grows, 
T     Of  pure  and  heavenly  root; 
But  fairest  in  the  youngest  shows, 
And  yields  the  sweetest  fruit. 

2  Ye  careless,  ones,  0  hear  betimes 
The  voice  of  sovereign  love ! 

Your  youth  is  stained  with  many  crimes, 
But  mercy  reigns  above. 

3  True,  you  are  young,  but  there's  a  stone 
Within  the  youngest  breast, 

Or  half  the  crimes  which  you  have  done 
Would  rob  you  of  your  rest. 

4  For  you  the  public  prayer  is  made, 
0  join  the  public  prayer  ! 

For  you  the  secret  tear  is  shed, 
0  shed  yourselves  a  tear ! 

5  We  pray  that  you  may  early  prove 
The  Spirit's  power  to  teach; 

You  cannot  be  too  young  to  love 
That  Jesus  whom  we  preach. 

3(5 4_  C.  M.  Doddridge. 

Before  preaching  to  the  young. 

T^E  hearts  with  youthful  vigor  warm, 

I        In  smiling  crowds  draw  near, 
And  turn  from  evei^  mortal  charai, 
A  Saviour's  voice  to  hear. 


THE    GOSPEL    CALL.  261 

2  He,  Lord  of  all  the  worlds  on  high. 
Stoops  to  converse  with  you  ; 

And  lays  his  radiant  glories  by, 
Tour  friendship  to  pursue. 

3  "  The  soul  that  longs  to  see  nry  face, 
Is  sure  my  love  to  gain : 

And  those  that  early  seek  my  grace. 
Shall  never  seek  in  vain/' 

4  What  object,  Lord,  my  soul  should  move, 
If  once  compared  with  thee  ? 

What  beauty  should  command  my  love, 
Like  what  in  Christ  I  see  ? 

5  Away,  ye  false,  delusive  toys, 
Yain  tempters  of  ihe  mind  ! 

"lis  here  I  fix  my  lasting  choice, 
And  here  true  bliss  I  find. 

365  C.  M.  Gibboxs 

Eccles.  xii.  1. 

IN  the  soft  season  of  thy  youth, 
In  nature's  smiling  bloom, 
Ere  age  arrives,  and  trembling  waits 

Its  summons  to  the  tomb, — 
Remember  thy  Creator  now  ; 

For  him  thy  powers  employ  ; 
Make  him  thy  fear,  thy  love,  thy  hope, 
Thy  confidence  and  joy. 

2  He  shall  defend  and  guide  thy  youf  j. 

Through  life's  uncertain  sea, 
Till  thou  art  landed  on  the  coast 

Of  blessed  eternity. 
Then  seek  the  Lord  betimes,  and  choose 

The  path  of  heavenly  truth : 
This  earth  affords  no  lovelier  sight 

Than  a  religious  youth. 


262  THE    GOSPEL    CALL. 

366  C.  M.  C.  Wesley. 

Before  evening  sermon. 

THOU  Son  of  God,  whose  flaming  eyes 
Our  inmost  thoughts  perceive, 
Accept  the  evening  sacrifice 
Which  now  to  thee  we  give. 

2  We  bow  before  thy  gracious  throne, 
And  think  ourselves  sincere  ; 

But  show  us,  Lord,  is  every  one 
Thy  real  worshipper  ? 

3  Is  here  a  soul  that  knows  thee  not, 
Nor  feels  his  want  of  thee ; 

A  stranger  to  the  blood  which  bought 
His  pardon  on  the  tree  ? 

4  Convince  him  now  of  unbelief, 
His  desp'rate  state  explain ; 

And  fill  his  heart  with  sacred  grief, 
And  penitential  pain. 

5  Speak  with  that  voice  that  wakes  the  dead, 
And  bid  the  sleeper  rise ; 

And  bid  his  guilty  conscience  dread 
The  death  that  never  dies. 

6  Extort  the  cry,  "What  must  be  done 
To  save  a  wretch  like  me  ? 

How  shall  a  trembling  sinner  shun 
That  endless  misery  ? 

7  "  I  must  this  instant  now  begin 
Out  of  my  sleep  to  wake, 

And  turn  to  God,  and  every  sin 
Continually  forsake : 

8  "I  must  for  faith  incessant  cry, 
And  wrestle,  Lord,  with  thee ; 

I  must  be  born  again,  or  die 
To  all  eternity !" 


THE    GOSPEL    CALL.  263 

367  C.  M.  C.  Wesley. 

Before  preaching  to  formalists. 

THE  men  who  slight  thy  faithful  word, 
In  their  own  lies  confide. 
These  are  the  temple  of  the  Lord, 
And  heathens  all  beside ! 

2  The  temple  of  the  Lord  are  these, 
The  only  Church  and  true, 

Who  live  in  pomp,  and  wealth,  and  ease, 
And  Jesus  never  knew! 

3  0  wouldst  thou,  Lord,  reveal  their  sins, 
And  turn  their  joy  to  grief; 

The  world,  the  Christian  world,  convince 
Of  damning  unbelief ! 

4  The  formalists  confound,  convert. 
And  to  thy  people  join  ; 

And  break,  and  fill  the  broken  heart 
With  confidence  divine ! 

368  C.  M.  C.  Wesley 

Before  an  awakening  sermon. 

C10ME,  0  thou  all- victorious  Lord, 
/     Thy  power  to  us  make  known ; 
Strike  with  the  hammer  of  thy  word, 
And  break  these  hearts  of  stone. 

2  0  that  we  all  might  now  begin 
Our  foolishness  to  mourn  ! 

And  turn  at  once  from  every  sin, 
And  to  the  Saviour  turn. 

3  Give  us  ourselves  and  thee  to  know 
In  this  our  gracious  day  : 

Repentance  unto  life  bestow, 
And  take  our  sins  away. 

4  Convince  us  first  of  unbelief, 
And  freely  then  release : 

Fill  every  soul  with  sacred  grief, 
And  then  with  sacred  peace. 


264  THE    GOSPEL    CALL 

5  Impov'rish,  Lord,  and  then  relieve, 
And  then  enrich  the  poor: 

The  knowledge  of  our  sickness  give, 
The  knowledge  of  our  cure. 

6  That  blessed  sense  of  guilt  impart, 
And  then  remove  the  load : 

Trouble,  and  wash  the  troubled  heart 
In  the  atoning  blood. 

7  Our  desp'rate  state  through  sin  declare, 
And  speak  our  sins  forgiven : 

By  perfect  holiness  prepare, 
And  take  us  up  to  heaven. 

U69  L-  M-  C.  Wesle? 

Before  an  inviting  sermon. 

SHEPHERD  of  souls,  with  pitying  eye, 
The  thousands  of  our  Israel  see ; 
To  thee,  in  their  behalf,  we  cry, 
Ourselves  but  newly  found  in  thee. 

2  See  where  o'er  desert  wastes  they  err, 
And  neither  food  nor  feeder  have  ; 

Nor  fold  nor  place  of  refuge  near; 
For  no  man  cares  their  souls  to  save. 

8  Thy  people,  Lord,  are  sold  for  naught ; 
Nor  know  they  their  Redeemer  nigh  : 

They  perish  whom  thyself  hast  bought ; 
Their  souls  for  lack  of  knowledge  die. 

4  Why  should  the  foe  thy  purchase  seize  ? 
Remember,  Lord,  thy  dying  groans : 

The  meed  of  all  thy  suff 'rings  these : 
O  claim  them  for  thy  ransomed  ones ! 

5  Still  let  the  publicans  draw  near : 
Open  the  door  of  faith  and  heaven ; 

And  grant  their  hearts  thy  word  to  hear, 
And  witness  all  their  sins  forgiven. 


THE    GOSPEL    CALL.  265 

370  C.  M.  C.  We^isy. 

Before  an  inviting  sermon. 

JESUS,  Redeemer  of  mankind, 
Display  thy  saving  power  ; 
Thy  mercy  let  tha?3  outcasts  find, 
And  know  their  gracious  hour. 

2  Ah !  give  them,  Lord,  a  longer  space, 
Nor  suddenly  consume ; 

But  let  them  take  the  proffered  grace, 
And  flee  the  wrath  to  come. 

3  0  wouldst  thou  cast  a  pitying  look, 
All  goodness  as  thou  art, 

Like  that  which  faithless  Peter's  broke, 
On  every  stony  heart ! 

4  Who  thee  beneath  their  feet  have  trod, 
And  crucified  afresh, 

Touch  with  thine  all-victorious  blood, 
And  turn  the  stone  to  flesh. 

5  Open  their  eyes  thy  cross  to  see, 
Their  ears  to  hear  thy  cries : 

Sinner,  thy  Saviour  weeps  for  thee, 
For  thee  he  weeps  and  dies. 

6  All  the  day  long  he  meekly  stands, 
His  rebels  to  receive; 

And  shows  his  wounds,  and  spreads  his  hands, 
And  bids  you  turn  and  live 

7  Turn,  and  your  sins  of  deepest  dye 
He  will  with  blood  efface  : 

E'en  now  he  waits  the  blood  t'  apply; 
Be  saved,  be  saved  by  grace  ! 

8  Be  saved  from  hell,  from  sin,  and  fear : 
He  speaks  you  now  forgiven  : 

Walk  with  your  God,  be  perfect  here, 
And  then  come  up  to  heaven. 


266  THE    GOSPEL.  CALL. 

371  C.  M.  C.  Wesley. 

Before  an  inviting  sermon. 

JESUS,  thou  all-redeeming  Lord, 
Thy  blessing  we  implore ; 
Open  the  door  to  preach  thy  word, 
The  great  effectual  door. 

2  Gather  the  outcasts  in,  and  save 
From  sin  and  Satan's  power ; 

And  let  them  now  acceptance  have, 
And  know  their  gracious  hour. 

3  Lover  of  souls  !  thou  know'st  to  prize 
What  thou  hast  bought  so  dear : 

Come,  then,  and  in  thy  people's  eyes, 
With  all  thy  wounds  appear ! 

4  Appear,  as  when  of  old  confessed, 
The  suff'ring  Son  of  God; 

And  let  them  see  thee  in  thy  vest, 
But  newly  dipped  in  blood. 

5  The  hardness  from  their  hearts  remove, 
Thou  Avho  for  all  hast  died ; 

Show  them  the  tokens  of  thy  love, 
Thy  feet,  thy  hands,  thy  side. 

6  Thy  feet  were  nailed  to  yonder  tree 
To  trample  down  their  sin  ; 

Thy  hands  stretched  out  they  all  may  see, 
To  take  thy  murd'rers  in. 

7  Thy  side  an  open  fountain  is, 
Where  all  may  freely  go, 

And  drink  the  living  streams  of  bliss, 
And  wash  them  white  as  snow. 

8  Ready  thou  art  the  blood  t'  apply, 
And  prove  the  record  true; 

And  all  thy  wounds  to  sinners  cry, 
"I  suffered  this  for  you!" 


PENITENTIAL    EXERCISES.         267 

SECTION  VI. 
■pjtliitmttal  <&xtxtisi8. 

372  8,8,8,8,8,8.  C.  Wesley. 

Praying  for  repentance. 

J7ATHETL  of  lights,  from  whom  proceeds 
_(]     Whate'er  thy  every  creature  needs, — 
Whose  goodness,  providently  nigh, 
Feeds  the  young  ravens  when  they  cry, — 
To  thee  I  look,  my  heart  prepare ; 
Suggest,  and  hearken  to  my  prayer. 

2  Since,  by  thy  light,  myself  I  see 
Naked,  and  poor,  and  void  of  thee, 
Thine  eyes  must  all  my  thoughts  survey, 
Preventing  what  my  lips  would  say : 
Thou  seest  my  wants,  for  help  they  call, 
And  ere  I  speak  thou  know'st  them  all. 

3  Thou  know'st  the  baseness  of  my  mind, 
Wayward,  and  impotent,  and  blind  ; 
Thou  know'st  how  unsubdued  my  will, 
Averse  to  good,  and  prone  to  ill ; 

Thou  know'st  how  wide  my  passions  rove, 
Nor  checked  by  fear,  nor  charmed  by  love. 

4  Fain  would  I  know,  as  known  by  thee. 
And  feel  the  indigence  I  see : 

Fain  would  I  all  my  vileness  own, 
And  deep  beneath  the  burden  groan  I 
Abhor  the  pride  that  lurks  within, 
Detest,  and  loathe  myself  and  sin. 

5  Ah !  give  me,  Lord,  myself  to  feel, 
My  total  misery  reveal : 

Ah !  give  me,  Lord,  (I  still  would  say,) 
A  heart  to  mourn,  a  heart  to  pray : 
My  business  this,  my  only  care, 
My  life,  my  every  breath,  be  prayer. 


268       PENITENTIAL    EXERCISES. 

373  L.  M.  C.  Wesley. 

Praying  for  repentance. 

JESUS,  my  Advocate  above, 
My  Friend  before  the  throne  of  love, 
If  now  for  me  prevails  thy  prayer, 
If  now  I  find  thee  pleading  there, 
If  thou  the  secret  wish  convey, 
And  sweetly  prompt  my  heart  to  pray, — 
Hear,  and  my  weak  petitions  join, 
Almighty  Advocate,  to  thine. 

2  Fain  would  I  know  my  utmost  ill, 
And  groan  my  nature's  weight  to  feel ; 
To  feel  the  clouds  that  round  me  roll, 
The  night  that  hangs  upon  my  soul, 
The  darkness  of  my  carnal  mind, 

My  will  perverse,  my  passions  blind, 
Scattered  o'er  all  the  earth  abroad, 
Immeasurably  far  from  God. 

3  0  sovereign  Love,  to  thee  I  cry ! 
Give  me  thyself,  or  else  I  die ! 

Save  me  from  death ;  from  hell  set  free ! 
Death,  hell,  are  but  the  want  of  thee. 
Quickened  by  thy  imparted  flame; 
Saved,  when  possessed  of  thee,  I  am: 
My  life,  my  only  heaven  thou  art ; 
0  might  I  feel  thee  in  my  heart ! 

ST^  7,7,7,7,7,7.  C.  Wesley. 

Praying  for  repentance. 

SAVIOUR,  Prince  of  Israel's  race, 
See  me  from  thy  lofty  throne ; 
Give  the  sweet  relenting  grace, 

Soften  now  this  heart  of  stone! 
Stone  to  flesh,  0  God,  convert : 
Cast  a  look,  and  break  my  heart  I 


PENITENTIAL    EXERCISES.        269 

2  By  thy  Spirit,  Lord,  reprove. 
All  mine  inmost  sins  reveal ; 
Sins  against  thy  light  and  love, 

Let  me  see,  and  let  me  feel  ; 
Sins  that  crucified  my  God, 
Spilled  again  thy  precious  blood. 

3  Jesus,  seek  thy  wand'ring  sheep, 
Make  me  restless  to  return  ; 

Bid  me  look  on  thee  and  weep, 

Bitterly  as  Peter  mourn  ; 
Till  I  say,  by  grace  restored, 
"  Now,  .thou  know'st,  I  love  thee,  Lord  ' 

4  Might  I  in  thy  sight  appear, 
As  the  publican  distressed ; 

Stand,  not  daring  to  draw  near ; 
Smite  on  my  unworthy  breast; 
Groan  the  sinner's  only  plea, 
"  God  be  merciful  to  me !" 

5  0  remember  me  for  good, 
Passing  through  the  mortal  vale : 

Show  me  the  atoning  blood 

When  my  strength  and  spirits  fail . 
Give  my  gasping  soul  to  see 
Jesus  crucified  for  me. 

875  S.  M.  C  Wesley 

Praying  for  lepentance. 

OTHAT  I  could  repent, 
With  all  my  idols  part ; 
And  to  thy  gracious  eye  present 
A  humble,  contrite  heart. 

2  A  heart  with  grief  oppressed 
For  having  grieved  my  God ; 

A  troubled  heart  that  cannot  rest 
Till  sprinkled  with  thy  blood- 


270        PENITENTIAL    EXERCISES. 

8  Jesus,  on  me  bestow 

The  penitent  desire : 
With  true  sincerity  of  woe 

JYIy  aching  breast  inspire : 

1  With  soft'ning  pity  look, 
And  melt  my  hardness  down : 

Strike  with  thy  love's  resistless  stroke, 
And  break  this  heart  of  stone  ! 

#7(3  S.  M.  C.  Wesley 

Praying  for  repentance. 

OTHAT  I  could  repent ! 
0  that  I  could  believe  ! 
Thou,  by  thy  voice  omnipotent, 

The  rock  in  sunder  cleave : 
Thou,  by  thy  two-edged  sword, 

My  soul  and  spirit  part ; 
Strike  with  the  hammer  of  thy  word, 
And  break  my  stubborn  heart. 

2  Saviour  and  Prince  of  peace, 
The  double  grace  bestow  : 

Unloose  the  bands  of  wickedness, 

And  let  the  captive  go : 
Grant  me  my  sins  to  feel, 

And  then  the  load  remove  : 
Wound,  and  pour  in,  my  wounds  to  heal. 

The  balm  of  pard'ning  love. 

3  This  is  thy  will,  I  know, 
That  I  should  holy  be  ; 

Should  let  my  sins  this  moment  go, 

This  moment  turn  to  thee : 
0  might  I  now  embrace 

Thy  all-sufficient  power! 
And  never  more  to  sin  give  place, 

And  never  grieve  thee  morel 


PENITENTIAL    EXERClSrrrr.         271 

377  CM.  C.  Wesley. 

Praying  for  repentance. 

OFOR  that  tenderness  of  heart 
Which  bows  before  the  Lord, 
Acknowledging  how  just  thou  art, 

And  trembling  at  thy  word  ! 
0  for  those  humble,  contrite  tears, 

Which  from  repentance  flow  ; 
That  consciousness  of  guilt  which  fears 
The  long-suspended  blow ! 

2  Saviour,  to  me  in  pity  give 

The  sensible  distress ; 
The  pledge  thou  wilt,  at  last,  receive, 

And  bid  me  die  in  peace : 
Wilt  from  the  dreadful  day  remove, 

Before  the  evil  come ; 
My  spirit  hide  with  saints  above, 

My  body  in  the  tomb. 

378  S.  M.  C.  Wesley 

Praying  for  repentance. 

THAT  I  could  revere 
My  much-offended  God ! 
0  that  I  could  but  stand  in  fear 
Of  thy  afflicting  rod ! 

2  If  mercy  cannot  draw, 
Thou  by  thy  threat'ning  move* 

And  keep  an  abject  soul  in  awe, 
That  will  not  yield  to  love. 

3  Let  me  with  horror  fly 
From  every  sinful  snare  ; 

Nor  ever  in  my  Judge's  eye 
My  Judge's  anger  dare. 

4  Thou  great  tremendous  God, 
The  conscious  awe  impart ; 


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272         PENITENTIAL    EXERCISES. 

The  grace  be  now  on  me  bestowed, 
The  tender  fleshly  heart : 

5  For  Jesus'  sake  alone, 

The  stony  heart  remove : 
And  melt,  at  last,  0  melt  me  down, 

Into  the  mould  of  love ! 

879  7,6,7,6,7,8,7,6.        C.  Wesley 

Praying  for  repentance. 

JESUS,  let  thy  pitying  eye 
Call  back  a  wand'ring  sheep ; 
False  to  thee,  like  Peter,  I 

Would  fain  like  Peter  weep. 
Let  me  be  by  grace  restored; 

On  me  be  all  long- suff 'ring  shown; 
Turn,  and  look  upon  me,  Lord, 
And  break  my  heart  of  stone. 

2  Saviour,  Prince,  enthroned  above, 
Repentance  to  impart, 

Give  me,  through  thy  dying  love, 

The  humble,  contrite  heart : 
Give  what  I  have  long  implored, 

A  portion  of  thy  grief  unknown ; 
Turn,  and  look  upon  me,  Lord, 

And  break  my  heart  of  stone. 

3  For  thine  own  compassion's  sake, 
The  gracious  wonder  show ; 

Cast  my  sins  behind  thy  back, 

And  wash  me  white  as  snow : 
If  thy  bowels  now  are  stirred, 

If  now  I  do  myself  bemoan, 
Turn,  and  look  upon  mc,  Lord, 

And  break  my  heart  of  stone. 

4  See  me,  Saviour,  from  above, 
Nor  suffer  me  to  die  I 


PENITENTIAL    EXERCISES.         273 

Life,  and  happiness,  and  love, 

Drop  from  thy  gracious  eye  : 
Speak  the  reconciling  word, 

And  let  thy  mercy  melt  me  dowa  :       » 
Turn,  and  look  upon  me,  Lord, 

And  break  my  heart  of  stone. 

5  Look,  as  when  thine  eye  pursued 
The  first  apostate  man ; 

Saw  him  welt'ring  in  his  blood, 

And  bade  him  rise  again : 
Speak  my  paradise  restored  ; 

Redeem  me  by  thy  grace  alone : 
Turn,  and  look  upon  me,  Lord, 

And  break  my  heart  of  stone. 

6  Look  as  when  thy  languid  eye 
Was  closed  that  we  might  live : 

"  Father,"  (at  the  point  to  die 
My  Saviour  gasped,)  "forgive!" 

Surely  with  that  dying  word 

He  turns,  and  looks,  and  cries,  ' '  !Tis  done !'; 

0  my  bleeding,  loving  Lord, 

Thou  break'st  my  heart  of  stone ! 

380  L-  M.  Watts, 

Psalm  li.  1-4. 

SHOW  pity,  Lord,  0  Lord,  forgive, 
Let  a  repenting  rebel  live : 
Are  not  thy  mercies  large  and  free  ? 
May  not  a  sinner  trust  in  thee  ? 

2  My  crimes  are  great,  but  don't  surpass 
The  power  and  glory  of  thy  grace  : 
Great  God,  thy  nature  hath  no  bound. 
So  let  thy  pard'ning  love  be  found. 

8  0  wash  my  soul  from  every  sin ! 
And  make  my  guilty  conscience  clean ! 


274        PENITENTIAL   EXERCISES. 

Here  on  my  heart  the  burden  lies, 
And  past  offences  pain  mine  eyes. 

4  My  lips  with  shame  my  sins  confess, 
Against  thy  law,  against  thy  grace: 
Lord,  should  thy  judgments  grow  severe, 
I  am  condemned,  but  thou  art  clear. 

5  Should  sudden  vengeance  seize  my  breath, 

1  must  pronounce  thee  just  in  death ; 
And  if  my  soul  were  sent  to  hell, 
Thy  righteous  law  approves  it  well. 

6  Yet  save  a  trembling  sinner,  Lord, 
Whose  hope,  still  hov'ring  round  thy  word, 
Would  light  on  some  sweet  promise  there, 
Some  sure  support  against  despair. 

381  L-  M.  Watts. 

Psalm  li.  5-8. 

LOPtD,  we  are  vile,  conceived  in  sin, 
And  born  unholy  and  unclean ; 
Sprung  lrorn  the  man  whose  guilty  fall 
Corrupts,  his  race,  and  taints  us  all. 

2  Soon  as  we  draw  our  infant  breath, 
The  seeds  of  sin  grow  up  for  death : 
Thy  law  demands  a  perfect  heart, 
But  we're  defiled  in  every  part. 

3  Great  God,  create  my  heart  anew,  " 
And  form  my  spirit  pure  and  true ; 

0  make  me  wise  betimes  to  see 
My  danger  and  my  remedy  ! 

4  Behold,  I  fall  before  thy  face ; 
My  only  refuge  is  thy  grace : 

No  outward  forms  can  make  me  clean ; 
The  leprosy  lies  deep  within. 

5  No  bleeding  bird,  nor  bleeding  beast, 
Nor  hyssop  branch,  nor  sprinkling  priest, 


PENITENTIAL    EXERCISES.  275 

Nor  running  brook,  nor  flood,  nor  sea. 
Can  wash  the  dismal  stain  away. 

6  Jesus,  my  God,  thy  blood  alone 
Hath  power  sufficient  to  atone; 

Thy  blood  can  make  me  white  as  snow : 
No  Jewish  types  could  cleanse  me  so. 

7  While  guilt  disturbs  and  breaks  my  peace 
Nor  flesh  nor  soul  hath  rest  or  ease : 

Lord,  let  me  hear  thy  pard'ning  voice, 
And  make  my  broken  heart  rejoice. 

382  L.  M.  Watts. 

Psalm  li.  9-12. 

OTHOU,  who  hear'st  when  sinners  cry, 
Though  all  my  crimes  before  thee  lie, 
Behold  them  not  with  angry  look, 
But  blot  their  mem'ry  from  thy  book. 

2  Create  my  nature  pure  within, 

'  And  form  my  soul  averse  from  sin : 
Let  thy  good  Spirit  ne'er  depart, 
Nor  hide  thy  presence  from  my  heart. 

3  I  cannot  live  without  thy  light, 
Cast  out  and  banished  from  thy  sight ! 
Thy  holy  joys,  my  God  restore, 

And  guard  me  that  I  fall  no  more. 

4  Though  I  have  grieved  thy  Spirit,  Lord, 
Thy  help  and  comfort  still  afford ; 

And  let  a  wretch  come  near  thy  throne. 
To  plead  the  merits  of  thy  Son 

883  L-  M.  Watts. 

Psalm  li.  13-19. 

A  BROKEN  heart,  my  God,  my  King, 
To  thee  a  sacrifice  1  bring : 
The  God  of  grace  will  ne'er  despise 
A  broken  heart  for  sacrifice. 


276        PENITENTIAL    EXERCISES. 

2  My  soul  lies  humbled  in  the  dust, 
And  owns  thy  dreadful  sentence  just: 
Look  down,  0  Lord,  with  pitying  eye, 
And  save  the  soul  condemned  to  die. 

3  Then  will  I  teach  the  world  thy  ways, 
Sinners  shall  learn  thy  sovereign  grace ; 
I'll  lead  them  to  my  Saviour's  blood, 
And  they  shall  praise  a  pard'ning  God. 

4  0  may  thy  love  inspire  my  tongue ! 
Salvation  shall  be  all  my  song ; 

And  all  my  powers  shall  join  to  bless 
The  Lord,  my  strength  and  righteousness. 

384  C.  M.  C.  Wesley. 

The  resolve. 
QHALL  I,  amidst  a  ghastly  band, 
IO     Dragged  to  the  judgment,  seat, 
Far  on  the  left  with  horror  stand, 
My  fearful  doom  to  meet  ? — 

2  Dissolved  are  nature's  closest  ties, 
And  bosom-friends  forgot, 

When  God,  the  just  avenger,  cries, 
Depart,  I  know  you  not ! — 

3  But  must  I  from  his  glorious  face, 
From  all  his  saints  retire  ? 

But  must  I  go  to  my  own  place 
In  everlasting  fire  ? — 

4  Ah !  no  : — I  still  may  turn  and  live. 
For  still  his  wrath  delays  ; 

He  now  vouchsafes  a  kind  reprieve, 
And  offers  me  his  grace. 

5  I  will  accept  his  offers  now, 
From  every  sin  depart , 

Perform  my  oft-repeated  vow, 
And  render  him  my  heart. 


PENITENTIAL    EXERCISES.         277 

6  I  will  improve  what  I  receive, 
The  grace  through  Jesus  given ; 

Sure,  if  with  God  on  earth  I  live, 
To  live  with  God  in  heaven 

335  7S.  C     WE31E1 

The  invitation  accepted. 

C10ME,  ye  weary  sinners,  come, 
)   All  who  groan  beneath  your  load  , 
Jesus  calls  his  wand'rers  home : 

Hasten  to  your  pard'ning  God. 

Come,  ye  guilty  souls,  oppressed, 

Answer  to  the  Saviour's  call, — 

"  Come,  and  I  will  give  you  rest : 

Come,  and  I  will  save  you  all." 

2  Jesus,  full  of  truth  and  love, 
We  thy  kindest  word  obey  ; 

Faithful  let  thy  mercies  prove ; 

Take  our  load  of  guilt  away : 
Fain  we  would  on  thee  rely, 

Cast  on  thee  our  every  care, 
To  thine  arms  of  mercy  fly, 

Find  our  lasting  quiet  there. 

3  Burdened  with  a  world  of  grief, 
Burdened  with  our  sinful  load, 

Burdened  with  this  unbelief, 

Burdened  with  the  wrath  of  God  : 

Lo  !  we  come  to  thee  for  ease, 
True  and  gracious  as  thou  art ; 

Now  our  groaning  souls  release, 
Write  forgiveness  on  our  heart 

386  C.  M.  C,  Wesley. 

Feeling  after  God. 

GOD  is  in  this  and  every  place ! 
But,  0,  how  dark  and  void 


278        PENITENTIAL    EXERCISES. 

To  me  ! — 'Tis  one  great  wilderness, 
This  earth  without  my  God. 

2  Empty  of  Him  who  all  things  fills, 
Till  he  his  light,  impart, 

Till  he  his  glorious  self  reveals, 
The  veil  is  on  my  heart. 

3  0  thou  who  seest  and  know'st  my  grief, 
Thyself  unseen,  unknown, 

Pity  my  helpless  unbelief, 
And  break  my  heart  of  stone. 

4  Regard  me  with  a  gracious  eye, 
The  long-sought  blessing  give; 

And  bid  me,  at  the  point  to  die, 
Behold  thy  face  and  live. 

5  Now,  Jesus,  now  the  Father's  love 
Shed  in  my  heart  abroad : 

The  middle  wall  of  sin  remove, 
And  let  me  into  God. 

387  C.  M.  C.  Wesley 

Having  the  form  of  godliness. 

LONG  have  I  seemed  to  serve  thee,  Lord, 
With  unavailing  pain : 
Fasted,  and  prayed,  and  read  thy  word, 
And  heard  it  preached  in  vain. 

2  Oft  did  I  with  th'  assembly  join, 
And  near  thy  altar  drew : 

A  form  of  godliness  was  miue. 
The  power  I  never  knew. 

3  I  rested  in  the  outward  law, 
Nor  knew  its  deep  design : 

The  length  and  breadth  I  never  saw, 
And  height,  of  love  Divine. 

4  To  please  thee  thus, at  length  I  see. 
Vainly  \  hoped  and  strove ; 


PENITENTIAL    EXERCISES.        279 

For  what  are  outward  things  to  thee. 
Unless  they  spring  from  love  ? 

0  I  see  the  perfect  law  requires 
Truth  in  the  inward  parts  ; 

Our  full  consent,  our  whole  desires, 
Our  undivided  hearts. 

6  But  I  of  means  have  made  my  boast, 
Of  means  an  idol  made : 

The  spirit  in  the  letter  lost. 
The  substance  in  the  shade. 

7  Where  am  I  now  ?  what  is  my  hope  ? 
What  can  my  weakness  do  ? 

Jesus,  to  thee  my  soul  looks  up  : 
'Tis  thou  must  make  it  new. 

388  C-  M-  C.  WESLEt 

Seeking  the  power. 

STILL,  for  thy  loving-kindness,  Lord, 
I  in  thy  temple  wait : 

1  look  to  find  thee  in  thy  word, 

Or  at  thy  table  meet. 

2  Here  in  thine  own  appointed  ways, 
I  wait  to  leaim  thy  will ; 

Silent  I  stand  before  thy  face, 
And  hear  thee  say,  "  Be  still ! 

3  "  Be  still !  and  know  that  I  am  God  ["— 
'Tis  all  I  live  to  know ; 

To  feel  the  virtue  of  thy  blood, 
And  spread  its  praise  below  ! 

4  I  wait  my  vigor  to  renew, 
Thine  image  to  retrieve  ! 

The  veil  'of  outward  things  pass  through, 
And  gasp  in  thee  to  live. 


280       PENITENTIAL    EXERCISES. 

5  I  work ;  and  own  the  labor  vain, 
And  thus  from  works  I  cease : 

I  strive ;  and  see  my  fruitless  pain, 
Till  God  create  my  peace. 

6  Fruitless,  till  thou  thyself  impart, 
Must  all  my  efforts  prove : 

They  cannot  change  a  sinful  heart, 
They  cannot  purchase  love. 

7  I  do  the  things  thy  laws  enjoin, 
And  then  the  strife  give  o'er : 

To  thee  I  then  the  whole  resign, 
I  trust  in  means  no  more. 

8  I  trust  in  Him  who  stands  between 
The  Father's  wrath  and  me : 

Jesus,  thou  great  eternal  Mean, 

1  look  for  all  from  thee  ! 

389  S.  M.  C.  Wesley. 

The  humbled  Pharisee. 

MY  gracious,  loving  Lord, 
To  thee  what  shall  I  say  ? 
Well  may  I  tremble  at  thy  word, 
And  scarce  presume  to  pray  ! 

2  Yes,  Lord,  well  might  I  fear, 
Fear  e'en  to  ask  thy  grace ; 

So  oft  have  I,  alas  !  drawn  near, 
And  mocked  thee  to  thy  face. 

3  With  all  pollutions  stained, 
Thy  hallowed  courts  I  trod : 

Thy  name  and  temple  I  profaned, 
And  dared  to  call  thee  God. 

4  My  nature  I  obeyed ; 
My  own  desires  pui'sued ; 

And  still  a  den  of  thieves  I  made 
The  hallowed  house  of  God. 


PENITENTIAL    EXERCISES.         281 

5  My  sin  and  nakedness 
T  studied  to  disguise  : 

Spoke  to  my  soul  a  flatt'ring  peace. 
And  put  out  my  own  eyes. 

6  In  fig-leaves  I  appeared. 

Nor  with  my  form  would  part : 
But  still  retained  a  conscience  seared. 
A  hard,  deceitful  heart. 

390  S.  M.  O.Wbsmi 

Concluded. 

A  GOODLY,  formal  saint, 
I  long  appeared  in  sight : 
By  self  and  Satan  taught  to  paint 
My  tomb,  my  nature,  white. 

2  The  Pharisee  within 

Still  undisturbed  remained : 
The  strong  man.  armed  with  guilt  of  sin, 
Safe  in  his  palace  reigned. 

3  But  0  !   the  jealous  God 
In  my  behalf  came  down  ; 

Jesus  himself  the  stronger  showed. 
And  claimed  me  for  his  own. 

4  My  spirit  he  alarmed 
And  brought  into  distress  : 

/Te  shook  and  bound  the  strong  man  armed 
In  his  self-righteousness. 

5  Faded  my  virtuous  show, 
My  form  without  the  power : 

The  sin-convincing  Spirit  blew, 
And  blasted  every  flower. 

6  My  mouth  was  stopped,  and  shame 
Covered  my  guilty  face  : 

I  fell  on  the  atoning  Lamb. 
And  I  was  saved  by  grace. 


282        PENITENTIAL    EXERCISES 

391  C.  M.  Addison. 

Contrition. 

WHEN,  rising  from  the  bed  of  death, 
Overwhelmed  with  gnilt  and  fear, 
F  view  my  Maker  face  to  face, 
0  how  shall  I  appear ! 

2  If  yet,  while  pardon  may  be  found, 
And  mercy  may  be  sought, 

My  soul  with  inward  horror  shrinks, 
And  trembles  at  the  thought : 

3  When  thou,  0  Lord,  shalt  stand  disclosed 
In  majesty  severe, 

And  sit  in  judgment  on  my  soul. 
0  how  shall  I  appear ! 

4  0  may  my  broken,  contrite  heart, 
Timely  my  sins  lament, 

And  early  with  repentant  tears 
Eternal  woe  prevent. 

5  Behold  the  sorrows  of  my  heart, 
Ere  yet  it  be  too  late  ; 

And  hear  my  Saviour's  dying  groan, 
To  give  those  sorrows  weight ! 

6  For  never  shall  my  soul  despair 
Her  pardon  to  secure, 

Who  knows  thine  only  Son  hath  died 
To  make  that  pardon  sure. 

392  7,7,7,7,7,7.  C.  Wijslm 

Contrition. 

HEARTS  of  stone,  relent,  relent, 
Break,  by  Jesus'  cross  subdued, 
See  his  body  mangled,  rent, 

Covered  with  a  gore  of  blood ! 
Sinful  soul, what  hast  thou  done  ? 
Murdered  God's  eternal  Son. 


PENITENTIAL    EXERCISES.        283 

2  Yes,  your  sins  have  done  the  deed, 
Drove  the  nails  that  fix  him  here, 

Crowned  with  thorns  his  sacred  head, 
Pierced  him  with  the  soldier's  spear, 

Made  his  soul  a  sacrifice : 

For  a  sinful  world  he  dies. 

8  Shall  we  let  him  die  in  vain  ? 

Still  to  death  pursue  our  God ! 
Open  tear  his  wounds  again, 

Trample  on  his  precious  blood? 
No  :   with  all  our  sins  we  part — 
Saviour,  take  my  broken  heart ! 

393  L.  M.  Ham 

Hardness  of  heart  lamented. 

OFOR  a  glance  of  heavenly  day, 
To  take  this  stubborn  heart  away, 
And  thaw  with  beams  of  love  Divine, 
This  heart,  this  frozen  heart  of  mine  ! 

2  The  rocks  can  rend ;  the  earth  can  quake  ; 
The  seas  can  roar  ;  the  mountains  shake  : 
Of  feeling,  all  things  show  some  sign, 
But  this  unfeeling  heart  of  mine. 

To  hear  the  sorrows  thou  hast  felt, 
0  Lord,  an  adamant  would  melt ! 
But  I  can  read  each  moving  line, 
And  nothing  moves  this  heart  of  mine. 

i  Thy  judgments,  too,  unmoved  I  hear, 
;  Amazing  thought !)  which  devils  fear 
Goodness  and  wrath  in  vain  combine 
To  stir  this  stupid  heart  of  mine. 

5  But  something  yet  can  do  the  deed ; 
And  that  blessed  something  much  I  need: 
Thy  Spirit  can  from  dross  refine, 
A.nd  melt  and  change  this  heart  of  mine 


284       PENITENTIAL    EXERCISES. 

394  S.  m.  c.  WBSLi 

Surrendering  the  heart. 

WHEN  shall  thy  love  constrain, 
And  force  me  to  thy  breast  ? 
When  shall  my  soul  return  again 
To  her  eternal  rest  ? 

2  Ah  !  what  avails  my  strife, 
My  wand'ring  to  and  fro  ? 

Thou  hast  the  words  of  endless  life : 
Ah !  whither  should  I  go  ? 

3  Thy  condescending  grace 
To  me  did  freely  move : 

It  calls  me  still  to  seek  thy  face, 
And  stoops  to  ask  my  love. 

4  Lord,  at  thy  feet  I  fall, 
I  groan  to  be  set  free : 

I  fain  would  now  obey  the  call, 
And  give  up  all  for  thee. 

5  To  rescue  me  from  woe, 

Thou  didst  with  all  things  part, 
Didst  lead  a  suff'ring  life  below, 
To  gain  my  worthless  heart. 

6  My  worthless  heart  to  gain, 
The  God  of  all  that  breathe 

Was  found  in  fashion  as  a  man, 
And  died  a  cursed  death. 

395  S.  M.  C  Wesllv, 

Concluded. 

AND  can  I  yet  delay 
My  little  all  to  give  ? 
To  tear  my  soul  from  earth  away 
For  Jesus  to  receive  ? 


PENITENTIAL    EXERCISES.        285 

2  Nay,  but  I  yield,  I  yield ! 
I  can  hold  out  no  more : 

#I  sink,  by  dying  love  compelled, 
And  own  thee  conqueror ! 

3  Though  late,  I  all  forsake ; 
My  friends,  my  all  resign  : 

Gracious  Redeemer,  take,  0  take, 
And  seal  me  ever  thine ! 

4  Come,  and  possess  me  whole, 
Nor  hence  again  remove  : 

Settle  and  fix  my  wav'ring  soul 
With  all  thy  weight  of  love. 

5  My  one  desire  be  this, 
Thy  only  love  to  know ; 

To  seek  and  taste  no  other  bliss, 
No  other  good  below. 

6  My  life,  my  portion  thou, 
Thou  all-sufficient  art : 

My  hope,  my  heavenly  treasure,  now 
Enter  and  keep  my  heart. 

396  L.  M.  C.  Wesley 

Feeling  after  Christ. 

WHEN,  gracious  Lord,  when  shall  it  be 
That  I  shall  find  my  all  in  thee  » 
The  fulness  of  thy  promise  prove, 
The  seal  of  thine  eternal  love  ? 

2  A  poor  blind  child  I  wander  here, 
If  haply  I  may  feel  thee  near : 

0  dark !  dark !   dark  !   I  still  must  say. 
Amidst  the  blaze  of  gospel  day. 

3  Thee,  only  thee,  I  fain  would  find, 
And  cast  the  world  and  flesh  behind/ 
Thou,  only  thou,  to  me  be  given. 

Of  all  thou  hast  in  earth  or  heaven. 


286        PENITENTIAL    EXERCISES. 

4  When  from  the  arm  of  flesh  set  free, 
Jesus,  my  soul  shall  fly  to  thee : 
Jesus,  when  I  have  lost  my  all,  • 

T  shall  upon  thy  bosom  fall. 

397  L.  M.  C.  Weslby. 

Concluded. 
\  \  ^HOM  man  forsakes  thou  wilt  not  leave, 
VV     Ready  the  outcasts  to  receive; 
Though  all  my  simpleness  I  own, 
And  all  my  faults  to  thee  are  known. 

2  Ah !  wherefore  did  I  ever  doubt  ? 
Thou  wilt  in  no  wise  cast  me  out, — 
A  helpless  soul  that  comes  to  thee, 
With  only  sin  and  misery. 

3  Lord,  I  am  sick, — my  sickness  cure : 
I  want, — do  thou  enrich  the  poor : 
Under  thy  mighty  hand  I  stoop, 

0  lift  the  abject  sinner  up  ! 

4  Lord,  I  am  blind, — be  thou  my  sight: 
Lord,  I  am  w&ak, — be  thou  my  might : 
A  helper  of  the  helpless  be, 

And  let  me  find  my  all  in  thee  ! 

398  S.  M.  C.  Wesley. 

Struggling  after  Christ. 

H  !  whither  should  I  go, 

Burdened,  and  sick,  and  faint ! 
To  whom  should  I  my  troubles  show, 

And  pour  out  my  complaint  ? 
My  Saviour  bids  me  come ; 

Ah !  why  do  I  delay  ? 
He  calls  the  weary  sinner  home, 
And  yet  from  him  I  stay  ! 

2  What  is  it  keeps  me  back. 
From  which  I  cannot  part? 


M 


PENITENTIAL    EXERCISES.        287 

Which  will  not  let  the  Saviour  take 

Possession  of  my  heart ! 
gome  cursed  thing  unknown 

Must  surely  lurk  within : 
Some  idol  which  I  will  not  own, 

Some  secret  bosom-sin. 

8  Jesus,  the  hindrance  show, 

Which  I  have  feared  to  see ; 
And  let  me  now  consent  to  know 

What  keeps  me  back  from  thee. 
Searcher  of  hearts,  in  mine 

Thy  trying  power  display ; 
Into  its  darkest  corners  shine, 

And  take  the  veil  away. 

4  I  now  believe  in  thee 

Compassion  reigns  alone ; 
According  to  my  faith,  to  me 

0  let  it,  Lord,  be  done ! 
In  me  is  all  the  bar, 

Which  thou  wouldst  fain  remove ; 
Remove  it,  and  I  shall  declare 

That  God  is  only  love. 

399  8,8,8,8,8,8.  C.  Wesley. 

The  mourner. 

JESUS,  if  still  the  same  thou  art, 
If  all  thy  promises  are  sure, 
Set  up  thy  kingdom  in  my  heart, 

And  make  me  rich,  for  I  am  poor : 
To  me  be  all  thy  treasures  given, 
The  kingdom  of  an  inward  heaven. 
2  Thou  hast  pronounced  the  mourners  blest, 

And  lo  !  for  thee  I  ever  mourn ; 
I  cannot,  no,  I  will  not  rest, 

Till  thou,  my  only  rest,  return ; 
Till  thou,  the  Prince  of  peace,  appear. 
And  I  receive  the  Comforter. 


$88        PENITENTIAL    EXERCISES. 

3  Where  is  the  blessedness,  bestowed 
On  all  that  hunger  after  thee  ? 

1  hunger  now,  I  thirst  for  God; 

See  the  poor  fainting  sinner,  see ; 
4aid  satisfy  with  endless  peace, 
And  fill  me  with  thy  righteousness. 

4  Shine  on  thy  work,  disperse  the  gl^tn  ; 
Light  in  thy  light  I  then  shall  see ; 

Say  to  my  soul,  "  Thy  light  is  come, 

Glory  divine  is  risen  on  thee ; 
Thy  warfare  's  past,  thy  mourning  's  o'er; 
Look  up,  for  thou  shalt  weep  no  more." 

100  7,6,7,6,7,8,7,6.         C.  Wesley 

Humble  confession. 

WRETCHED,  helpless,  and  distressed, 
Ah  !  whither  shall  I  fly  ? 
Ever  gasping  after  rest, 
I  cannot  find  it  nigh  : 
Naked,  sick,  and  poor,  and  blind, 

Fast  bound  in  sin  and  misery, 
Friend  of  sinners,  let  me  find 
My  help,  my  all,  in  thee ! 

2  I  am  all  unclean,  unclean, 
Thy  purity  I  want ; 

My  whole  heart  is  sick  of  sin, 

And  my  whole  head  is  faint : 
Full  of  putrefying  sores, 

Of  bruises,  and  of  wounds,  my  soul 
Looks  to  Jesus,  help  implores, 

And  gasps  to  be  made  whole. 

3  In  the  wilderness  I  stray  ; 
My  foolish  heart  is  blind ; 

Nothing  do  I  know ;  the  way 
Of  peace  I  cannct  find: 


PENITENTIAL    EXERCISES.        2B9 

Jesus,  Lord,  restore  my  sight, 
And  take,  0  take  the  veil  away  ! 

Turn  my  darkness  into  light, 
My  midnight  into  day. 

4  Naked  of  thine  image,  Lord, 
Forsaken,  and  alone  : 

Unrenewed,  and  unrestored, 

I  have  not  thee  put  on  : 
Over  me  thy  mantle  spread, 

Send  down  thy  likeness  from  above; 
Let  thy  goodness  he  displayed, 

And  wrap  me  in  thy  love  ! 

5  Poor,  alas !  thou  know'st  I  am, 
And  would  be  poorer  still ; 

See  my  wretchedness  and  shame, 

And  all  my  vileness  feel. 
No  good  thing  in  me  resides, 

My  soul  is  all  an  aching  void, 
Till  thy  Spirit  here  abides, 

And  I  am  filled  with  God. 

6  Jesus,  full  of  truth  and  grace, 
In  thee  is  all  I  want : 

Be  the  wand'rer's  resting-place, 

A  cordial  to  the  faint ; 
Make  me  rich,  for  I  am  poor : 

In  thee  may  I  my  Eden  find ; 
To  the  dying,  health  restore, 

And  eyesight  to  the  blind. 

7  Clothe  me  with  thy  holiness, 
Thy  meek  humility : 

Put  on  me  this  glorious  dress, 

Endue  my  soul  with  thee : 
Let  thine  image  be  restored. 

Thy  name  and  nature  let  me  prove; 
With  thy  fulness  fill  me,  Lord, 

And  perfect  me  in  love. 
10 


290       PENITENTIAL   EXERCISES. 

401  Jj-  M.  C.  Wesley. 

Pathetic  pleadings. 

MY  suff 'rings  all  to  thee  are  known, 
Tempted  in  every  point  like  me ! 
Regard  my  grief,  regard  thy  own ; 
Jesus,  remember  Calvary ! 

2  0  call  to  mind  thy  earnest  prayers  ! 
Thy  agony  and  sweat  of  blood ! 

Thy  strong  and  bitter  cries  and  tears ! 
Thy  mortal  groan,  "  My  God !  my  God  I" 

3  For  whom  didst  thou  the  cross  endure  ? 
Who  nailed  thy  body  to  the  tree  ? 

Did  not  thy  death  my  life  procure  ? 

0  let  thy  bowels  answer  me ! 

4  Art  thou  not  touched  with  human  woe  ? 
Hath  pity  left  the  Son  of  man  ? 

Dost  thou  not  all  my  sorrows  know, 
And  claim  a  share  in  all  my  pain  ? 

5  Thou  wilt  not  break  a  bruised  reed, 
Or  quench  the  smallest  spark  of  grace, 

Till  through  the  soul  thy  power  is  spread, 
Thy  all-victorious  righteousness. 

6  The  clay  of  small  and  feeble  things 

1  know  thou  never  wilt  despise ; 
T  know,  with  healing  in  his  wings, 

The  Sun  of  righteousness  shall  rise. 

402  !••  M.  C.  Wesley. 

Awful  distress. 

THOU  Man  of  griefs,  remember  me, 
Who  never  canst  thyself  forget, 
Thy  last  mysterious  agony, 

Thy  fainting  pangs  and  bloody  sweat  I 


PENITENTIAL    EXERCISES.  291 

2  "When  wrestling  in  the  strength  of  prayer, 
Thy  spirit  sunk  beneath  its  load, 

Thy  feeble  flesh  abhorred  to  bear 
The  wrath  of  an  almighty  God. 

S  Father,  if  I  may  call  thee  so, 
Regard  my  fearful  heart's  desire  ; 

Remove  this  load  of  guilty  woe, 
Nor  let  me  in  my  sins  expire ! 

4  I  tremble,  lest  the  wrath  Divine, 
Which  bruises  now  my  wretched  soul, 

Should  bruise  this  wretched  soul  of  mine 
Long  as  eternal  ages  roll. 

5  To  thee  my  last  distress  I  bring ; 
The  heightened  fear  of  death  I  find; 

The  tyrant,  brandishing  his  sili^', 
Appears,  and  hell  is  close  behind. 

6  I  deprecate  that  death  alone, 

That  endless  banishment  from  thee : 
0  save,  and  give  me  to  thy  Son, 

Who  trembled,  wept,  and  bled  for  me ! 

103  C.  M.  C.  Weslei 

The  earnest  suit. 

OTHAT  I  could  my  Lord  receive, 
Who  did  the  world  redeem : 
Who  gave  his  life  that  I  might  live 
A  life  concealed  in  him ! 

2  0  that  I  could  the  blessing  prove, 
My  heart's  extreme  desire  ! 

Live  happy  in  my  Saviour's  love, 
And  in  his  arms  expire ! 

3  In  answer  to  ten  thousand  prayers, 
Thou  pard'ning  God,  descend : 

Number  me  with  salvation's  heirs, 
My  sins  and  troubles  end 


292        PENITENTIAL    EXERCISES. 

4  Nothing  I  ask  or  want  beside, 

Of  all  in  earth  or  heaven, 
But  let  me  feel  thy  blood  applied, 

And  live  and  die  forgiven. 

404:  7,7,7,7,7,7.  C.  Wesley. 

Why  not  now  ? 

WHY  not  now,  my  God,  my  God? 
Ready  if  thou  always  art, 
Make  in  me  thy  mean  abode, 

Take  possession  of  my  heart: 
If  thou  canst  so  greatly  bow, 
Friend  of  sinners,  why  not  now  ? 

2  God  of  love,  in  this  thy  day, 

For  thyself  to  thee  I  cry  ; 
Dying, — if  thou  still  delay, 

Must  I  not  for  ever  die  ? 
Enter  now  thy  poorest  home ; 
Now,  my  utmost  Saviour,  come ! 

405  li-  M-  Doddridge. 

"Beginning  at  Jerusalem." 
k*  f^\  0,"  saith  the  Lord,  "proclaim  my  grace 

\Jf  To  all  the  sons  of  Adam's  race, 
Pardon  for  every  crimson  sin, 
And  at  Jerusalem  begin. 

2  "There,  where  my  blood,  not  fully  dry, 
Stands  warm  upon  Mount  Calvary, 
That  blood  shall  purge  away  their  guilt, 
By  whom  so  lately  it  was  spilt. 

8  "  Now  let  the  daring  rebels  turn, 
And  o'er  their  bleeding  Sovereign  mourn: 
Their  bleeding  Sovereign  shall  forgive, 
And  bid  the  rebels  look  and  live." 

4  Is  this  thy  voice,  all-gracious  Lord? 
And  did  the  rebels  hear  thy  word  ? 


PENITENTIAL    EXERCISES.        20 3 

And  did  they  fall  beneath  thy  feet, 
And  on  their  knees  forgiveness  meet? 
5  Then  may  I  hope  for  mercy  too  : 
Such  love  can  my  hard  heart  subdue, 
And  give  this  guilty  soul  a  place 
Among  these  captives  of  thy  grace. 

406  C.  M.  C.  Wesley 

The  prisoner  of  hope. 

THOU  hidden  God,  for  whom  I  groan  — 
Till  thou  thyself  declare, 
God,  inaccessible,  unknown, — 

Regard  a  sinner's  prayer ! 
A  sinner  welt'ring  in  his  blood, 

Unpurged  and  unforgiven  ; 

Far  distant  from  the  living  God, 

As  far  as  hell  from  heaven. 

2  An  unregen'rate  child  of  man, 
To  thee  for  faith  I  call ; 

Pity  thy  fallen  creature's  pain, 

And  raise  me  from  my  fall. 
The  darkness  which  through  thee  I  feel, 

Thou  only  canst  remove  ; 
Thy  own  eternal  power  reveal, 
,     Thy  everlasting  love. 

3  Thou  hast  in  unbelief  shut  up, 
That  grace  may  let  me  go : 

In  hope,  believing  against  hope, 

I  wait  the  truth  to  know. 
Thou  wilt  in  me  reveal  thy  name, 

Thou  wilt  thy  light  afford : 
Bound  and  oppressed,  yet  thine  I  am, 

The  pris'ner  of  the  Lord. 

4  I  would  not  to  thy  foe  submit; 
I  hate  the  tyrant's  chain : 

Send  forth  the  pris'ner  from  the  pit, 
Nor  let  me  cry  in  vain. 


294        PENITENTIAL    EXERCISES. 

Show  me  the  blood  that  bought  my  peace, 

The  cov'nant  blood  apply, 
And  all  my  griefs  at  once  shall  cease, 

And  all  my  sins  shall  die. 

5  Now,  Lord,  if  thou  art  power,  descend. 
The  mountain,  sin,  remove; 

My  unbelief  and  troubles  end, 

If  thou  art  truth  and  love. 
Speak,  Jesus,  speak  into  my  heart 

What  thou  for  me  hast  done  ! 
A  ray  of  living  faith  impart, 

And  God  is  all  my  own. 

407  C.  M.  C.  Wesley 

The  prisoner  of  hope. 

LET  the  redeemed  give  thanks  and  praise, 
To  a  forgiving  God ! 
My  feeble  voice  I  cannot  raise, 
Till  washed  in  Jesus'  blood : 

2  Till,  at  thy  coming  from  above, 
My  mountain-sius  depart, 

And  fear  gives  place  to  filial  love, 
And  peace  o'erflows  my  heart. 

3  Pris'ner  of  hope,  I  still  attend 
Th'  appearance  of  my  Lord, 

These  endless  doubts  and  fears  to  end, 
And  speak  my  soul  restored: 

4  Restored  by  reconciling  grace ; 
With  present  pardon  blessed; 

And  fitted  by  true  holiness 
For  my  eternal  rest. 

6  The  peace  which  man  can  ne'er  conceive, 
The  love  and  joy  unknown, 

Now,  Father,  to  thy  servant  give, 
And  claim  .me  for  thine  own. 


PENITENTIAL   EXERCISES.         295 

6  My  God,  through  Jesus  pacified, 

My  God,  thyself  declare ; 
And  draw  me  to  his  open  side, 

And  plunge  the  sinner  there ! 

408  8>8>6-  c-  Wesley. 
Hie  prisoner  of  hope. 

THEE,  Jesus,  thee,  the  sinner's  Friend, 
I  follow  on  to  apprehend, 
Renew  the  glorious  strife  ; 
Divinely  confident  and  bold, 
With  faith's  strong  arm  on  thee  lay  hold, 
Thee,  my  eternal  life. 

2  Thy  heart,  I  know,  thy  tender  heart 
Doth  in  my  sorrows  feel  its  part, 

And  at  my  tears  relent ; 
My  powerful  sighs  thou  canst  not  bear, 
Nor  stand  the  vi'lence  of  my  prayer, 

My  prayer  omnipotent. 

3  Give  me  the  grace,  the  love  I  claim : 
Thy  Spirit  now  demands  thy  name ! 

Thou  know'st  the  Spirit's  will; 
He  helps  my  soul's  infirmity, 
And  strongly  intercedes  for  me 

With  groans  unspeakable. 

4  Answer,  0  Lord,  thy  Spirit's  groan ! 
0  make  to  me  thy  nature  known ; 

Thy  hidden  name  impart ! 
(Thy  name  and  nature  are  the  same:) 
Tell  me  thy  nature,  and  thy  name, 

And  write  it  on  my  heart. 

409  8,8,6.  C.  Wesley. 
Concluded. 

PRIS'NER  of  hope— to  thee  I  turn, 
And,  calmly  confident,  I  mourn, 
And  pray  and  weep  for  thee : 


296        PENITENTIAL    EXERCISES. 

Tell  me  thy  love,  thy  secret  tell, 
Thy  mystic  name  in  me  reveal, 
Reveal  thyself  in  me. 

2  Descend,  pass  by  me,  and  proclaim. 
0  Lord  of  hosts,  thy  glorious  name, — 

The  Lord,  the  gracious  Lord, 
Long-sutfering,  merciful,  and  kind, 
The  God  who  always  bears  in  mind 

His  everlasting  word. 

3  Plenteous  he  is  in  truth  and  grace ; 
He  wills  that  all  the  fallen  race 

Should  turn,  repent,  and  live ; 
His  pard'ning  grace  for  all  is  free ; 
Transgression,  sin,  iniquity, 

He  freely  doth  forgive. 

4  Mercy  he  doth  for  thousands  keep ; 
He  goes  and  seeks  the  one  lost  sheep, 

And  brings  his  wand'rer  home  ; 
And  every  soul  that  sheep  might  be : 
Come,  then,  my  Lord,  and  gather  me, 

My  Jesus,  quickly  come. 

4J  O  s-  M-  C.  Weslsi 

Embracing  offered  mercy. 

OMY  offended  God, 
If  now  at  last  I  see 
That  I  have  trampled  on  thy  blood, 
And  done  despite  to  thee : 

2  If  I  begin  to  wake 

Out  of  my  deadly  sleep — 
Tnto  thy  arms  of  mercy  take, 

And  there  for  ever  keep. 

8  No  other  right  have  I 

Than  what  the  world  may  claim : 


PENITENTIAL   EXERCISES.         297 

All,  all  may  to  their  God  draw  nigh, 
Through  faith  in  Jesus'  name. 

4  Thou  hast  obtained  the  grace 

That  all  may  turn  and  live  ; 
And  lo  !   thy  offer  I  embrace, 

Thy  mercy  I  receive. 

jll  L.  M.  C.  Wesley 

Self -despair. 

LORD,  I  despair  myself  to  heal : 
I  see  my  sin,  but  cannot  feel, — 

1  cannot,  till  thy  Spirit  blow, 
And  bid  th'  obedient  waters  flow. 

2  'Tis  thine  a  heart  of  flesh  to  give : 
Thy  gifts  I  only  can  receive  ; 
Here,  then,  to  thee  1  all  resign, 

To  draw,  redeem,  and  seal — are  thine 

3  With  simple  faith  on  thee  I  call ; 
My  light,  my  life,  my  Lord,  my  all: 
I  wait,  the  moving  of  the  pool ; 

1  wait  the  wcxd  that  speaks  me  whole. 

4  Speak,  gracious  Lord,  my  sickness  cure; 
Make  my  infected  nature  pure  : 

Peace,  r^rteousness,  and  joy,  impart, 
And  pea?  thyself  into  my  heart ! 

412  L.  M.  C.  Wesiet 

Fleeing  to  the  sinner's  Friend. 

PISUS,  the  sinner's  Friend,  to  thee, 
Lost  and  undone,  for  aid  I  flee : 
Weary  of  earth,  •myself,  and  sin  ; 
Open  thine  arms  and  take  me  in. 

2  Pity  and  heal  my  sin-sick  soul ; 
'Tis  thou  alone  canst  make  me  whole: 
Fall'n,  till  in  me  thine  image  shine, 
And  lost  I  am  till  thou  art  mine- 


298       PENITENTIAL    EXERCISES. 

3  Awake,  the  woman's  conqu'ring  Seed, 
Awake,  and  bruise  the  serpent's  head ! 
Tread  down  thy  foes,  with  power  control 
The  beast  and  devil  in  my  soul. 

4  What  shall  I  say  thy  grace  to  move? 
Lord,  I  am  sin, — but  thou  art  love: 

1  give  up  every  plea  beside, 

"Lord,  I  am  lost — but  thou  hast  died." 

413  L.  M.  C.  Weslki 

The  good  Physician. 

JESUS,  thy  far-extended  fame 
My  drooping  soul  exults  to  hear  ; 
Thy  name,  thy  all -restoring  name, 
Is  music  in  a  sinner's  ear. 

2  Sinners  of  old  thou  didst  receive, 
With  comfortable  words,  and  kind, 

Their  sorrows  cheer,  their  wants  relieve, 
Heal  the  diseased,  and  cure  the  blind. 

3  And  art  thou  not  the  Saviour  still, 
In  every  place  and  age  the  same  ? 

Hast  thou  forgot  thy  gracious  skill, 
Or  lost  the  virtue  of  thy  name  ? 

4  Faith  in  thy  changeless  name  I  have, 
The  good,  the  kind  Physician,  thou 

Art  able  now  our  souls  to  save, 
Art  willing  to  restore  them  now. 

5  Wouldst  thou  the  body's  health  restore, 
And  not  regard  the  sin-sick  soul? 

The  sin-sick  soul  thou  lovjst  much  more. 
And  surely  thou  wilt  make  it  whole. 

6  All  my  disease,  my  evei^y  sin, 
To  thee,  0  Jesus,  I  confess : 

In  pardon,  Lord,  my  cure  begin, 
And  perfect  it  in  holiness. 


PENITENTIAL    EXERCISES.        299 

414  L.  M.  C.  Wesley. 
'■'•Heal  my  soul." 

OTHOU,  whom  once  they  flocked  to  hear ! 
Thy  words  to  hear,  thy  power  to  feel ; 
Suffer  the  sinners  to  draw  near, 
And  graciously  receive  us  still. 

2  They  that  he  whole,  thyself  hast  said. 
No  need  of  a  physician  have  ; 

But  I  am  sick,  and  want  thine  aid, 
And  ask  thine  utmost  power  to  save. 

3  Thy  power,  and  truth,  and  love  Divine, 
The  same  from  age  to  age  endure : 

A  word,  a  gracious  word  of  thine, 
The  most  invet:rate  plague  can  cure. 

4  Helpless,  howe'er,  my  spirit  lies, 
Arid  long  hath  languished  at  the  pool : 

A  word  of  thine  shall  make  it  rise, 
Shall  speak  me  in  a  moment  whole. 

415  C.  M.  C.  Wbslbi. 

Miracles  of  grace. 

JESUS,  if  still  thou  art  to-day, 
As  yesterday,  the  same, 
Present  to  heal,  in  me  display 
The  virtue  of  thy  name  ! 

2  If  still  thou  go'st  about  to  do 
Thy  needy  creatures  good, 

On  me,  that  I  thy  praise  may  show, 
Be  all  thy  wonders  showed. 

3  Now,  Lord,  to  whom  for  help  I  call, 
Thy  miracles  repeat : 

With  pitying  eyes  behold  me  fall 
A  leper  at  thy  feet. 

4  Loathsome,  and  vile,  and  self-abhorred, 
I  sink  beneath  my  sin ; 


300      PENITENTIAL    EXERCISES- 

But,  if  thou  wilt,  a  gracious  word 
0£  urine  can  make  me  clean. 

5  Thou  seest  me  deaf  to  thy  command, 
Open,  0  Lord,  my  ear : 

Bid  me  stretch  out  my  withered  hand, 
And  lift  it  up  in  prayer. 

6  Silent,  (alas!   thou  know'st  how  long, ) 
My  voice  I  cannot  raise  ; 

But,  0  !  when  thou  shall  loose  my  tongue, 
The  dumb  shall  sing  thy  praise. 

7  Lame  at  the  pool  1  still  am  found: 
Give,  and  my  strength  employ ; 

Light  as  a  hart  I  then  shall  bound : 
The  lame  shall  leap  for  joy. 

8  Blind  from  my  birth  to  guilt  and  thee, 
And  dark  I  am  within  : 

The  love  of  God  I  cannot  see, 
The  sinfulness  of  sin  ; 

9  But  thou,  they  say,  art  passing  by: 
0  let  me  find  thee  near ! 

Jesus,  in  mercy,  hear  my  cry, 
Thou  Son  of  David,  hear ! 

10  Behold  me  waiting  in  the  way 
For  thee,  the  heavenly  Light : 

Command  me  to  ba  brought,  and  say, 
"Sinner,  receive  thy  sight!" 

116  C.  M.  C.  Wesle\ 

Concluded. 

WHILE  dead  in  trespasses  I  lie, 
Thy  quick'ning  Spirit  give: 
Call  me,  thou  Son  of  God,  that  I 

May  hear  thy  voice  and  live. 
2  While  full  of  anguish  and  disease, 
My  weak,  distempered  soul 


PENITENTIAL    EXERCISES.        301 

Thy  love  compassionately  sees, 

0  let  it  make  me  whole ! 

3  Cast  out  thy  foes,  and  let  them  still 

To  Jesus'  name  submit : 
Clothe  with  thy  righteousness,  and  heal, 

And  place  me  at  thy  feet. 

i  To  Jesus'  name,  if  all  things  now 

A  trembling  homage  pay, 
0  let  my  stubborn  spirit  bow, 

My  stiff-necked  will  obey! 

5  Impotent,  dumb,  and  deaf,  and  blind, 
And  sick,  and  poor,  I  am ; 

But  sure  a  remedy  to  find 
For  all  in  Jesus'  name. 

6  I  know  in  thee  all  fulness  dwells, 
And  all  for  wretched  man : 

Fill  every  want  my  spirit  feels, 
And  break  off  every  chain. 

7  If  thou  impart  thyself  to  me, 
No  other  good  I  need : 

If  thou,  the  Son,  shalt  make  me  free, 

1  shall  be  free  indeed. 

8  I  cannot  rest,  till  in  thy  blood 
I  full  redemption  have  ; 

But  thou  through  whom  I  come  to  God, 
Canst  to  the  utmost  save. 

9  From  sin,  the  guilt,  the  power,  the  pain, 
Thou  wilt  redeem  my  soul  : 

Lord,  I  believe,  and  not  in  vain: 
My  faith  shall  make  me  whole. 

10  I  too,  with  thee,  shall  walk  in  white, 
With  all  thy  saints  shall  prove 

What  is  the  length,  and  breadth,  and  height, 
And  depth,  of  perfect  love. 


302        PENITENTIAL    EXERCISES. 

417  C.  M.  C.  Wesley. 

Urgent  pleadings. 

OTHAT  thou  wouldst  the  heavens  rend, 
In  majesty  come  down  ; 
Thine  arm  omnipotent  extend, 
And  seize  me  for  thine  own ! 

2  Descend,  and  let  thy  lightnings  burn 
The  stubble  of  thy  foe : 

My  sins  o'erturn,  o'erturn,  o'erturn, 
And  make  the  mountains  flow  ! 

3  Thou  my  impetuous  spirit  guide, 
And  curb  my  headstrong  will : 

Thou  only  canst  drive  back  the  tide, 
And  bid  the  sun  stand  still. 

4  What  though  I  cannot  break  my  chain. 
Or  e'er  throw  off  my  load  ? 

The  things  impossible  to  men 
Are  possible  to  God. 

5  Is  there  a  thing  too  hard  for  thee, 
Almighty  Lord  of  all, 

Whose  threat'ning  looks  dry  up  the  sea, 
And  make  the  mountains  fall  ? 

6  Who,  who  shall  in  thy  presence  stand 
And  match  Omnipotence? 

Ungrasp  the  hold  of  thy  right  hand, 
Or  pluck  the  sinner  thence  ? 

7  Sworn  to  destroy,  let  earth  assail ; 
Nearer  to  save  thou  art; 

Stronger  than  all  the  powers  of  hell. 
And  greater  than  my  heart. 

8  Lo !  to  the  hills  I  lift  mine  eye ; 
Thy  promised  aid  I  claim : 

Father  of  mercies,  glorify 
Thy  fav'rite  Jesus'  name. 


PENITENTIAL    EXERCISES.        303 

9  Salvation  in  that  name  is  found, 

Balm  of  my  grief  and  care  ; 
A  med'cine  for  my  every  wound, 

All,  all  I  want  is  there. 

418  C.  M.  C.  Wesley. 

Concluded. 

JESUS!  Redeemer,  Saviour,  Lord, 
The  weary  sinner's  Friend : 
Come  to  my  help,  pronounce  the  word, 
And  bid  my  troubles  end. 

2  Deliv'rance  to  my  soul  proclaim, 
And  life  and  liberty  • 

Shed  forth  the  virtue  of  thy  name, 
And  Jesus  prove  to  me  ! 

3  Faith  to  be  healed  thou  know'st  I  have, 
For  thou  that  faith  hast  given : 

Thou  canst,  thou  wilt,  the  sinner  save, 
And  make  me  meet  for  heaven. 

4  Thou  canst  o'ercome  this  heart  of  mine ; 
Thou  wilt  victorious  prove  ; 

For  everlasting  strength  is  thine, 
And  everlasting  love. 

5  Thy  powerful  Spirit  shall  subdue 
Unconquerable  sin ; 

Cleanse  this  foul  heart,  and  make  it  new, 
And  write  thy  law  within. 

G  Bound  down  with  twice  ten  thousand  tiea. 

Yet  let  me  hear  thy  call, 
My  soul  in  confidence  shall  rise, 

Shall  rise  and  break  through  all. 

7  Speak,  and  the  deaf  shall  hear  thy  voice; 

The  blind  his  sight  receive  ; 
The  dumb  in  songs  of  praise  rejoice ; 

The  heart  of  stone  believe. 


304       PENITENTIAL    EXERCISES. 

8  The  Etliiop  then  shall  change  his  skin; 

The  dead  shall  feel  thy  power ; 
The  loathsome  leper  shall  be  clean ; 

And  I  shall  sin  no  more. 

4X9  C  M.  C.  Wesley. 

Vehement  desires. 

XASK  the  gift  of  righteousness, 
The  sin-subduing  power, —  , 

Power  to  believe,  and  go  in  peace, 
And  never  grieve  thee  more. 

2  I  ask  the  blood-bought  pardon  sealed, 
The  liberty  from  sin, 

The  grace  infused,  the  love  revealed, 
The  kingdom  fixed  within. 

3  Thou  hear'st  me  for  salvation  pray  ; 
Thou  seest  my  heart's  desire  : 

Made  ready  in  thy  powerful  day, 
Thy  fulness  I  require. 

4  My  veh'ment  soul  cries  out,  oppressed, 
Impatient  to  be  freed  ! 

Nor  can  I,  Lord,  nor  will  I  rest, 
Till  I  am  saved  indeed. 

5  Art  thou  not  able  to  convert  ? 
Art  thou  not  willing  too  ? 

To  change  this  old  rebellious  heart, 
To  conquer  and  renew  ? 

G  Thou  canst,  thou  wilt,  I  dare  believe, 

So  arm  me  with  thy  poAver, 
That  I  to  sin  may  never  cleave, 
•  May  never  feel  it  more. 

4Q0  C.  M.  C.  Wesley. 

Praying  for  faith. 
TT^ITH  glorious  clouds  encompassed  round, 
\  V     Whom  angels  dimly  see, 


PENITENTIAL   EXERCISES.        305 

Will  the  Unsearchable  be  found, 
Or  God  appear  to  me  ? 

2  Will  he  forsake  his  throne  abovs, 
Himself  to  -worms  impart  ? 

Answer,  thou  Man  of  grief  and  lovfe  l 
And  speak  it  to  my  heart. 

3  In  manifested  love  explain 
Thy  wonderful  design : 

What  meant  the  suff'ring  Son  of  man, 
The  streaming  blood  Divine? 

4  Before  my  eyes  of  faith  confessed, 
Stand  forth  a  slaughtered  Lamb  ; 

And  wrap  me  in  thy  crimson  vest, 
And  tell  me  all  thy  name. 

5  Jehovah  in  thy  person  show, 
Jehovah  crucified ! 

And  then  the  pard'ning  God  I  know, 
And  feel  the  blood  applied. 

6  I  view  the  Lamb  in  his  own  light, 
Whom  angels  dimly  see ; 

And  gaze,  transported  at  the  sight, 
To  all  eternity. 

121  C.  M.  Watis. 

"Help  thou  my  unbelief." 

HOW  sad  our  state  by  nature  is ! 
Our  sin  how  deep  it  stains ! 
And  Satan  binds  our  captive  souls 
Fast  in  his  slavish  chains. 

2  But  there's  a  voice  of  sovereign  grac« 

Sounds  from  the  sacred  word  : 
Ho  !  ye  despairing  sinners,  come, 

And  trust  a  faithful  Lord. 

8  My  soul  obeys  the  gracious  call, 
And  runs  to  this  relief; 


306       PENITENTIAL   EXERCISES. 

1  would  believe  thy  promise,  Lord, 

0  help  my  unbelief! 

4  To  the  blest  fountain  of  thy  blood, 
Incarnate  God,  I  fly : 

Here  let  me  wash  my  spotted  soul 
From  crimes  of  deepest  dye. 

5  A  guilty,  weak,  and  helpless  worm, 
Into  thy  arms  I  fall : 

Be  thou  my  strength  and  righteousness, 
My  Jesus  and  my  all. 

422  8,8,6.  C.  Weslkt. 

Praying  for  faith. 

AUTHOR  of  faith,  to  thee  I  cry,— 
To  thee,  who  wouldst  not  have  me  die, 
But  know  the  truth  and  live : 
Open  mine  eyes  to  see  thy  face, 
Work  in  my  heart  the  saving  grace, 
The  life  eternal  give. 

2  Shut  up  in  unbelief  I  groan,. 
And  blindly  serve  a  God  unknown, 

Till  thou  the  veil  remove : 
The  gift  unspeakable  impart, 
And  write  thy  name  upon  my  heart, 

And  manifest  thy  love. 

3  I  know  the  grace  is  only  thine, 
The  gift  of  faith  is  all  Divine ; 

But,  if  on  thee  we  call, 
Thou  wilt  the  benefit  bestow, 
And  give  us  hearts  to  feel  and  know 

That  thou  hast  died  for  all. 

4  Thou  bidd'st  us  knock  and  enter  in, 
Come  unto  thee,  and  rest  from  sin, 

The  blessing  seek  and  find : 
Thou  bidd'st  us  ask  thy  grace,  and  have; 
Thou  canst,  thou  wouldst,  this  moment  save 

Both  me  and  all  mankind. 


PENITENTIAL    EXERCISES.        307 

5  Be  it  according  to  thy  -word ; 
Now  let  me  find  my  pard'ning  Lord  ; 

Let  what  I  ask  be  given : 
The  bar  of  unbelief  remove, 
Open  the  door  of  faith  and  love, 

And  take  me  into  heaven ! 

4Q3  7,6,7,6,7,8,7,6,         C.  Wesley 

'■'•Thy  blood  was  shed  for  me" 

GOD  of  my  salvation,  hear, 
And  help  me  to  believe , 
Simply  do  I  now  draw  near, 

Thy  blessing  to  receive  : 
Full  of  sin,  alas  !  I  am, 

But  to  thy  wounds  for  refuge  flee : 
Friend  of  sinners,  spotless  Lamb, 
Thy  blood  was  shed  for  me. 

*  2  Standing  now  as  newly  slain, 

To  thee  I  lift  mine  eye : 
Balm  of  all  my  grief  and  pain, 

Thy  blood  is  always  nigh. 
Now  as  yesterday  the  same 

Thou  art  and  wilt  for  ever  be : 
Friend  of  sinners,  spotless  Lamb, 

Thy  blood  was  shed  for  me. 

3  Nothing  have  I,  Lord,  to  pay, 
Nor  can  thy  grace  procure ; 

Empty  send  me  not  away, 

For  I,  thou  know'st,  am  poor ; 

Dust  and  ashes  is  my  name  ; 
My  all  is  sin  and  misery : 

Friend  of  sinners,  spotless  Lamb, 
Thy  blood  was  shed  for  me. 

4  Saviour,  from  thy  wounded  side 
I  never  will  depart ; 

Here  will  I  my  spirit  hide, 
When  I  am  pure  in  heart : 


308      PENITENTIAL    EXERCISES. 

Till  my  place  above  I  claim, 
This  only  shall  be  all  my  plea : 

Friend  of  sinners,  spotless  Lamb, 
Thy  blood  was  shed  for  me. 

424  C.  M.  C.  Wesley. 

Praying  for  faith. 

FATHER,  I  stretch  my  hands  to  thee, 
No  other  help  I  know ; 
If  thou  withdraw  thyself  from  me. 
Ah  !  whither  shall  I  go  ? 

2  What  did  thine  only  Son  endure, 
Before  I  drew  my  breath ! 

What  pain,  what  labor  to  secure 
My  soul  from  endless  death ! 

3  0  Jesus,  could  I  this  believe, 
I  now  should  feel  thy  power ! 

Now  my  poor  soul  thou  wouldst  retrieve, 
Nor  let  me  wait  one  hour. 

4  Author  of  faith,  to  thee  I  lift 
My  weary,  longing  eyes : 

0  let  me  now  receive  that  gift, 
My  soul  without  it  dies ! 

5  Surely  thou  canst  not  let  me  die : 
0  speak,  and  I  shall  live  ; 

And  here  I  will  unwearied  lie, 
Till  thou  thy  Spirit  give. 

6  The  worst  of  sinners  would  rejoice, 
Could  they  but  see  thy  face ; 

0  let  me  hear  thy  quick'ning  voice, 
And  taste  thy  pard'ning  grace  ! 

4^5  C.  M.  Watts, 

Surrendering  at  the  cross. 

ALAS  !  and  did  my  Saviour  bleed  ? 
Anl  did  my  Sovereign  die  ? 


PENITENT.IAL    EXERCISES.       309 

Would  lie  devote  that  sacred  head 
For  such  a  worm  as  I  ? 

2  Was  it  for  crimes  that  I  have  done 
He  groaned  upon  the  tree  ? 

Amazing  pity  !   grace  unknown ! 
And  love  beyond  degree ! 

3  Well  might  the  sun  in  darkness  hide, 
And  shut  his  glories  in, 

When  Christ,  the  mighty  Maker,  died 
For  man,  the  creature's  sin  ! 

4  Thus  might  I  hide  my  blushing  face, 
While  his  dear  cross  appears ; 

Dissolve  my  heart  in  thankfulness, 
And  melt  mine  eyes  to  tears. 

5  But  drops  of  grief  can  ne'er  repay 
The  debt  of  love  I  owe : 

Here,  Lord,  I  give  myself  away, 
'Tis  all  that  I  can  do. 

426  8,8,8,8,8,8.  C.  Wesley. 

Praying  for  faith. 

FATHER  of  Jesus  Christ,  the  just, 
My  Friend  and  Advocate  with  thee, 
Pity  a  soul  that  fain  would  trust 

In  him  who  lived  and  died  for  me ! 
But  only  thou  canst  make  him  known, 
And  in  my  heart  reveal  thy  Son. 

2  If,  drawn  by  thy  alluring  grace, 
My  want  of  living  faith  I  feel, 

Show  me  in  Christ  thy  smiling  face  ; 

What  flesh  and  blood  can  ne'er  reveal^ 
Thy  coeternal  Son,  display, 
And  speak  my  darkness  into  day. 

3  The  gift  unspeakable  impart : 
Command  the  light  of  faith  to  shine, 


310        PENITENTIAL    EXERCISES. 

To  shine  in  my  dark,  drooping  heart. 

And  fill  me  with  the  life  Divine : 
Now  bid  the  new  creation  be : 

0  God,  let  there  be  faith  in  me ! 

427  C.  M.  Newtok 
The  effort. 

APPROACH,  my  soul,  the  mercy-seat, 
Where  Jesue  answers  prayer ; 
There  humbly  fall  before  his^feet, 
For  none  can  perish  there. 

2  Thy  promise  is  my  only  plea, 
With  this  I  venture  nigh  : 

Thou  call'st  the  burdened  soul  to  thee, 
And  such,  0  Lord,  am  I. 

3  Bowed  down  beneath  a  load  of  sin, 
By  Satan  sorely  pressed, 

By  wars  without,  and  fears  within, 
I  come  to  thee  for  rest. 

4  Be  thou  my  shield  and  hiding-place, 
That,  sheltered  near  thy  side, 

1  may  my  fierce  accuser  face, 

And  tell  him  thou  hast  died. 

5  0,  wondrous  love,  to  bleed  and  die, 
To  bear  the  cross  and  shame, 

That  guilty  sinners,  such  as  I, 
Might  plead  his  gracious  name  ! 

6  "  Poor  tempest-tossed  soul,  be  still, 
My  promised  grace  receive:" — 

Tis  Jesus  speaks — I  must,  I  will, 
I  can,  I  do  believe. 

428  L-  M-  Cesnur. 

"I  am  the  way." 

JESUS,  my  all,  to  heaven  is  gone, 
He  whom  I  fix  my  hopes  upon ; 


PENITENTIAL    EXERCISES.         311 

His  track  I  see,  and  I'll  pursue 
The  narrow  way,  till  him  I  view. 

2  The  way  the  holy  prophets  went, 
The  road  that  leads  from  banishment, 
The  King's  highway  of  holiness, 

I'll  go,  for  all  his  paths  are  peace 

3  This  is  the  way  I  long  have  sought, 
And  mourned  because  I  found  it  not : 
My  grief  a  burden  long  has  been, 
Because  I  was  not  saved  from  sin. 

4  The  more  I  strove  against  its  power, 
I  felt  its  weight  and  guilt  the  more ; 
Till  late  I  heard  my  Saviour  say, 

"  Come  hither,  soul,  I  am  the  way." 

5  Lo  !  glad  I  come,  and  thou,  blessed  Lamb, 
Shalt  take  me  to  thee  as  I  am ; 

Nothing  but  sin  have  I  to  give, 
Nothing  but  love  shall  I  receive, 

6  Then  will  I  tell  to  sinners  round 
What  a  dear  Saviour  I  have  found ; 
I'll  point  to  thy  redeeming  blood, 
And  say,. "Behold the  way  to  God!" 

429  L.  M.  C.  Wesley 

Micah  vi.  6-8. 

TTTHEKEWITH,  0  Lord,  shall  I  draw  near, 

V  V     And  bow  myself  before  thy  face  ? 
How  in  thy  purer  eyes  appear  ? 

What  shall  I  bring  to  gain  thy  grace  ? 

2  Will  gifts  delight  the  Lord  most  high  ? 

Will  multiplied  oblations  please  ? 
Thousands  of  rams  his  favor  buy  9 

Or  slaughtered  hecatombs  appease? 


312  PENITENTIAL    EXERCISES 

3  Can  these  avert  the  wrath  of  God  ? 
Can  these  wash  out  my  guilty  stain  ? 

Rivers  of  oil  and  seas  of  blood, 
Alas  !  they  all  must  flow  in  vain. 

4  Whoe'er  to  thee  themselves  approve, 
Must  take  the  path  thyself  hast  showed : 

Justice  pursue,  and  mercy  love, 

And  humbly  walk  by  faith  with  God. 

5  But  though  my  life  henceforth  be  thine, 
Present  for  past  can  ne'er  atone  : 

Though  I  to  thee  the  whole  resign, 
I  only  give  thee  back  thine  own. 

6  What  have  I  then  wherein  to  trust  ? 
I  nothing  have,  I  nothing  am ; 

Excluded  is  my  every  boast ; 

My  glory  swallowed  up  in  shame. 

7  Guilty  I  stand  before  thy  face ; 
On  me  I  feel  thy  wrath  abide ; 

'Tis  just  the  sentence  should  take  place, 
'Tis  just,— but  0,  thy  Son  hath  died ! 

430  L-  M.  C.  Wesley 

Concluded. 

JESUS,  the  Lamb  of  God,  hath  bled ; 
He  bore  our  sins  upon  the  tree ; 
Beneath  our  curse  he  bowed  his  head ; 
'Tis  finished !  he  hath  died  for  me  ! 

2  See  where  before  the  throne  he  stands, 
And  pours  the  all-prevailing  prayer! 

Points  to  hi«s  side,  and  lifts  his  hands, 
And  shows  that  I  am  graven  there ! 

3  He  ever  lives  for  me  to  pray ; 

He  prays  that  I  with  him  may  reign : 
Amen,  to  what  my  Lord  doth  say ! 
Jesus,  thou  canst  not  pray  in  vain. 


PENITENTIAL    EXERCISES.         313 

431  S.  M.  C.  Wesley. 

The  plea. 

JESUS,  my  Lord,  attend 
Thy  feeble  creature's  cry  ; 
And  show  thyself  the  sinner's  Friend, 
And  set  me  up  on  high. 

2  From  hell's  oppressive  power 
My  struggling  soul  release, 

And  to  thy  Father's  grace  restore, 
And  to  thy  perfect  peace. 

3  Payers  of  life  divine 

From  thee,  their  fountain,  flow; 
And  all  who  know  that  love  of  thine, 
The  joy  of  angels  know. 

4  That  thou  canst  here  forgive 
Grant  me  to  testify  ; 

And  justified  by  faith  to  live, 
And  in  that  faith  to  die. 

432  7,6,7,6,7,8,7,6.         C.  Weslei 

The  plea. 

LET  the  world  their  virtue  boast, 
Their  works  of  righteousness ; 
•  I,  a  wretch  undone  and  lost, 
Am  freely  saved  by  grace  : 
Other  title  I  disclaim  ; 

This,  only  this,  is  all  my  plea, 

1  the  chief  of  sinners  am, 
But  Jesus  died  for  me. 

2  Happy  they  whose  joys  abound, 
Like  Jordan's  swelling  stream, 

Who  their  heaven  in  Christ  have  found- 

And  give  the  praise  to  him ; 
Meanest  foll'wer  of  the  Lamb, 

His  steps  I  at  a  dL  tance  see : 


314        PENITENTIAL    EXERCISES. 

I  the  chief  of  sinners  am, 

But  Jesus  died  for  me. 
8  I,  like  Gideon's  fleece  am  found, 

Unwatered  still  and  dry  ; 
While  the  dew  on  all  around 

Falls  plenteous  from  the  sky ; 
Yet  my  Lord  I  cannot  blame, 

The  Saviour's  grace  for  all  is  free : 
I  the  chief  of  sinners  am, 

But  Jesus  died  for  me. 
4  Jesus,  thou  for  me  hast  died, 

And  thou  in  me  wilt  live ; 

1  shall  feel  thy  death  applied; 
I  shall  thy  life  receive ; 

Fet  when  melted  in  the  flame 

Of  love,  this  shall  be  all  my  plea, 

T  the  chief  of  sinners  am, 
But  Jesus  died  for  me. 

433  7s.  C.  Weslbs. 

Refuge  in  Christ. 

JESUS,  lover  of  my  soul, 
Let  me  to  thy  bosom  fly, 
While  the  nearer  waters  roll, 

While  the  tempest  still  is  high  : 
Hide  me,  0  my  Saviour,  hide, 

Till  the  storm  of  life  be  past ; 
Safe  into  the  haven  guide, 
0  receive  my  soul  at  last ! 

2  Other  refuge  have  I  none, 
Hangs  my  helpless  soul  on  thee : 

Leave,  ah !  leave  me  not  alone, 
Still  support  and  comfort  me ! 

All  my  trust  on  thee  is  stayed, 
All  my  help  from  thee  I  bring, 

Cover  my  defenceless  head 
With  the  shade  w  of  thy  wing. 


JPENITENTIAL    EXERCISES.  315 

S  Thou,  0  Christ,  art  all  I  want ; 

More  than  all  in  thee  I  find : 
Raise  the  fallen,  cheer  the  faint. 

Heal  the  sick,  and  lead  the  blind 
Just  and  holy  is  thy  name : 

I  am  all  unrighteousness  : 
False,  and  full  of  sin,  I  am ; 

Thou  art  full  of  truth  and  grace. 
4  Plenteous  grace  with  thee  is  found, 

Grace  to  cover  all  my  sin : 
Let  the  healing  streams  abound. 

Make  and  keep  me  pure  within : 
Thou  of  life  the  fountain  art ; 

Freely  let  me  take  of  thee  : 
Spring  thou  up  within  my  heart, 

Rise  to  all  eternity ! 

434  8,8.6.  C.  Wesley 

Looking  at  the  Cross. 

OTHOU  who  hast  our  sorrows  borne, 
Help  us  to  look  on  thee  and  mourn, — 
On  thee  whom  we  hare  slain, — 
Have  pierced  a  thousand,  thousand  times, 
And  by  reiterated  crimes 
Renewed  thy  sacred  pain. 

2  Vouchsafe  us  eyes  of  faith  to  see 
The  man  transfixed  on  Calvary ! 

To  know  thee  who  thou  art, 
The  one- eternal  God  and  true  ; 
And  let  the  sight  affect,  subdue, 

And  break  my  stubborn  heart. 

3  Lover  of  souls,  to  rescue  mine, 
Reveal  the  charity  Divine, 

That  suffered  in  my  stead! 
That  made  thy  soul  a  sacrifice, 
ind  quenched  in  death  those  flaming  eyes, 

Aad  bowed  that  sacred  head. 


316         PENITENTIAL    EXERCISES. 

4  The  veil  of  unbelief  remove, 
And  by  thy  manifested  love, 

And  by  thy  sprinkled  blood, 
Destroy  the  love  of  sin  in  me, 
And  get  thyself  the  victory, 

And  bring  me  back  to  God. 

6  Now  let  thy  dying  love  constrain 
My  soul  to  love  its  God  again, 

Its  God  to  glorify  ! 
And  lo !  I  come  thy  cross  to  share, 
Echo  thy  sacrificial  prayer, 

And  with  my  Saviour  die ! 

435  C.  M.  Newtos 

Subdued  by  the  Cross. 

IN  evil  long  I  took  delight, 
Unawed  by  shame  or  fear ; 
Till  a  new  object  struck  my  sight, 
And  stopped  my  wild  career. 

2  I  saw  one  hanging  on  a  tree, 

In  agonies  and  blood, 
Who  fixed  his  languid  eyes  on  me, 

As  near  his  cross  I  stood. 

"3  Sure,  never  to  my  latest  breath 
(\m  I  forget  that  look  ; 
It  seemed  to  charge  me  with  his  death, 
Though  not  a  word  he  spoke. 

4  My  conscience  felt,  and  owned  the  guilt, 

And  plunged  me  in  despair : 
I  saw  my  sins  his  blood  had  spilt, 

And  helped  to  nail  him  there. 

6  A  second  look  he  gave,  which  said, 

"  I  freely  all  forgive ; 
This  blood  is  for  thy  ransom  paid ; 

I  die  that  thou  may'st  live." 


PENITENTIAL    EXERCISES.         317 

6  Thus,  while  his  death  my  sin  displays 

In  all  its  blackest  hue, 
Such  is  the  mystery  of  grace, 

It  seals  my  pardon  too. 

436  8,8,6.  C.  Wesle\. 

Panting  for  the  love  of  God. 

OLOVE  Divine,  how  sweet  thou  art ! 
When  shall  I  find  my  willing  heart 
All  taken  up  by  thee  ? 

1  thirst,  I  faint,  I  die  to  prove 
The  greatness  of  redeeming  love, 

The  love  of  Christ  to  me. 

2  Stronger  his  love  than  death  or  hell ; 
Its  riches  are  unsearchable  : 

The  first-born  sons  of  light 
Desire  in    ain  its  depths  to  see ; 
They  cannot  reach  the  mystery, 

The  length,  the  breadth,  and  height. 

3  God  only  knows  the  love  of  God : 
0  that  it  now  were  shed  abroad 

In  this  poor  stony  heart ! 
For  love  I  sigh,  for  love  I  pine : 
This  only  portion,  Lord,  be  mine ! 

Be  mine  this  better  part ! 

4  0  that  I  could  for  ever  sit 
With  Mary  at  the  Master's  feet ! 

'Be  this  my  happy  choice: 
My  only  care,  delight,  and  bliss,   . 
My  joy,  my  heaven  on  earth,  be  this. 
To  hear  the  Bridegroom's  voice ! 

6  0  that  with  humbled  Peter,  I 
Could  weep,  believe,  and  thrice  reply,, 
My  faithfulness  to  prove, 


318        PENITENTIAL    EXERCISES. 

Thou  know'st,  for  all  to  thee  is  known, 
Thou  know'st,  0  Lord,  and  thou  alone, 
Thou  know'st  that  thee  I  love. 

6  0  that  I  could  with  favored  John 
Recline  my  weary  head  upon 

The  dear  Redeemer's  breast ! 
From  care,  and  sin,  and  sorrow  free, 
Give  me,  0  Lord,  to  find  in  thee 

My  everlasting  rest ! 

7  Thy  only  love  do  I  require, 
Nothing  in  earth  beneath  desire, 

Nothing  in  heaven  above : 
Let  earth,  and  heaven,  and  all  things  go, 
<3ive  me  thy  only  love  to  know, 

Give  me  thy  only  love. 

3  37  8,8,6.  C.  Wesley. 

Languishing  for  love. 

STILL.  Lord,  I  languish  for  thy  grace ; 
Reveal  the  beauties  of  thy  face, 
The  middle  wall  remove  : 
Appear,  and  banish  my  complaint ; 
Come  and  supply  my  only  want, 
Fill  all  my  soul  with  love ! 

2  To  thee  I  lift  my  mournful  eye : 
Why  am  I  thus  ?    0  tell  me  why 

I  cannot  love  my  God? 
The  hind'rance  must  be  all  in  me ; 
Tt  cannot  in  my  Saviour  be ; 

Witness  that  streaming  blood ! 

3  It  cost  thy  blood  my  heart  to  win, 
Te  buy  me  from  the  power  of  sin, 

And  make  me  love  again : 
Come,  then,  my  Lord,  thy  right  assert, 
Take  to  thyself  my  ransomed  heart, 

Nor  bleed  nor  die  in  vain. 


PENITENTIAL    EXERCISES.         319 

438  C.  M.  Watts. 

Waiting  for  the  blessing. 

FATHER,  I  wait  before  thy  throne ; 
Call  me  a  child  of  thine ; 
Send  down  the  Spirit  of  thy  Son, 
To  form  my  heart  divine. 

2  There  shed  thy  promised  love  abroad, 

And  make  my  comfort  strong ; 
Then  shall  I  say,  "  My  Father,  God!" 

With  an  unwav'ring  tongue. 

439  8,8,8,8,8,8.  C.  Weslbt 
For  acceptance  in  the  Beloved. 

FATHER  of  everlasting  grace, 
Be  mindful  of  thy  changeless  word 
We  worship  toward  that  holy  place 

In  which  thou  dost  thy  name  record, 
Dost  make  thy  gracious  nature  known, 
That  living  temple  of  thy  Son. 

2  Thou  dost  with  sweet  complacence  see 
The  temple  filled  with  light  divine ; 

And  art  thou  not  well  pleased  with  me, 
Who.  turning  to  that  heavenly  shrine, 
Through  Jesus  to  thy  throne  apply, 
Through  Jesus  for  acceptance  cry  ? 

3  With  all  who  for  redemption  groan, 
Father,  in  Jesus'  name  I  pray ! 

And  still  we  cry  and  wrestle  on 

Till  mercy  take  our  sins  away  : 
Hoar  from  thy  dwelling-place  in  heaven, 
And  now  pronounce  our  sins  forgiven. 


320      PENITENTIAL    EXERCISES. 

440  8,8,6.  C.  Wesley. 

For  the  witnessing  Spirit. 

THOU  great  mysterious  God  unknown, 
Whose  love  hath  gently  led  me  on, 
E'en  from  my  infant  days ; 
Mine  inmost  soul  expose  to  view, 
And  tell  me  if  I  ever  knew 
Thy  justifying  grace. 

2  If  I  have  only  known  thy  fear, 
And  followed,  with  a  heart  sincere, 

Thy  drawings  from  above, 
Now,  now  the  further  grace  bestow, 
And  let  my  sprinkled  conscience  know 

Thy  sweet  forgiving  love. 

3  Short  of  thy  love  I  would  not  stop, 
A  stranger  to  the  gospel  hope, 

The  sense  of  sin  forgiven : 
I  would  not,  Lord,  my  soul  deceive, 
Without  the  inward  Witness  live, 

That  antepast  of  heaven. 

1  If  now  the  Witness  were  in  me. 
Would  he  not  testify  of  thee, 

In  Jesus  reconciled  ? 
And  should  I  not  with  faith  draw  nigh, 
A.nd  boldly,  Abba,  Father,  cry, 

And  know  myself  thy  child  ? 

>  Whate'er  obstructs  thy  pard'ning  love, — 
)r  sin,  or  righteousness, — remove, 

Thy  glory  to  display : 
My  heart  of  unbelief  convince, 
And  now  absolve  me  from  my  sins, 

And  take  them  all  away. 

6  Father,  in  me  reveal  thy  Son, 
And  to  my  inmost  soul  make  known 
How  merciful  thou  art : 


PENITENTIAL    EXERCISES.         321 

The  secret  of  thy  love  reveal, 
And  by  thy  hallowing  Spirit  dwell 
For  ever  in  my  heart !  . 

^41  8,8,8,8,8,8.  C.  Wesley. 

Wrestling  Jacob. 
pOME,  0  thou  Traveller  unknown, 
\J     Whom  still  I  hold,  but  cannot  see  ; 
My  company  before  is  gone, 

And  I  am  left  alone  with  thee ; 
With  thee  all  night  I  mean  to  stay, 
And  wrestle  till  the  break  of  day. 

2  I  need  not  tell  thee  who  I  am ; 
My  sin  and  misery  declare ; 

Thyself  hast  called  me  by  my  name, 

Look  on  thy  hands  and  read  it  there ; 
But  who,  I  ask  thee,  who  art  thou  ? 
Tell  me  thy  name,  and  tell  me  now. 

3  In  vain  thou  strugglest  to  get  free, 
•    I  never  will  unloose  my  hold  : 
Art  thou  the  man  that  died  for  me  ? 

The  secret  of  thy  love  unfold  : 
Wrestling,  I  will  not  let  thee  go, 
Till  I  thy  name,  thy  nature  know. 

4  Wilt  thou  not  yet  to  me  reveal 
Thy  new,  unutterable  name  ? 

Tell  me,  I  still  beseech  thee,  tell ; 
To  know  it  now  resolved  1  am  : 
Wrestling,  I  will  not  let  thee  go, 
Till  I  thy  name,  thy  nature  know. 

5  What  though  my  shrinking  flesh  complain, 
And  murmur  to  contend  so  long  ? 

I  rise  superior  to  my  pain  : 

When  I  am  weak,  then  I  am  strong ! 
And  when  my  all  of  strength  shall  fail, 
I  shall  with  the  God-man  prevail  I 
11 


322        PENITENTIAL    EXERCISES. 

6  My  strength  is  gone,  my  nature  dies, 
I  sink  beneath  thy  weighty  hand ; 

Faint  to  revive — and  fall,  to  rise ; 
I  fall,  and  yet  by  faith  I  stand : 

1  stand,  and  will  not  let  thee  go, 
Till  I  thy  name,  thy  nature  know. 

442  8,8,8,8,8,8.  C.  Wkslet 

Concluded. 

YIELD  to  me  now,  for  I  am  weak, 
But  confident  in  self-despair : 
Speak  to  my  heart,  in  blessings  speak ; 
Be  conquered  by  my  instant  prayer : 
Speak,  or  thou  never  hence  shalt  move, 
And  tell  me  if  thy  name  is  Love. 

2  'Tis  Love!  'tis  Love!  thou  diedst  for  me; 
I  hear  thy  whisper  in  my  heart  ; 

The  morning  breaks,  the  shadows  flee : 

Pure,  universal  love  thou  art : 
To  me,  to  all,  thy  bowels  move, 
Thy  nature  and  thy  name  is  Love. 

3  My  prayer  hath  power  with  God ;  the  grace 
Unspeakable  I  now  receive ; 

Through  faith  I  see  thee  face  to  face-; 

I  see  thee  face  to  face  and  live ! 
In  vain  I  have  not  wept  and  strove : 
Thy  nature  and  thy  name  is  Love. 

1  I  know  thee,  Saviour,  who  thou  art, 
Jesus,  the  feeble  sinner's  Friend ; 

Nor  wilt  thou  with  the  night  depart, 
But  stay  and  love  me  to  the  end : 

Thy  mercies  never  shall  remove : 

Thy  nature  and  thy  name  is  Love. 

5  The  Sun  of  righteousness  on  me 

Hath  risen,  with  healing  in  his  wings ; 


PENITENTIAL    EXERCISES.         323 

Withered  iny  nature's  strength,  from  thee 

My  soul  its  life  and  succor  brings  ; 
My  help  is  all  laid  up  above  : 
Thy  nature  and  thy  name  is  Love. 

6  Lame  as  I  am,  I  take  the  prey ; 

Hell,  earth,  and  sin,  with  ease  o'ercome  ; 
I  leap  for  joy,  pursue  my  way, 

And,  as  a  bounding  hart,  fly  home ; 
Through  all  eternity  to  prove 
Thy  nature  and  thy  name  is  Love. 

443  C.  M.  C.  Wesle* 

The  backslider.     His  retrospect. 

OTHAT  I  were  as  heretofore  ! 
"When,  warm  in  my  first  love, 

1  only  lived  my  God  t'  adore, 
And  seek  the  things  above ! 

2  Upon  my  head  his  candle  shone, 
And,  lavish  of  his  grace, 

With  cords  of  love  he  drew  me  on, 
And  half  unveiled  his  face. 

3  Far,  far  above  all  earthly  things 
Triumphantly  I  rode : 

I  soared  to  heaven  on  eagles'  wings, 
And  found  and  talked  with  God. 

4  Where  am  I  now  ?  from  what  a  height 
Of  happiness  cast  down ! 

The  glory  swallowed  up  in  night, 
And  faded  is  the  crown. 

5  Through  the  wide  world  of  sin  and  woa, 
A  banished  man,  I  roam ; 

But  cannot  find  my  rest  below, 
But  cannot  wander  home. 


324        PENITENTIAL    EXERCISES 

6  0  God,  thou  art  my  home,  my  rest, 

For  which  I  sigh  in  pain  ! 
How  shall  I  'scape  into  thy  breast, 

My  Eden  how  regain  ? 

<\  44  C.  M.  C.  Wesley. 

The  backslider's  misery. 

WRETCH  that  I  am,  from  God  Eve  strayed, 
Have  most  rebellious  been, — 
Of  faith  a  dreadful  shipwreck  made, 
And  added  sin  to  sin. 

2  Vilest  of  all  th'  apostate  race, 
I  have  his  love  withstood ; 

And  sinned  against  his  pard'ning  grace, 
And  trampled  on  his  blood. 

3  More  desp'rate  is  my  damned  estate, 
And  more  enslaved  I  am, 

Than  when  I  by  the  flesh-pots  sat, 
And  wallowed  in  my  shame. 

4  What  shall  I  do  ?  by  guilt  oppressed, 
Shall  I  in  Egypt  dwell  ? 

Alas  !   in  sinning  to  seek  rest, 
Is  to  seek  rest  in  hell. 

5  The  grace  I  have  abused,  alone 
Can  help  and  comfort,  give : 

0  Jesus,  hear  my  dying  groan, 
And  bid  the  sinner  live ! 

445  8s.  C.  Wesley. 

The  backslider's  inquiry. 

HOW  shall  a  lost  sinner,  in  pain, 
Recover  his  forfeited  peace  ? 
When  brought  into  bondage  again, 
What  hope  of  a  second  release? 


PENITENTIAL    EXERCISES.         325 

Will  mercy  itself  be  so  kind 
To  spare  a  poor  rebel  like  me  ? 

And  0  can  I  possibly  find 

Such  plenteous  redemption  in  thee? 

2  0  Jesus,  of  thee  I  inquire, 
If  still  thou  art  able  to  save, 

The  brand  to  pluck  out  of  the  fire. 

And  ransom  my  soul  from  the  grave : 
The  help  of  thy  Spirit  restore, 

And  show  me  the  life-giving  blood, 
And  pardon  a  sinner  once  more, 

And  bring  me  again  unto  God. 

3  I  sink,  if  thou  longer  delay 
Thy  pardoning  mercy  to  show : 

Come  quickly,  and  kindly  display 
The  power  of  thy  passion  below: 

By  all  thou  hast  done  for  my  sake. 
One  drop  of  thy  blood  I  implore  ; 

Now,  now  let  it  touch  me,  and  make 
The  sinner  a  sinner  no  more. 

446  8,8,8,8,8,8.  C.  Wesley 

The  backslider'' $  resolve. 

TyTES,  from  this  instant,  now,  I  will 
X      To  my  oifended  Father  cry ; 
My  base  ingratitude  I  feel, 

Vilest,  of  all  thy  children,  I, 
Not  worthy  to  be  called  thy  son ;     * 
Yet  will  I  thee,  my  Father,  own. 

2  Guide  of  my  life  hast  thou  not  been, 
And  rescued  me  from  passion's  power? 

Ten  thousand  times  preserved  from  sin, 
Nor  let  the  greedy  grave  devour  ? 

And  wilt  thou  now  thy  wrath  retain? 

Nor  ever  love  thy  child  again  ? 


326        PENITENTIAL   EXERCISES. 

3  If  thou  hast  called  me  to  return, 
If  weeping  at  thy  feet  I  fall, 

The  prodigal  thou  wilt  not  spurn, 
But  pity  and  forgive  me  all, 

In  answer  to  my  Friend  above, 

In  honor  of  his  bleeding  love. 

£47  S.  M.  C.  Wesley 

The  backslider'' s  return. 

0  JESUS!  full  of  grace, 
To  thee  I  make  my  moan : 
Let  me  again  behold  thy  face, 
Call  home  thy  banished  one. 

2  Again  my  pardon  seal, 
Again  my  soul  restore, 

And  freely  my  backslidings  heal, 
And  bid  me  sin  no  more. 

3  Wilt  thou  not  bid  me  rise  ? 
Speak,  and  my  soul  shall  live : 

Forgive,  my  gasping  spirit  cries, 
Abundantly  forgive. 

4  For  thine  own  mercy's  sake, 
Relieve  my  wretchedness ; 

And  0,  my  pardon  give  me  back, 
And  give  me  back  my  peace  ! 

5  Again  thy  love  reveal, 
Restore  that  inward  heaven  : 

0  grant  me  once  again  to  feel, 
Through  faith,  my  sins  forgiven . 

6  Thy  utmost  mercy  show  : 
Say  to  my  drooping  soul, 

In  peace  and  full  assurance  go, 
Thy  faith  hath  made  thee  whole. 


PENITENTIAL    EXERCISES.        327 

448  L-  M.  C.  Wesley 

The  backslider's  confession. 

SAVIOUR,  I  now  with  shame  confess 
My  thirst  for  creature  happiness : 
By  base  desires  I  wronged  thy  love, 
And  forced  thy  mercy  to  remove. 

2  Yet  would  I  not  regard  thy  stroke ; 
But,  when  thou  didst  thy  grace  revoke. 
And  when  thou  didst  thy  face  conceal, 
Thy  absence  I  refused  to  feel. 

3  I  knew  not  that  the  Lord  was  gone  ; 
In  my  own  froward  will  went  on : 

1  lived  to  the  desires  of  men, 

And  thou  hast  all  my  wand'rings  seen. 

4  Yet,  0  the  riches  of  thy  grace  ! 
Thou,  who  hast  seen  my  evil  ways, 
Wilt  freely  my  backslidings  keal, 
And  pardon  on  my  conscience  seal. 

5  For  this  I  at  thy  footstool  wait, 
Till  thou  my  peace  again  create — 
Fruit  of  thy  gracious  lips — restore 
My  peace,  and  bid  me  sin  no  more  ! 

449  C.  M.  Cowper 

The  backslider's  prayer. 

OFOR  a  closer  walk  with  God, 
A  calm  and  heavenly  frame ; 
A  light  to  shine  upon  the  road 
That  leads  me  to  the  Lamb. 

2  Where  is  the  blessedness  I  knew 
When  first  I  saw  the  Lord  ? 

Where  is  the  soul-refreshing  view 
Of  Jesus  and  his  word  ? 


328        PENITENTIAL    EXERCISES. 

3  What  peaceful  hours  I  once  enjoyed! 
How  sweet  their  niern'ry  still ! 

But  they  have  left  an  aching  void 
The  world  can  never  fill. 

4  Return,  0  holy  Dove,  return, 
Sweet  messenger  of  rest ! 

1  hate  the  sins  that  made  thee  mourn, 
And  drove  thee  from  my  breast. 

5  The  dearest  idol  I  have  known, 
Whate'er  that  idol  be. 

Help  me  to  tear  it  from  thy  throne, 
And  worship  only  thee. 

5  So  shall  my  walk  be  close  with  God, 

Calm  and  serene  my  frame ; 
Jo  purer  light  shall  mark  the  road 

That  leads  me  to  the  Lamb. 

4  SO  0.  M.  C.  Weslbi 

The  backslider's  suit. 
1  ESUS,  the  all-restoring  Word, 
»J      My  fallen  spirit's  hope, 
Aitei  thy  lovely  likeness,  Lord, 
Ali !  when  shall  I  wake  up ! 

2  Thou,  0  my  God,  thou  only  art 
The  Lire,  the  Truth,  the  Way : 

Quicken  my  soul,  instruct  my  heart, 
My  sinking  i^ootsteps  stay. 

3  Of  all  thou  hast  in  earth  below, 
In  heaven  above,  to  give, 

Give  me  thy  only  xove  to  know, 
In  thee  to  walk  and  live. 

4  Fill  me  with  all  the  life  of  love : 
In  mystic  union  join 

Me  to  thyself,  and  let  me  prove 
The  fellowship  Divine. 


PENITENTIAL    EXERCISES.        329 

5  Open  the  intercourse  between 

My  longing  soul  and  thee, 
Never  to  be  broke  off  again 
To  all  eternity. 

4  51  7,6,7,6,7,8,7,6.         C.  Wesley 

The  backslider's  supplication. 

JESUS,  Friend  of  sinners,  hear 
Yet  once  again  I  pray  : 
From  my  debt  of  sin  set  clear, 

For  I  have  naught  to  pay : 
Speak,  0  speak  the  kind  release, 

A  poor  backsliding  soul  restore : 
Love  me  freely,  seal  my  peace, 
And  bid  me  sin  no  more. 

2  For  my  selfishness  and  pride, 
Thou  hast  withdrawn  thy  grace ; 

Left  me  long  to  -wander  wide, 

An  outcast  from  thy  face  ; 
But  I  now  my  sins  confess, 

And  niercy,  mercy,  I  implore 
Love  me  freely,  seal  my  peace, 

And  bid  me  sin  no  more. 

3  Sin's  deceitfulness  hath  spread 
A  hardness  o'er  my  heart; 

But  if  thou  thy  Spirit  shed, 

The  hardness  shall  depart: 
Shed  thy  love,  thy  tenderness, 

And  let  me  feel  thy  poft'ning  power  : 
Love  me  freely,  seal  my  peace, 

And  bid  me  sin  no  more. 


452  S.  M.  C  Wesley, 

The  backslide)'^  complaint. 

ND  wilt  thou  yet  be  found  ? 
And  may  I  still  draw  near  ? 


A1 


330        PENITENTIAL    EXERCISES. 

Then  listen  to  the  plaintive  sound 
Of  a  poor  sinner's  prayer. 

2  Jesus,  thine  aid  afford, 

If  still  the  same  thou  art  : 
To  thee  I  look,  to  thee,  my  Lord"! 
Lift  up  a  helpless  heart. 

3  Thou  seest  my  troubled  breast, 
The  stragglings  of  my  will, 

The  foes  that  interrupt  my  rest, 
The  agonies  I  feel. 

4  The  daily  death  I  prove, 
Saviour,  to  thee  is  known : 

'Tis  worse  than  death  my  God  to  love, 
And  not  my  God  alone. 

5  0  my  offended  Lord, 
Restore  my  inward  peace : 

1  know  thou  canst ;  pronounce  the  word, 

And  bid  the  tempest  cease ! 

6  I  long  to  see  thy  face, 
Thy  Spirit  I  implore, 

The  living  water  of  thy  grace, 
That  I  may  thirst  no  more. 

453  7s.  C.  Wesley. 

The  backslider's  plea. 

DEPTH  of  mercy !  can  there  be 
Mercy  still  reserved  for  me  ? 
Can  my  God  his  wrath  forbear  ? 
Me,  the  chief  of  sinners,  spare  ? 

2  I  have  long  withstood  his  grace, 
Long  provoked  him  to  his  face ; 
Would  not  hearken  to  his  calls ; 
Grieved  him  by  a  thousand  falls. 


PENITENTIAL    EXERCISES.         331 

8  Lo  !  I  cumber  still  the  ground: 
Lo  !  an  Advocate  is  found ! 
"Hasten  not  to  cut  him  down: 
Let  this  barren  soul  alone  !" 

4  Jesas  speaks,  and  pleads  his  blood; 
He  disarms  the  wrath  of  God  ! 

Now  my  Father's  bowels  move ; 
Justice  lingers  into  love. 

5  Kindled  his  relentings  are  ; 
Me  he  now  delights  to  spare; 
Cries,  "  How  shall  I  give  thee  up  ?" 
Lets  the  lifted  thunder  drop. 

6  There  for  me  the  Saviour  stands ; 
Shows  his  wounds,  and  spreads  his  hands : 
God  is  love !  I  know,  I  feel ; 

Jesus  weeps  and  loves  me  still. 

7  Jesus,  answer  from  above : 
Is  not  all  thy  nature  love  ? 
Wilt  thou  not  the  wrong  forget  ? 
Suffer  me  to  kiss  thy  feet  ? 

8  If  I  rightly  read  thy  heart, 
If  thou  all  compassion  art, 
Bow  thine  ear,  in  mercy  bow  ! 
Pardon  and  accept  me  now. 

9  Pity  from  thine  eye  let  fall ; 
By  a  look  my  soul  recall  : 
Now  the  stone  to  flesh  convert, 
Cast  a  look,  and  break  my  heart. 

10  Now  incline  me  to  repent  S 
Let  me  now  my  fall  lament ! 
Now  my  foul  revolt  deplore ! 
Weep,  believe,  and  sin  no  more. 


332        PENITENTIAL    EXERCISES. 

454  C.  M.  C.  Weslby 

The  backslider's  recovery. 

OWHY  did  I  my  Saviour  leave, 
So  soon  unfaithful  prove ! 
How  could  I  thy  good  Spiril  grieve, 
And  sin  against  thy  love ! 

2  But  0  !  how  soon  thy  wrath  is  o'er, 
And  pard'ning  love  takes  place  ! 

Assist  me,  Saviour,  to  adore 
The  riches  of  thy  grace. 

3  0  could  I  lose  myself  in  thee, 
Thy  depth  of  mercy  prove, 

Thou  vast,  unfathomable  sea 
Of  unexhausted  love ! 

4  My  humbled  soul,  when  thou  art  near, 
In  dust  and  ashes  lies : 

How  shall  a  sinful  worm  appear 
Or  meet  thy  purer  eyes  ? 

6  I  loathe  myself  when  God  I  see, 

And  into  nothing  fall ; 
Content  if  thou  exalted  be, 

And  Christ  be  all  in  all. 

455  7,6,7,6,7,8,7,6.        C.  Weslet 
The  backslider's  pardon. 

XORD,  and  is  thine  anger  gone, 
j     And  art  thou  pacified? 
After  all  that  I  have  done, 

Dost  thou  no  longer  chide  ? 
Let  thy  love  my  heart  constrain, 

And  all  my  restless  passions  sway  : 
Keep  me,  lest  I  turn  again 
Out  of  the  narrow  way. 


PENITENTIAL   EXERCISES.        333 

2  If  I  have  begun  once  more 
Thy  sweet  return  to  feel, — 

If  e'en  now  I  find  thy  power 

Present  my  soul  to  heal, — 
Still  and  quiet  may  I  lie, 

Nor  struggle  out  of  thine  erhbriwe  - 
Never  more  resist  or  fly 

From  thy  pursuing  grace. 

3  To  the  cross,  thine  altar,  hind 
Me  with  the  cords  of  love ; 

Freedom  never  let  me  find 

From  thee,  my  Lord,  to  move : 
That  I  never,  never  more 

May  with  my  much-loved  Master  part 
To  the  posts  of  mercy's  door 

0  nail  my  willing  heart ! 

1  See  my  utter  helplessness, 

And  leave  me  not  alone  ; 
0  preserve  in  perfect  peace, 

And  seal  me  for  thine  own  ! 
More  and  more  thyself  reveal, 

Thy  presence  let  me  always  find ; 
Comfort,  and  confirm,  and  heal 

My  feeble,  sin-sick  mind. 

5  As  the  apple  of  thine  eye, 

Thy  weakest  servant  keep  ; 
Help  me  at  thy  feet  to  lie, 

And  there  for  ever  weep  : 
Tears  of  joy  mine  eyes  o'erflow, 

That  I  have  any  hope  of  heaves  ; 
Much  of  love  I  ought  to  know, 

For  I  have  much  forgiven. 


334         CHRISTIAN    EXPERIENCE. 
SECTION  VIL 

(frfaistiuu  3Sxptr«iu£. 

1    JUSTIFICATION  AND  THE  NEW  BIRTH. 

<56      .  CM  C.  Wesle* 

Opening  worship. 

OFOR  a  thousand  tongues  to  sing 
My  great  Redeemer's  praise  ! 
The  glories  of  my  God  and  King, 
The  triumphs  of  his  grace ! 

2  My  gracious  Master  and  my  God, 
Assist  me  to  proclaim, — 

To  spread  through  all  the  earth  abroad 
The  honors  of  thy  Name. 

3  Jesus !  the  Name  that  charms  our  fears, 
That  bids  our  sorrows  cease ; 

'Tis  music  in  the  sinner's  ears, 
'Tis  life,  and  health,  and  peace. 

4  He  breaks  the  power  of  cancelled  sin, 
He  sets  the  pris'ner  free : 

His  blood  can  make  the  foulest  clean ; 
His  blood  availed  for  me. 

5  He  speaks — and,  listening  to  his  voice, 
New  life  the  dead  receive ; 

The  mournful,  broken  hearts  rejoice; 
The  humble  poor  believe. 

6  Hear  him,  ye  deaf;  his  praise,  ye  dumb. 
Your  loosened  tongues  employ ; 

Ye  blind,  behold  your  Saviour  come, 
And  leap,  ye  lame,  for  joy. 


JUSTIFICATION.  335 

457  C.  M.  C.  Wesley. 

Concluded. 

LOOK  unto  Him,  ye  nations  ;  own 
Your  God,  ye  fallen  race : 
Look,  and  be  saved  through  faith  alone, 
Be  justified  by  grace. 

2  See  all  your  sins  on  Jesus  laid : 
The  Lamb  of  God  was  slain : 

His  soul  was  once  an  off 'ring  made 
For  every  soul  of  man. 

3  Awake  from  guilty  nature's  sleep, 
And  Christ  shall  give  you  light : 

Cast  all  your  sins  into  the  deep, 
And  wash  the  Ethiop  white. 

4  With  me,  your  chief,  ye  then  shaU  know, 
Shall  feel,  your  sins  forgiven; 

Anticipate  your  heaven  below, 
And  own  that  love  is  heaven. 

458  L.  M.  W*Txg 

Opening  worship. 

JESUS,  thou  everlasting  King, 
Accept  the  tribute  which  we  bring; 
Accept  thy  well-deserved  renown, 
And  wear  our  praises  as  thy  crown. 

2  Let  every  act  of  worship  be 
Like  our  espousals,  Lord,  to  thee — 
Like  the  blessed  hour,  when  from  above 
We  first  received  the  pledge  of  love. 

3  The  gladness  of  that  happy  day, 
0  may  it  ever,  ever  stay ! 

Nor  let  our  faith  forsake  its  hold, 
Nor  hope  decline,  nor  love  grow  cold  ' 


336        CHRISTIAN    EXPERIENCE. 

i  Each  foil' wing  minute  as  it  flies, 
Increase  thy  praise,  improve  our  joys, 
Till  we  are  raised  to  sing  thy  name 
At  the  great  supper  of  the  Lamb. 

459  8,8,8,8,8,8.  C.  Wesley 

An  interest  in  Christ. 
A  ND  can  it  he  that  I  should  gain 
J\_     An  interest  in  the  Saviour's  blood  ? 
Died  he  for  me,  who  caused  his  pain  ? 
For  me,  who  him  to  death  pursued  ? 
Amazing  love !  how  can  it  be 
That  thou,  my  Lord,  shouldst  die  for  me ! 

2  'Tis  myst'ry  all!  th'  Immortal  dies! 
Who  can  explore  his  strange  design  ? 

In  vain  the  first-born  seraph  tries 

To  sound  the  depths  of  love  Divine ! 
'Tis  mercy  all !  let  earth  adore  : 
Let  angel  minds  inquire  no  more. 

3  He  left  his  Father's  throne  above ; 
(So  free,  so  infinite  his  grace !) 

Emptied  himself  of  all  but  love, 

And  bled  for  Adam's  helpless  race : 
'Tis  mercy  all,  immense  and  free, 
For,  0  my  God,  it  found  out  me! 

4  Long  my  imprisoned  spirit  lay 

Fast  bound  in  sin,  and  nature's  night  . 
Thine  eye  diffused  a  quick'ning  ray ; 

I  woke  ;  the  dungeon  flamed  with  light ! 
My  chains  fell  off,  my  heart  was  free  ; 
I  rose,  went  forth,  and  followed  thee. 

5  No  condemnation  now  I  dread ; 
Jesus,  and  all  in  him,  is  mine ! 

Alive  in  him,  my  living  Head, 

And  clothed  in  righteousness  Divine, 
Bold  I  approach  th'  eternal  throne, 
And  claim  the  crown,  through  Christ,  my  owr 


JUSTIFICATION.  &3! 

460  L-  M«  J-  Wesley 
[From  the  German  of  Zinzendorf.] 

Receiving  the  atonement. 

JESUS,  thy  blood  and  righteousness 
My  "beauty  are,  my  glorious  dress  : 
^Iidst  flaming  worlds,  in  these  arrayed, 
With  joy  shall  I  lift  up  my  head. 

2  Bold  shall  I  stand  in  thy  great  day, 
For  who  aught  to  my  charge  shall  lay  ? 
Fully  absolved  through  these  I  am, 
From  sin  and  fear,  from  guilt  and  shame 

3  The  holy,  meek,  unspotted  Lamb, 
Who  from  the  Father's  bosom  came, 
Who  died  for  me,  e'en  me.  t;  atone, 
Now  for  my  Lord  and  God  I  own. 

4  Lord,  I  believe  thy  precious  blood, 
Which,  at  the  mercy-seat  of  God, 
For  ever  doth  for  sinners  plead. 

For  me,  e'en  for  my  soul,  was  shed. 

5  Lord,  I  believe  were  sinners  more 
Than  sands  upon  the  ocean  shore, 
Thou  hast  for  all  a  ransom  paid, 
For  all  a  full  atonement  made. 

461  £•  M.  C.  WESLsr 

The  work  of  faith. 

AUTHOR  of  faith,  eternal  Word, 
Whose  Spirit  breathes  the  active  flame, 
Faith,  like  its  Finisher  and  Lord, 
To-day,  as  yesterday,  the  same: 

2  To  thee  our  humble  hearts  aspire. 

And  ask  the  gift  unspeakable : 
Increase  in  us  the  kindled  fire, 

In  us  the  work  of  faith  fulfil. 


338        CHRISTIAN    EXPERIENCE. 

3  By  faith  we  know  thee  strong  to  saves 
(Save  us,  a  present  Saviour,  thou!) 

Whate'er  we  hope,  by  faith  we  have ; 
Future  and  past  subsisting  now. 

4  To  him  that  in  thy  name  believes, 
Eternal  life  with  thee  is  given : 

Into  himself  he  all  receives, — 

Pardon,  and  holiness,  and  heaven. 
6  The  things  unknown  to  feeble  sense, 

Unseen  by  reason's  glimm'ring  ray, 
With  strong  commanding  evidence, 

Their  heavenly  oi'igin  display. 
6  Faith  lends  its  realizing  light, 

The  clouds  disperse,  the  shadows  fly, 
Th'  Invisible  appears  in  sight, 

And  God  is  seen  by  mortal  eye. 

4,62  8,8,8,8,8,8.  J.  Wesley. 

[From  the  German  of  Rothe.] 

Exulting  in  the  atonement. 

VTOW  I  have  found  the  ground  wherein 

j[\|      Sure  my  soul's  anchor  may  remain ; 

The  wounds  of  Jesus — for  my  sin 

Before  the  world's  foundation  slain, 
Whose  mercy  shall  unshaken  stay, 
When  heaven  and  earth  are  fled  away. 

2  Father,  thine  everlasting  grace 
Our  scanty  thought  surpasses  far: 

TLy  heart  still  melts  with  tenderness: 

Thy  arms  of  love  still  open  are, 
Returning  sinners  to  receive, 
That  mercy  they  may  taste,  and  live. 

3  0  love,  thou  bottomless  abyss! 
My  sins  are  swallowed  up  in  thee ; 

Covered  is  my  unrighteousness, 
Nor  spot  of  guilt  remains  on  me. 


JUSTIFICATION.  339 

While  Jesus'  blood,  through  earth  and  skies, 
Mercy,  free,  boundless  mercy,  cries  ! 

4  By  faith  I  plunge  me  in  this  sea : 
Here  is  my  hope,  my  joy,  my  iest ; 

Hither,  when  hell  assails,  I  flee ; 

1  look  into  my  Saviour's  breast : 
Away,  sad  doubt  and  anxious  fear, 
Mercy  is  all  that 's  written  there. 

5  Though  waves  and  storms  go  o'er  my  head 
Though  strength,  and  health,  and  friends 

be  gone, 
Though  joys  be  withered  all  and  dead, 

Though  every  comfort  be  withdrawn, — 
On  this  my  steadfast  soul  relies, 
Father,  thy  mercy  never  dies. 

6  Fixed  on  this  ground  will  I  remain, 
Though  my  heart  fail,  and  flesh  decay : 

This  anchor  shall  my  soul  sustain, 

When  earth's  foundations  melt  away  ; 
Mercy's  full  power  I  then  shall  prove, 
Loved  with  an  everla-sting  love. 

463  S.  M.  Watt* 

Psalm  xxxii.  1-6. 

0  BLESSED  souls  are  they, 
Whose  sins  are  covered  o'er ! 
Divinely  bless'd,  to  whom  the  Loid 
Imputes  their  guilt  no  more. 

2  They  mourn  their  follies  past, 
And  keep  their  hearts  with  care : 

Their  lips  and  lives,  without  deceit. 
Shall  prove  their  faith  sincere. 

3  While  I  concealed  my  guilt, 
I  felt  the  fest'ring  wound ; 

Till  I  confessed  my  sins  to  thee^ 
And  ready  pardon  fcund. 


340        CHRISTIAN    EXPERIENCE. 

4  Let  sinners  learn  to  pray, 

Let  saints  keep  near  the  throne: 

Our  help  in  times  of  deep  distress 
Is  found  in  God  alone. 

464  c-  M-  Watts 

1  Cor.  vi.  9-11. 

NOT  the  malicious  or  profane, 
The  wanton  or  the  proud, 
Nor  thieves,  nor  sland'rers,  shall  obtain 
The  kingdom  of  our  God. 

2  Surprising  grace  '  and  such  were  "we, 
By  nature  and  by  sin ! 

Heirs  of  immortal  misery, 
Unholy  and  unclean. 

3  Bat  we  are  washed  in  Jesus'  blood, 
We're  pardoned  through  his  name, 

And  the  good  Spirit  of  our  God 
Has  sanctified  our  frame. 

4  0  for  a  persevering  pow«r, 
To  keep  thy  just  commands  ! 

We  would  defile  our  hearts  no  more, 
No  more  pollute  our  hands. 

465  S.  M.  Watts. 
Adoption. 

BEHOLD  !  what  wondrous  grace 
The  Father  hath  bestowed 
On  sinners  of  a  mortal  race, — 
To  call  them  sons  of  God! 

2  'Tis  no  surprising  thing 
That  we  should  be  unknown: 

The  Jewish  world  knew  not  their  King, 
God's  everlasting  Son. 

3  Nor  does  it  yet  appear 

How  great  we  must  be  made ; 


JUSTIFICATION.  341 

But  when  we  see  our  Saviour  here, 
We  shall  be  like  our  Head. 

4  A  hope  so  much  divine, 
May  trials  well  endure. 

May  purge  our  souls  from  sense  and  s!n. 
As  Christ,  the  Lord,  is  pure. 

5  If  in  my  Father's  love 
I  share  a  filial  part, 

Send  clown  thy  Spirit,  like  a  dove, 
To  rest  upon  my  heart. 

6  We  would  no  longer  lie 

Like  slaves  beneath  the  throne : 
My  faith  shall  Abba,  Father,  cry, 
And  thou  the  kindred  own. 

466  S.  M.  C  Weslby. 

Witness  of  adoption. 

HOW  can  a  sinner  know 
His  sins  on  earth  forgiven  ? 
How  can  my  gracious  Saviour  show 
My  name  inscribed  in  heaven ! 

2  What  we  have  felt  and  seen, 
With  confidence  we  tell ; 

And  publish  to  the  sons  of  men 
The  signs  infallible. 

3  We  who  in  Christ  believe 
That  he  for  us  hath  died, 

We  all  his  unknown  peace  receive, 
And  feel  his  blood  applied. 

4  Exults  our  rising  soul, 
Disburdened  of  her  load, 

And  swells  unutterably  full 
Of  glory  and  of  God 

5  His  love,  surpassing  far 
The  love  of  all  beneath, 


342        CHRISTIAN    EXPERIENCE. 

We  find  within  our  hearts,  and  dare 
The  pointless  darts  of  death. 

6  Stronger  than  death  or  hell 
The  sacred  power  we  prove ; 

And  conqu'rors  of  the  world,  we  dwell 
In  heaven,  who  dwell  in  love. 

467  S.  M.  C.  Wesley 

Concluded. 

TT7E  by  his  Spirit  prove, 

V  V      And  know  the  things  of  God, 
The  things  which  freely  of  his  love 
He  hath  on  us  bestowed. 

2  His  Spirit  us  he  gave, 

Who  dwells  in  us,  we  know : 
The  witness  in  ourselves  we  have, 
And  all  its  fruits  we  show. 

3  The  meek  and  lowly  heart 
That  in  our  Saviour  was, 

To  us  his  Spirit  does  impart, 
And  signs  us  with  his  cross. 

4  Our  nature  's  turned,  our  mind 
Transformed  in  all  its  powers  ; 

And  both  the  witnesses  are  joined, 
The  Spirit  of  God  with  ours. 

5  Whate'er  our  pard'ning  Lord 
Commands,  we  gladly  do  ; 

And,  guided  by  his  sacred  word, 
We  all  his  steps  pursue. 

6  His  glory  our  design, 

We  live  our  God  to  please ; 
And  rise,  with  filial  fear  divine, 
To  perfect  holiness. 


JUSTIFICATION.  343 

468  6,6,6,6,8,6,8,6.        J.  Wesley 

The  Spirit  of  adoption. 
T7"E  simple  souls,  that  stray 
X     Far  from  the  path  of  peace, 
That  unfrequented  way 

To  life  and  happiness. 
How  long  will  ye  your  folly  love. 

And  throng  the  downward  road 
And  hate  the  wisdom  from  above 

And  mock  the  sons  of  God? 

2  Madness  and  misery 

Te  count  our  life  beneath, 
And  nothing  great  can  see, 

Or  glorious,  in  our  death : 
As  born  to  suffer  and  to  grieve, 

Beneath  your  feet  we  lie ; 
And  utterly  contemned  we  live, 

And  unlamented  die. 

3  Poor  pensive  sojourners, 
O'erwhelmed  with  grief  and  woes, 

Perplexed  with  'needless  fears, 
And  pleasure's  mortal  foes. — 

More  irksome  than  a  gaping  tomb, 
Our  sight  ye  cannot  bear, 

Wrapped  in  the  melancholy  gloom 
Of  fanciful  despair. 

4  So  wretched  and  obscure, 
The  men  whom  ye  despise, 

So  foolish,  weak,  and  poor, 

Above  your  scorn  we  rise  : 
Our  conscience  in  the  Holy  Ghost 

Can  witness  better  things  : 
For  He  whose  blood  is  all  our  boast. 

Hath  made  us  priests  and  king3. 

5  Pviches  unsearchable, 
I&  Jesus'  love  we  know. 


344         CHRISTIAN    EXPERIENCE 

And  pleasures  from  the  well 

Of  life  our  souls  o'erflow : 
From  him' the  Spirit  we  receive 

Of  wisdom,  grace,  and  power, 
And  always  sorrowful  we  live, 

Rejoicing  evermore. 

6  Angels  our  servants  are, 
And  keep  in  all  our  ways, 

And  in  their  hands  they  bear 

The  sacred  sons  of  grace : 
Our  guardians  to  that  heavenly  bliss> 

They  all  our  steps  attend ; 
And  God  himself  our  Father  is, 

And  Jesus  is  our  Friend. 

7  With  him  we  walk  in  white ; 
We  in  his  image  shine ; 

Our  robes  are  robes  of  light: 

Our  righteousness  Divine : 
On  all  the  grov'iling  kings  of  earth 

With  pity  we  look  down, 
And  claim,  in  virtue  of  our  birth, 

A  never-fading  crown. 

469  6,6,6,6,8,8.  C.  Weslby. 

"Whereby  we  cry,  Abba,  Father." 

ARISE,  my  soul,  arise, 
Shake  off  thy  guilty  fears, 
The  bleeding  Sacrifice 
In  my  behalf  appears : 
Before  the  throne  my  Surety  stands, 
My  name  is  written  on  his  hands. 
2  He  ever  lives  above. 
For  me  to  intercede; 
His  all-redeeming  love, 

His  precious  blood,  to  plead: 
His  blood  atoned  for  all  our  race. 
And  sprinkles  now  the  throne  of  gfrace. 


JUSTIFICATION.  345 

S  Five  bleeding  wounds  he  bears, 

Received  on  Calvary ; 
They  pour  effectual  prayers, 
They  strongly  speak  for  me  : 
"Forgive  him,  0  forgive,"  they  cry, 
"  Nor  let  that  ransomed  sinner  die !:' 

4  The  Father  hears  him  pray, 
His  dear  Anointed  One : 

He  cannot  turn  away 

The  presence  of  his  Son : 
His  Spirit  answers  to  the  blood, 
And  tells  me  I  am  born  of  God. 

5  My  God  is  reconciled, 

His  pard'ning  voice  I  hear : 
He  owns  me  for  his  child, 
I  can  no  longer  fear : 
With  confidence  I  now  draw  nigh, 
And  Father,  Abba,  Father,  cry. 

£70  8,8,8,8,8,8.  C.  Weslev. 

Glowing  gratitude. 
TTTHAT  am  I,  0  thou  glorious  God ! 

VV     And  what  my  father's  house  to  thee  ' 
That  thou  such  mercies  hast  bestowed 
On  me,  the  vilest  reptile,  me  ! 

1  take  the  blessing  from  above, 
And  wonder  at  thy  boundless  love. 

2  Me  in  my  blood  thy  love  passed  by, 
And  stopped,  my  ruin  to  retrieve ; 

Wept  o'er  my  soul  thy  pitying  eye  ; 

Thy  bowels  yearned,  and  sounded,  "Live ' 
Dying,  I  heard  the  welcome  sound, 
And  pardon  in  thy  mercy  found. 

3  Honor,  and  might,  and  thanks,  and  praise 
I  render  to  my  pard'ning  God  ! 

Extol  the  riches  of  thy  grace, 

And  spread  thy  saving  name  abroad ; 


346        CHRISTIAN    EXPERIENCE. 

That  only  name  to  sinners  given 
Which  lifts  poor  dying  worms  to  heaven. 

4  Jesus,  I  bless  thy  gracious  power, 
And  all  within  me  shouts  thy  name ! 

Thy  name  let  every  soul  adore, 

Thy  power  let  every  tongue  proclaim : 

Thy  grace  let  every  sinner  know, 

And  find  in  thee  his  heaven  below. 

4.71  8,7,8,7,4,7. 

11  Whom  not  having  seen,  we  love." 

OTHOU  God  of  my  salvation, 
My  Redeemer  from  all  sin, 
Moved  by  thy  Divine  compassion, 
Who  hast  died  my  heart  to  win, 

I  will  praise  thee  : 
Where  shall  I  thy  praise  begin  ? 

2  Though  unseen,  I  love  the  Saviour : 
He  hath  brought  salvation  near, — 

Manifests  his  pard'ning  favor, 
And,  when  Jesus  doth  appear, 

Soul  and  body 
Shall  his  glorious  image  bear. 

3  While  the  angel  choirs  are  crying, 
Glory  to  the  great  I  AM  ! 

F  with  them  will  still  be  vying, 
Glory  !  glory  to  the  Lamb  ! 

0  how  precious 
Is  the  sound  of  Jesus'  name  ! 

4  Angels  now  are  hov'ring  round  us, 
Unperceived  they  mix  the  throng, 

Wond'ring  at  the  love  that  crowned  us. 
Glad  to  join  the  holy  song : 

Hallelujah! 
Love  and  pratse  to  Christ  belong ! 


JUSTIFICATION.  347 

6  Now  I  see,  with  joy  and  wonder, 
Whence  the  gracious  spring  arose : 

Angel  minds  are  lost  to  ponder 
Dying  love's  mysterious  cause ; 

Yet  the  blessing, 
Down  to  all,  to  me  it  flows. 

6  This  hath  set  me  all  on  fire  ; 

Strongly  glows  the  flame  of  love : 
Higher  mounts  my  soul,  and  higher, 

Struggles  for  its  swift  remove ; 
Then  I'll  praise  him 

In  a  nobler  strain  above ! 


F 


47  &  S.  M.  Watts 

1  Peter  i.  8. 

"OT  with  our  mortal  eyes 
Have  we  beheld  the  Lord ; 
Yet  we  rejoice  to  hear  his  name, 
And  love  him  in  his  word. 

2  On  earth  we  want  the  sight 
Of  our  Redeemer's  face ; 

Yet,  Lord,  our  inmost  thoughts  delight 
To  dwell  upon  thy  grace. 

3  And  when  we  taste  thy  love, 
Our  joys  divinely  grow 

Unspeakable,  like  those  above, 
And  heaven  begins  below. 

i^S  7s  Cowpeb,. 

Love  to  the  Saviour. 

HARK,  my  soul,  it  is  the  Lord ! 
'Tis  thy  Saviour,  hear  his  word ! 
Jesus  speaks,  he  speaks  to  thee-' 
"Say,  poor  sinner,  lov'st  thou  me? 


348        CHRISTIAN    EXPERIENCE. 

2  "  I  delivered  thee  when  bound, 
And,  when  bleeding,  healed  thy  wound; 
Sought  thee  wand'ring,  set  thee  right, 
Turned  thy  darkness  into  light. 

3  "  Can  a  mother's  tender  care, 
Cease  toward  the  child  she  bare  ? 
Fes,  she  may  forgetful  be, 

Yet  will  I  remember  thee. 

4  "  Mine  is  an  unchanging  love, 
Higher  than  the  heights  above, 
Deeper  than  the  depths  beneath, 
Free  and  faithful,  strong  as  death. 

5  "  Thou  shalt  see  my  glory  soon, 
When  the  work  of  faith  is  done, 
Partner  of  my  throne  shalt  be : 
Say,  poor  sinner,  lov'st  thou  me  ?" 

6  Lord,  it  is  my  chief  complaint 
That  my  love  is  still  so  faint ; 
Yet  I  love  thee  and  adore : 

0  for  grace  to  love  thee  more  ? 

474  C.  M.  Watts. 

The  transports  of  love. 

O'TIS  delight  without  alloy, 
Jesus,  to  hear  thy  name : 
My  spirit  leaps  with  inward  joy, 
I  feel  the  sacred  flame. 

2  My  passions  hold  a  pleasing  reign, 
When  love  inspires  my  breast, 

Love,  the  divinest  of  the  train, 
The  sovereign  of  the  rest. 

3  This  is  the  grace  must  live  and  sing 
When  faith  and  hope  shall  cease, 

Must  sound  from  every  joyful  string 
Through  the  sweet  groves  of  bliss- 


JUSTIFICATION.  349 

4  Let  life  immortal  seize  my  clay : 
Let  love  refine  my  blood ; 

Her  flames  can  bear  my  soul  away, 
Can  bring  me  near  my  God. 

5  Swift  I  ascend  the  heavenly  place, 
And  hasten  to  my  home: 

1  leap  to  meet  thy  kind  embrace, 

I  come,  0  Lord,  I  come ! 

6  Sink  down,  ye  separating  hills, 
Let  sin  and  death  remove ; 

'Tis  love  that  drives  my  chariot  wheels 
And  death  must  yield  to  love. 

475  C.  M.  C.  Weslei. 

Love  and  praise. 

r FINITE,  unexhausted  Love  ! — 
Jesus  and  Love  are  one — 
If  still  to  me  thy  bowels  move, 
They  are  restrained  to  none. 

2  What  shall  I  do  my  God  to  love, 
My  loving  God  to  praise, 

The  length,  and  breadth,  and  height  to  prove. 
And  depth,  of  sovereign  grace  ? 

3  Thy  sovereign  grace  to  all  extends, 
Immense  and  unconfinec1 ; 

From  age  to  age  it  never  ends, 
It  reaches  all  mankind. 

4r  Throughout  the  world  its  breadth  is  known 

Wide  as  infinity, — 
So  wide,  it  never  passed  by  one, 

Or  it  had  passed  by  me. 

5  My  trespass  was  grown  up  to  heaven ; 

But  far  above  the  skies, 
Through  Christ  abundantly  forgiven, 

I  see  thy  mercies  rise. 


350        CHRISTIAN    EXPERIENCE. 

6  The  depth  of  all-redeeming  love, 

What  angel  tongue  can  tell? 
0  may  I  to  the  utmost  prove 

The  gift  unspeakable ! 

476  0.  M.  Newtoh. 

'  The  fruit  of  the  Spirit  is — joy." 

JOY  is  a  fruit  that  will  not  grow 
In  nature's  barren  soil : 
All  we  can  boast,  till  Christ  we  know, 
Is  vanity  and  toil. 

2  But  where  the  Lord  has  planted  grace, 
And  made  his  glories  known, 

There  fruits  of  heavenly  joy  and  peace 
Are  found — and  there  alone. 

3  A  bleeding  Saviour  seen  by  faith — 
A  sense  of  pard'ning  love — 

A  hope  that  triumphs  over  death — 
Give  joys  like  those  above. 

4  To  take  a  glimpse  within  the  veil, 
To  know  that  God  is  mine — 

Are  springs  of  joy  that  never  fail, 
Unspeakable,  divine ! 

5  These  are  the  joys  which  satisfy, 
And  sanctify  the  mind ; 

Which  make  the  spirit  mount  on  high, 
And  leave  the  world  behind. 

477  L.  M.  0.  Wesley 

[From  the  German.] 
Love  and  joy. 

I  THIRST,  thou  wounded  Lamb  of  God, 
To  wash  me  in  thy  cleansing  blood ; 
To  dwell  within  thy  wounds  :   then  pain 
Is  sweet,  and  life  or  death  is  gain. 

2  Take  my  poor  heart,  and  let  it  be 
For  ever  closed  to  all  but  thee  I 


JUSTIFICATION.  353 

Seal  rhou  my  breast,  and  let  me  wear 
That  pledge  of  love  for  ever  there. 
3  How  blest  are  they  who  still  abide 
Close  sheltered  in  thy  bleeding  side! 
Who  life  and  strength  from  thence  derive. 
And  by  thee  move,,  and  in  thee  live. 
i  What  are  our  works  but  sin  and  death. 
Till  thou  thy  quick'ning  Spirit  breathe  ! 
Thou  giv'st  the  power  thy  grace  to  more 
0  wondrous  grace !  0  boundless  love ! 

478  L.  M.  J.  Wesley. 
Concluded. 

TTOW  can  it  be,  thou  heavenly  King, 
XX  That  thou  shouldst  as  to  glory  bring  ? 
Make  slaves  the  partners  of  thy  throne, 
Decked  with  a  never-fading  crown  '. 

2  Hence  our  hearts  melt,  our  eyes  o'erflow. 
Our  words  are  lost,  nor  will  we  know 

Nor  will  we  think  of  aught  beside. 
"  My  Lord,  my  Love  is  crucified." 

3  Ah !  Lord,  enlarge  our  scanty  thought. 
To  know  the  wonders  thou  hast  wrought : 
Unloose  our  stammering  tongues  to  tell 
Thy  love  immense,  unsearchable ! 

4  First-born  of  many  brethren  thou, 
To  thee,  lo,  all  our  souls  we  bow : 

To  thee  our  hearts  and  hands  we  give ; 
Thine  may  we  die,  thine  may  we  live. 

479  8,7. 

Sitting  at  the  Cross. 

SWEET  the  moments,  rich  in  blessing. 
Which  before  the  cross  I  spend; 
Life,  and  health,  and  peace  possessing, 
From  the  sinner's  dying  Friend: 


352         CHRISTIAN    EXPERIENCE. 

Here  I'll  sit,  for  ever  viewing 
Mercy's  streams  in  streams  of  blood 

Precious  drops,  my  soul  bedewing, 
Plead  and  claim  my  peace  with  God. 

2  Truly  blessed  is  this  station, 
Low  before  his  cross  to  lie  ; 

While  I  see  divine  compassion 

Floating  in  his  languid  eye : 
Here  it  is  I  find  my  heaven, 

While  upon  the  Lamb  I  gaze : 
Love  I  much  ?  I've  much  forgiven — 

I'm  a  miracle  of  grace  ! 

3  Love  and  grief  my  heart  dividing, 
With  my  tears  his  feet  I'll  bathe. 

Constant  still  in  faith  abiding, 

Life  deriving  from  his  death. 
May  I  still  enjoy  this  feeling, 

In  all  need  to  Jesus  go  ; 
Prove  his  wounds  each  day  more  healing, 

And  himself  more  deeply  know. 

1,80  L-  M-  C.  Weslbi 

Proverbs  iii.  18-18. 

HAPPY  the  man  that  finds  the  grace, 
The  blessing  of  God's  chosen  race, 
The  wisdom  coming  from  above, 
The  faith  that  sweetly  works  by  love. 

2  Happy,  beyond  description,  he 

Who  knows  "  the  Saviour  died  for  me!" 
The  gift  unspeakable  obtains, 
And  heavenly  understanding  gains. 

3  Wisdom  Divine !  who  tells  the  price 
Of  wisdom's  costly  merchandise  ? 
Wisdom  to  silver  we  prefer, 

And  gold  is  dross  compared  to  her. 


JUSTIFICATION.  353 

4  Her  hands  are  filled  with  length  of  days, 
True  richer  and  immortal  praise — 
Riches  of  Christ  on  all  bestowed, 

And  honor  that  descends  from  God. 

5  To  purest  joys  she  all  invites, 
Chaste,  holy,  spiritual  delights  : 
Her  ways  are  ways  of  pleasantness, 
And  all  her  flowery  paths  are  peace. 

6  Happy  the  man  who  wisdom  gains ; 
Thrice  happy  who  his  guest  retains : 
He  owns,  and  shall  for  ever  own, 
Wisdom,  and  Christ,  and  heaven,  are  one. 

481  C.  M.  Watts 

God  the  source  of  joy. 

MY  God,  the  spring  of  all  my  joys, 
The  life  of  my  delights', 
The  glory  of  my  brightest  days, 
And  comfort  of  my  nights ! — 

2  In  darkest  shades  if  thou  appear, 
My  dawning  is  begun  ; 

Thou  art  my  soul's  bright  morning  star, 
And  thou  my  rising  sun. 

3  The  opening  heavens  around  me  shine 
With  beams  of  sacred  bliss, 

If  Jesus  show  his  mercy  mine, 
And  whisper  I  am  his. 

4  My  soul  would  leave  this  heavy  clay, 
At  that  transporting  word, 

Run  up  with  joy  the  shining  way, 
To  sec  and  praise  my  Lord. 

5  Fearless  of  hell  and  ghastly  death, 
I'd  break  through  every  foe; 

The  wings  of  love  and  arms  of  faith 
Would  bear  me  conqu'ror  through- 
12 


354        CHRISTIAN    EXPERIENCE. 

482  10,10,11,11.  C.  Wesley. 

"All  joy  and  peace  in  believing." 

REJOICE  evermore  With  angels  above, 
.  In  Jesus's  power,  In  Jesus's  love  : 
VTith  glad  exultation  Your  triumph  proclaim, 
Ascribing  salvation  To  God  and  the  Lamb. 

2  Thou,  Lord,  our  relief  In  trouble  hast  been, 
Hast  saved  us  from  grief,  Hast  saved  us  from  sin : 
The  power  of  thy  Spirit  Hath  set  our  hearts  free, 
And  now  we  inherit  All  fulness  in  thee — 

3  All  fulness  of  peace,  All  fulness  of  joy, 
And  spiritual  bliss  That  never  shall  cloy : 
To  us  it  is  given  In  Jesus  to  know 

A  kingdom  of  heaven,  A  heaven  below. 

4  No  longer  we  join,  While  sinners  invite, 
Nor  envy  the  swine  Their  brutish  delight : 
Their  joy  is  all*sadness,  Their  mirth  is  all  vain, 
Their  laughter  is  madness,  Their  pleasure  is 

pain. 

5  0  might  they  at  last  With  sorrow  return, 
The  pleasure  to  taste  For  which  they  were  born; 
Our  Jesus  receiving,  Our  happiness  prove, 
The  joy  of  believing,  The  heaven  of  love! 

483  11,9.  C.  Wesley 

Ecstasy  of  the  new-born  soul. 

HOW  happy  are  they  Who  their  Saviour  obey. 
And  have  laid  up  their  treasures  above ! 
Tongue  cannot  express  The  sweet  comfort  and 
peace 
Of  a  soul  in  its  earliest  love  ! 
2  That  comfort  was  mine,  When  the  favor  Di- 
vine, 
I  first  found  in  the  blood  of  the  Lamb  : 
When  my  heart  it  believed,  What  a  joy  I  received, 
What  a  heaven  in  Jesus's  name ! 


JUSTIFICATION.  355 

3  'Twas  a  heaven  below  My  Redeemer  to  know, 
And  the  angels  could  do  nothing  more 

Than  fall  at  his  feet,  And  the  story  repeat, 
And  the  Lover  of  sinners  adore. 

4  Jesus  all  the  day  long  Was  my  joy  and  my 

song: 
0  that  all  his  salvation  might  see ! 
rie  hath  loved  me,  1  cried,  He  hath  suffered  an?. 

died, 
To  redeem  a  poor  rebel  like  me. 

5  On  the  wings  of  his  love  I  was  carried  above 
All  sin,  and  temptation,  and  pain  : 

I  could  not  believe  That  I  ever  should  grieve, 
That  I  ever  should  suffer  again. 

6  I  rode  on  the  sky,  Freely  justified  I, 
Nor  did  envy  Elijah  his  seat  : 

My  soul  mounted  higher  In  a  chariot  of  fire, 
And  the  moon  it  was  under  my  feet. 

7  0  the  rapturous  height  Of  that  holy  delight 
Which  I  felt  in  the  life-giving  blood ! 

Of  my  Saviour  possessed,  I  was  perfectly  blessed, 
As  if  filled  with  the  fulness  of  God. 

484  8s.  C.  Wesley. 

Seraphic  joy. 

A  FOUNTAIN  of  life  and  of  grace 
In  Christ,  our  Redeemer,  we  see : 
For  us,  who  his  offers  embrace, 

For  all,  it  is  open  and  free : 
Jehovah  himself  cloth  invite 

To  drink  of  his  pleasures  unknown, 
The  streams  of  immortal  delight 
That  flow  from  his  heavenly  throne. 

2  As  soon  as  in  him  we  believe, 
By  faith  of  his  Spirit  we  take  ? 


356        CHRISTIAN    EXPERIENCE. 

And,  freely  forgiven,  receive 

The  mercy  for  Jesus's  sake! 
We  gain  a  pure  drop  of  his  love ; 

The  life  of  eternity  know; 
Angelical  happiness  prove ; 

And  witness  a  heaven  below. 

485  10,11,10,11.  C.  Wesley. 

Triumph. 

ALL  praise  to  the  Lamb  !  Accepted  I  am, 
I'm  bold  to  believe  on  my  Jesus's  name: 
In  him  I  confide,  His  blood  is  applied; 
For  me  he  has  suffered,  for  me  he  has  died. 

2  Not  a  doubt  can  arise  To  darken  the  skies, 
Or  hide  for  a  moment  my  Lord  from  mine  eyes  ■ 
In  him  I  am  blest,  I  lean  on  his  breast, 
And  lo  !  in  his  wounds  I  continually  rest. 

486  7s.  C.  Wesley, 
Bliss. 

JESUS  is  our  common  Lord,. 
He  our  loving  Saviour  is : 
By  his  death  to  life  restored, 
Mis'ry  we  exchange  for  bliss — 

2  Bliss  to  carnal  minds  unknown: 
0  'tis  more  than  tongue  can  tell! 

Only  to  believers  shown, 
Glorious  and  unspeakable. 

3  Christ,  our  Brother  and  our  Friend, 
Shows  us  his  eternal  love : 

Never  shall  our  triumphs  end, 
Till  we  take  our  seats  above. 

4  Let  us  walk  with  him  in  white , 
For  our  bridal  day  prepare, 

For  our  partnership  in  light, 
For  our  glorious  meeting  there  1 


JUSTIFICATION.  357 

487  10,11,10,11.  C.  Wesley. 
Heaven  below. 

MY  God,  I  am  thine :  What  a  comfort  divine. 
What  a  blessing  to  know  that  my  Jesus  if 
mine! 
In  th'  heavenly  Lamb  Thrice  happy  I  am, —  * 
My  heart  doth  rejoice  at  the  sound  of  his  name 

2  True   pleasures    abound   In   the    rapturous 

sound ; 
Whoever  hath  found  it,  hath  paradise  found : 
My  Jesus  to  know,  And  feel  his  blood  flow, — 
'Tis  life  everlasting,  'tis  heaven  below. 

3  Yet  onward  I  haste  To  th'  heavenly  feast : 
That,  that  is  the  fulness ;  but  this  is  the  taste ! 
And  this  I  shall  prove,  Till  with  joy  I  remove 
To  th'  heaven  of  heavens  in  Jesus's  love. 

488  L.  M.  Watts. 
"Our  rejoicing  is  this*' — 

LORD,  how  secure  and  blessed  are  they 
Who  feel  the  joys  of  pardoned  sin  ! 
Should  storms  of  wrath  shake  earth  and  sea, 
Their  minds  have  heaven  and  peace  within. 

2  The  day  glides  sweetly  o'er  their  heads, 
Made  up  of  innocence  and  love  ; 

And  soft  and  silent  as  the  shades 
Their  nightly  minutes  gently  move 

3  Quick  as  their  thoughts  their  joys  come  on 
But  fly  not  half  so  fast  away  : 

Their  souls  are  ever  bright  as  noon, 
And  calm  as  summer  evenings  be. 

4  How  oft  they  look  to  th'  heavenly  hills, 
Where  groves  of  living  pleasures  grow  I 

And  longing  hopes  and  cheerful  smiles 
Sit  undisturbed  upon  their  brow. 


358        CHRISTIAN    EXPERIENCE. 

5  They  scorn  to  seek  our  golden  toys, 
But  spend  the  day  and  share  the  night 

In  numbering  o'er  the  richer  joys 

That  heaven  prepares  for  their  ielight. 

480  L.  M.  Watts. 

Luke  xv.  10. 

WHO  can  describe  the  joys  that  rise 
Through  all  the  courts  of  paradise, 
To  see  a  prodigal  return, 
To  see  an  heir  of  glory  born ! 

2  With  joy  the  Father  doth  approve 
The  fruit  of  his  eternal  love : 
The  Son  with  joy  looks  down  and  sees 
The  purchase  of  his  agonies. 

'  3  The  Spirit  takes  delight  to  view 
The  holy  soul  he  formed  anew ; 
And  saints  and  angels  join  to  sing 
The  growing  empire  of  their  King. 

490  7s.  C.  Wesley. 

Luke  xv.  10. 

SONS  of  God,  exulting  rise, 
Join  toe  triumph  of  the  skies : 
See  the  prodigal  is  come, 
Shout  to  bear  the  wand'rer  home ! 

2  Strive  in  joy,  with  angels  strive. 
He  was  dead,  but  now  's  alive  ! 
Loud  repeat  the  glorious  sound, 
He  was  lost,  but  now  is  found ! 

3  Now  the  gracious  Father  smiles ; 
Now  the  Saviour  boasts  his  spoils : 
Now  the  Spirit  grieves  no  more : 
Sing  ye  heavens ;  and  earth,  adore  I 


ENTIRE    SANCTIITCATION.        359 

491  C.  M.  C.  Wesley. 

The  benediction. — Numbers  vi.  24-27. 

JEHOVAH,  God  the  Father,  bless, 
And  thy  own  work  defend ! 
With  mercy's  outstretched  arms  embrace, 

And  keep  us  to  the  end. 
Preserve  the  creatures  of  thy  love ; 

By  providential  care 
Conducted  to  the  realms  above, 
To  sing  thy  goodness  there ! 

2  Jehovah,  God  the  Son,  reveal 
The  brightness  of  thy  face, 

And  all  thy  pardoned  people  fill 

With  plenitude  of  grace  ! 
Shine  forth  with  all  the  Deity, 

Which  dwells  in  thee  alone ; 
And  lift  us  up,  thy  face  to  see, 

On  thy  eternal  throne. 

3  Jehovah,  God  the  Spirit,  shine, 
Father  and  Son  to  show ! 

With  bliss  ineffable,  divine, 

Our  ravished  hearts  o'erfiow! 
Sure  earnest  of  that  happiness 

Which  human  hope  transcends. 
Be  thou  our  everlasting  peace; 

When  grace  in  glory  ends  ! 

t  ENTITLE  SAXCTIFICATTON  AND  PERFECT  LCVE 

4-9£  7,7,7,7,7,7.  C.  Wesley. 

" Changed— from  glory  to  glory." 

SINCE  the  Son  hath  made  me  free, 
Let  me  taste  my  liberty ! 
Thee  behold  with  open  face, 
Triumph  in  thy  saving  grace  1 


360        CHRISTIAN    EXPERIENCE. 

Thy  great  will  delight  to  prove, 
Glory  in  thy  perfect  love ! 

2  Abba,  Father,  hear  thy  child, 
Late  in  Jesus  reconciled ; 
Hear,  and  all  the  graces  shower, 
All  the  joy,  and  peace,  and  powcT ; 
All  my  Saviour  asks  above, 

All  the  life  and  heaven  of  love. 

3  Lord,  I  will  not  let  thee  go 
Till  the  blessing  thou  bestow  : 
Hear  my  Advocate  Divine! 
Lo  !   to  his  my  suit  I  join  : 
Joined  to  his,  it  cannot  fail: 
Bless  me ;  for  I  will  prevail. 

4  Heavenly  Father,  Life  Divine, 
Change  my  nature  into  thine ! 

Move,  and  spread  throughout  my  soul, 
Actuate,  and  fill  the  whole  ! 
Be  it  I  no  longer  now 
Living  in  the  flesh,  but  thou. 

5  Holy  Ghost,  no  more  delay ! 
Come,  and  in  thy  temples  stay ! 
Now  thine  inward  witness  bear, 
Strong,  and  permanent,  and  clear ; 
Spring  of  life,  thyself  impart ; 
Rise  eternal  in  my  heart ! 

493  S.  M.  C.  Wesley 

The  new  creation. 

THE  thing  my  God  doth  hate, 
That  I  no  more  may  do. 
Thy  creature,  Lord,  again  create, 

And  all  my  soul  renew : 
My  soul  shall  then,  like  thine, 

Abhor  the  thing  unclean, 
And,  sanctified  by  love  Divine, 
For  ever  cease  from  sin. 


ENTIRE    SANCTIFICATION.         361 

2  That  blessed  law  of  thine, 
Jesus,  to  me  impart, 

The  Spirit's  law  of  life  Divine, 

0  write  it  in  my  heart! 
Implant  it  deep  within, 

Whence  it  may  ne'er  remove, 
The  law  of  liberty  from  sin, 

The  perfect  law  of  love. 

3  Thy  nature  be  my  law, 
Thy  spotless  sanctity ; 

And  sweetly  every  moment  draw 

My  happy  soul  to  thee. 
Soul  of  my  soul  remain  ! 

Who  didst  for  all  fulfil, 
In  me,  0  Lord,  fulfil  again 

Thy  Heavenly  Father's  will ! 

494  C.  M.  C.  Weslb* 

Perfect  purification. 

FOB.  ever  here  my  rest  shall  be, 
Close  to  thy  bleeding  side ; 
This  all  my  hope,  and  all  my  plea, 
For  me  the  Saviour  died. 

2  My  dying  Saviour,  and  my  God, 

Fountain  foi  guilt  and  sin, 
Sprinkle  me  ever  with  thy  blood, 

And  cleanse  and  keep  me  clean. 

8  Wash  me,  and  make  me  thus  thine  own  j 

Wash  me,  and  mine  thou  art ; 
Wash  me,  but  not  my  feet  alone, 

My  hands,  my  head,  my  heart. 

4  Th'  atonement  of  thy  blood  apply, 

Till  faith  to  sight  improve, 
Till  hope  in  full  fruition  die, 

And  all  my  soul  be  love. 


362        CHRISTIAN    EXPERIENCE 

495  6,6,7,7,7,7.  C.  Wesley. 

The  Saviour'' s  captive. 

JESUS,  thou  art  our  King! 
To  me  thy  succor  bring — 
Christ,  the  mighty  One,  art  thou, 

Help  for  all  on  thee  is  laid : 
This  the  word ;   I  claim  it  now  ; 

Send  me  now  the  promised  aid.  i 

2  High  on  thy  Father's  throne, 
0  look  with  pity  down ! 
Help,  0  help,  attend  my  call, 

Captive  lead  captivity : 
King  of  glory,  Lord  of  all, 

Christ,  be  Lord,  be  King  to  me ! 

3  1  pant  to  feel  thy  sway, 
And  only  thee  t'  obey : 

Thee  my  spirit  gasps  to  meet : 

This  my  one,  my  ceaseless  prayer, 

Make,  0  make  my  heart  thy  seat, 
0  set  up  thy  kingdom  there  ! 

4  Triumph  and  reign  in  me, 
And  spread  thy  victory : 

Hell,  and  death,  and  sin  control, 
Pride,  and  wrath,  and  every  foe, — 

All  subdue ;   through  all  my  soul, 
Conqu'ring  and  to  conquer  go. 

496  8,8,8,8,8,8.  J.  Wesley. 

[Fi-om  the  German  of  Paul  Gerhard.] 
All-absorbi'ig  love. 

JESUS,  thy  boundless  love  to  me 
No  thought  can  reach,  no  tongue  declare  : 
0  knit  my  thankful  heart  to  thee, 

And  reign  without  a  rival  there! 
Thine  wholly,  thine  alone,  T  am: 
Be  thou  alone  my  constant  flame. 


ENTIRE    SANCTIFICATION.        363 

2  0  grant  that  nothing  in  my  soul 
May  dwell,  but  thy  pure  love  alone! 

0  may  thy  love  possess  me  whole, 

My  joy,  my  treasure,  and  my  crown? 
Strange  flames  far  from  my  heart  remove, 
My  every  act,  word,  thought,  be  love. 

3  0  love,  how  cheering  is  thy  ray  ! 
All  pain  before  thy  presence  flies ; 

Care,  anguish,  sorrow,  melt  away, 

Where'er  thy  healing  beams  arise  : 
0  Jesus,  nothing  may  I  see, 
Nothing  desire  or  seek  but  thee ! 

4  Unwearied  may  I  this  pursue, 
Dauntless  to  the  high  prize  aspire ; 

Hourly  within  my  soul  renew 

This  holy  flame,  this  heavenly  fire , 
And  day  and  night  be  all  my  care 
To  guard  the  sacred  treasure  there. 

497  C.  M.  C.  Weslet. 

The  rest  of  faith. 

LORD,  I  believe  a  rest  remains, 
To  all  thy  people  known ; 
A  rest  where  pure  enjoyment  reigns, 
And  thou  art  loved  alone : 

2  A  rest  where  all  our  soul's  desire 
Is  fixed  on  things  above ; 

Where  fear,  and  sin,  and  grief  expire, 
Cast  out  by  perfect  love. 

3  0  that  I  now  the  rest  might  know, 
Believe,  and  enter  in  ! 

Now,  Saviour,  now  the  power  bestow, 
And  let  me  cease  from  sin  ! 

4  Remove  this  hardness  from  my  hearty 
This  unbelief  remove : 

To  me  the  rest  of  faith  impart, 
The  Sabbath  of  thy  love. 


364        CHRISTIAN    EXPERIENCE 

498  C.  M.  C.  Wesley. 

Concluded. 

T  WOULD  be  thine,  thou  know'st  I  would, 
And  have  thee  all  my  own; 
Thee,  0  my  all-sufficient  Good! 

1  want,  and  thee  alone. 

2  Thy  name  to  me,  thy  nature  grant ! 
This,  only  this,  be  given: 

Nothing  besides  my  God  I  want ; 
Nothing  in  earth  or  heaven. 

3  Come,  0  my  Saviour,  come  away ! 
Into  my  soul  descend ! 

No  longer  from  thy  creature  stay, 
My  Author  and  my  End ! 

4  Come,  Father,  Son,  and  Holy  Ghost, 
And  seal  me  thine  abode ! 

Let  all  I  am  in  thee  be  lost ; 
Let  all  be  lost  in  God! 

499  7,6,7,6,7,7,7,6.        C.  Wesley. 

The  work  of  purification. 

NOW,  e'en  now,  I  yield,  I  yield, 
With  all  my  sins  to  part: 
Jesus,  speak  my  pardon  sealed, 

And  purify  my  heart! 
Purge  the  love  of  sin  away, 

Then  I  into  nothing  fall, — 
Then  I  see  the  perfect  day, 
And  Clmst  is  all  in  all. 

2  Jesus,  now  our  hearts  inspire 
With  that  pure  love  of  thine: 

Kindle  now  the  heavenly  fire, 

To  brighten  and  refine: 
Purify  our  faith  like  gold  ; 

All  the  dross  of  sin  remove ; 
Melt  our  spirits  down,  and  mould 

Into  thy  perfect  love. 


ENTIRE    SANCTIPICATION.        365 

500  C.  M.  C.  Weslb? 

The  rapture  of  love. 

I  KNOW  that  my  Redeemer  lives, 
And  ever  prays  for  me : 
A  token  of  his  love  he  gives, 
A  pledge  of  liberty. 

2  I  find  him  lifting  up  my  head, 
He  brings  salvation  near : 

His  presence  makes  me  free  indeed, 
And  he  will  soon  appear. 

3  He  wills  that  I  should  holy  be ! 
What  can  withstand  his  will  ? 

The  counsel  of  his  grace  in  me 
He  surely  shall  fulfil. 

4  Jesus,  I  hang  upon  thy  word ; 
I  steadfastly  believe 

Thou  wilt  return,  and  claim  me,  Lord, 
And  to  thyself  receive. 

5  Joyful  in  hope,  my  spirit  soars 
To  meet  thee  from  above, 

Thy  goodness  thankfully  adores ;  » 

And  sure  I  taste  thy  love. 

6  Thy  love  I  soon  expect  to  find, 
In  all  its  depth  and  height ; 

To  comprehend  th'  Eternal  Mind, 
And  grasp  the  Infinite, 

501  C.  M.  C.  Wesley. 

Concluded. 
"TTTHEN  Christ  doth  in  my  heart  appear. 
VV      And  love  erects  its  throne, 

1  then  enjoy  salvation  here, 

And  heaven  on  earth  begun. 

2  When  God  is  mine,  and  I  am  his. 
Of  paradise  possessed, 


366       CHRISTIAN   EXPERIENCE. 

1  taste  unutterable  bliss, 
And  everlasting  rest. 

3  The  bliss  of  those  that  fully  dwell, 
Fully  in  thee  believe, 

'Tis  more  than  angel-tongues  can  tell, 
Or  angel-minds  conceive. 

4  Thou  only  know'st  who  didst  obtain. 
And  die  to  make  it  known : 

The  great  salvation  now  explain, 
And  perfect  us  in  one. 

5  May  I,  may  all  who  humbly  wait, 
The  glorious  joy  receive: 

Joy  above  all  conception  great, 
Worthy  of  God  to  give. 

6  Lord,  I  believe,  and  rest  secure 
In  confidence  divine : 

Thy  promise  stands  for  ever  sure, 
And  all  thou  art  is  mine. 

502  "s-  C.  Wesley. 

"Christ  liveth  in  me." 

LOVING  Jesus,  gentle  Lamb, 
In  thy  gracious  hands  I  am : 
Make  me,  Saviour,  what  thou  art, 
Live  thyself  within  my  heart. 

2  I  shall  then  show  forth  thy  praise, 
Serve  thee  all  my  happy  days, 
Then  the  world  shall  always  see 
Christ,  the  holy  Child,  in  me. 

SOS  C.  M.  C  Weslet. 

The  paradise  of  love. 

0  JESUS  !  at  thy  feet  we  wait, 
Tih  thou  shalt  bid  us  rise, 
Restored  to  our  unsinning  state, 
To  love's  sweet  paradise. 


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2  Saviour  from  sin,  we  thee  receive, 
From  all  indwelling  sin : 

Thy  blood,  we  steadfastly  believe, 
Shall  make  us  throughly  clean. 

3  Since  thou  wouldst  have  us  free  from  sin. 
And  pure  as  those  above, 

Make  haste  to  bi-ing  thy  nature  in, 
And  perfect  us  in  love ! 

4  The  counsel  of  thy  love  fulfil : 
Come  quickly,  gracious  Lord! 

Be  it  according  to  thy  will, 
According  to  thy  word. 

5  0  that  the  perfect  grace  were  given, 
Thy  love  diffused  abroad  ! 

0  that  our  hearts  were  all  a  heaven, 
For  ever  filled  with  God ! 

504  C.  M.  C.  Wesley. 

Cordial  obedience. 

(10ME,  Lord,  and  claim  me  for  thine  own ! 
J     Saviour,  thy  right  assert ! 
Come,  gracious  Lord,  set  up  thy  throne, 
And  reign  within  my  heart ! 

2  The  day  of  thy  great  power  I  feel, 
And  pant  for  liberty ; 

1  loathe  myself,  deny  my  will, 

And  give  up  all  for  thee. 

3  I  hate  my  sins,  no  longer  mine, 
For  I  renounce  them  too  : 

My  weakness  with  thy  strength  I  join, 
Thy  strength  shall  all  subdue. 

4  So  shall  I  bless  thy  pleasing  sway, 
And,  sitting  at  thy  feet, 

Thy  laws  with  all  my  heart  obey, 
With  all  my  soul  submit. 


368        CHRISTIAN    EXPERIENCE. 

5  Thy  love  the  conquest  more  than  gains  : 
To  all  I  shall  proclaim, 

Jesus,  the  King,  the  Conqu'ror  reigns, 
Bow  down  to  Jesus'  name. 

6  To  thee  shall  earth  and  hell  submit, 
And  every  foe  shall  fall, 

Till  death  expires  beneath  thy  feet, 
And  God  is  all  in  all. 

505  C.  M.  C.  Wesley. 

A  holy  heart,  the  Saviour's  home. 

WHAT  is  our  calling's  glorious  hope 
But  inward  holiness  ? 
For  this  to  Jesus  I  look  up, 
I  calmly  wait  for  this. 

2  I  wait,  till  he  shall  touch  me  clean, 
Shall  life  and  power  impart, 

Give  me  the  faith  that  casts  out  sin, 
And  purifies  the  heart. 

3  This  is  the  dear  redeeming  grace, 
For  every  sinner  free : 

Surely  it  shall  on  me  take  place, 
The  chief  of  sinners,  me. 

4  From  all  iniquity,  from  all, 
He  shall  my  soul  redeem ! 

In  Jesus  I  believe,  and  shall 
Believe  myself  to  him. 

5  When  Jesus  makes  my  heart  his  home, 
My  sin  shall  all  depart  ; 

And,  lo !   he  saith,  "I  quickly  come, 
To  fill  and  rule  thy  heart!" 

6  Be  it  accoi-ding  to  thy  word, 
Redeem  me  from  all  sin : 

My  heart  would  now  receive  thee,  Lord; 
Come  in,  my  Lord,  come  in ! 


.      ENTIRE    SANCTIFICATION.        369 

506  c- M-  c- WE3LBy 

"Thy  u-ill  be  done." 

JESUS,  the  life,  the  truth,  the  way, 
In  whom  I  now  believe, 
As  taught  by  thee,  in  faith  I  pray5 
Expecting  to  receive. 

2  Thy  will  by  me  on  earth  be  done, 
As  by  the  powers  above, 

Who  always  see  thee  on  thy  throne, 
And  glory  in  thy  love. 

3  I  ask  in  confidence  the  grace, 
That  I  may  do  thy  will, 

As  angels  who  behold  thy  face, 
And  all  thy  words  fulfil. 

4  Surely  I  shall,  the  sinner  I, 
Shall  serve  thee  without,  fear, 

If  thou  my  nature  sanctify 
In  answer  to  my  prayer. 

507  L-  M.  C.  Wesley. 

This  is  the  will  of  Gcd" — 
E  wills  that  I  should  holy  be : 
That  holiness  I  long  to  feel ; 
That  full  Divine  conformity 

To  all  my  Saviour's  righteous  will. 
2  See,  Lord,  the  travail  of  thy  soul, 

Accomplished  in  the  change  of  mine ; 
And  plunge  me,  every  whit  made  whole, 
In  all  the  depths  of  love  Divine ! 

508  L.  M.  C.  Wesley 

'That  the  body  of  sin  might  be  destroyed." 

THOU  God  that  answerest  by  fire, 
On  thee  in  Jesus'  name  we  call, 
Fulfil  our  faithful  heart's  desire, 
And  let  on  us  thy  Spirit  fall. 


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370        CHRISTIAN    EXPERIENCE.     . 

2  Bound  on  the  altar  of  thy  cross 
Our  old  offending  nature  lies : 

Now,  for  the  honor  of  thy  cause, 
Come,  and  consume  the  sacrifice ! 

3  Consume  our  lusts  as  rotten  wood; 
Consume  our  stony  hearts  within ; 

Consume  the  dust,  the  serpent's  food, 
And  dry  up  all  the  streams  of  sin. 

4  Its  body  totally  destroy  ! 

Thyself  the  Lord,  the  God,  approve ! 
And  fill  our  hearts  with  holy  joy, 
And  fervent  zeal,  and  perfect  love. 

5  0  that  the  fire  from  heaven  might  fall  I 
Our  sins  its  ready  victims  find, — 

Seize  on  our  sins,  and  burn  up  all, 
Nor  leave  the  least  remains  behind. 

6  Then  shall  our  prostrate  souls  adore: 
The  Lord,  he  is  the  God,  confess; 

He  is  the  God  of  saving  power ! 
He  is  the  God  of  hall'wing  grace. 


r 


509  L-  M.  C.  Wesley 

The  promised  land  of  perfect  love. 

F,  Lord,  I  have  acceptance  found 
With  thee,  or  favor  in  thy  sight, 
Still  with  thy  grace  and  truth  surround, 
And  arm  me  with  thy  Spirit's  might. 

2  0  may  I  hear  thy  warning  voice 
And  timely  fly  from  danger  near 

With  rev'rence  unto  thee  rejoice, 
And  love  thee  with  a  filial  fear ! 

3  Still  hold  my  soul  in  second  life, 
And  Buffer  not  my  feet  to  slide: 

Support  me  in  the  glorious  strife, 
And  comfort  me  on  every  side. 


ENTIRE    SANCTIEICATION.         373 

4  0  give  me  faith,  and  faith's  increase; 
Finish  the  work  begun  in  me, 

Preserve  my  soul  in  perfect  peace, 
And  let  me  always  rest  on  thee ! 

5  0  let  thy  gracious  Spirit  guide 
And  bring  me  to  the  promised  land, 

Where  righteousness  and  peace  reside, 
And  all  submit  to  love's  command : 

6  A  land  where  milk  and  honey  flow, 
And  springs  of  pure  delights  arise, 

Delights  which  I  shall  shortly  know, 
When  I  regain  my  paradise. 

510  L-  M.  C.  Wesley 
The  believer's  rest. 

COME,  0  thou  greater  than  our  heart, 
And  make  thy  faithful  mercies  known  :- 
The  mind  which  was  in  thee  impart ; 
Thy  constant  mind  in  us  be  shown. 

2  0  let  us  by  thy  cross  abide, 

Thee,  only  thee,  resolved  to  know, — 
The  Lamb  for  sinners  crucified, 
A  world  to  save  from  endless  woe. 

3  Take  us  into  thy  people's  rest, 

And  we  from  our  own  works  shall  cease : 
With  thy  meek  spirit  arm  our  breast, 
And  keep  our  minds  in  perfect  peace. 

4  Jesus,  for  this  we  calmly  wait : 
0  let  our  eyes  behold  thee  near ! 

Hasten  to  make  our  heaven  complete, 
Appear,  our  glorious  God,  appear ! 

511  "s.  C.  Weslet 
Rejoicing  in  hope  of  perfect  love. 

JESUS  comes  with  all  his  grace, 
Comes  to  save  a  fallen  race ; 


372         CHRISTIAN    EXPERIENCE. 

Object  of  our  glorious  hope, 
Jesus  comes  to  lift  us  up ! 

2  Let  the  living  stones  cry  out ! 
Let  the  sons  of  Abrah'm  shout: 
Praise  we  all  our  lowly  King, 
Give  him  thanks,  rejoice,  and  sing. 

3  He  hath  our  salvation  wrought : 
He  our  captive  souls  hath  bought ; 
He  hath  reconciled  to  God; 

He  hath  washed  us  in  his  blood. 

4  We  are  now  his  lawful  right, 
Walk  as  children  of  the  light : 
We  shall  soon  obtain  the  grace, 
Pure  in  heart  to  see  his  face. 

5  We  shall  gain  our  calling's  prize  ; 
After  God  we  all  shall  rise, 

Filled  with  joy,  and  love,  and  peace, 
Perfected  in  holiness. 

6  Let  us  then  rejoice  in  hope, 
Steadily  to  Christ  look  up : 
Trust  to  be  redeemed  from  sin, 
Wait,  till  he  appear  within. 

7  Hasten,  Lord,  the  perfect  day : 
Let  thy  every  servant  say, 

"  I  have  now  obtained  the  power, 
Born  of  God,  to  sin  no  more." 

512  CM.  C.  Weslki 

Rejoicing  in  hope. 

JOYFUL  sound  of  gospel  grace ! 
Christ  shall  in  me  appear: 
I,  even  I,  shall  see  his  face ; 
I  shall  be  holy  here. 

2  The  glorious  crown  of  righteousness 
To  me  reached  out  I  view ; 


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ENTIRE  SANCTIFICATION.         373 

Conqu'ror  through  him,  I  soon  shall  seize. 
And  wear  it  as  my  due. 

3  The  promised  land  from  Pisgah's  top 
I  now  exult  to  see: 

My  hope  is  full  (0  glorious  hope !) 
Of  immortality. 

4  He  visits  now  the  house  of  clay ; 
He  shakes  his  future  home  : 

0  wouldst  thou,  Loi'd,  on  this  glad  day, 
Into  thy  temple  come  ! 

5  With  me,  I  know,  I  feel,  thou  art ; 
But  this  cannot  suffice, 

Unless  thou  plant  est  in  my  heart 
A  constant  paradise. 

6  My  earth  thou  water'st  from  on  high, 
But  make  it  all  a  pool: 

Spring  up,  0  Wei1,  i  ever  cry, 
Spring  up  within  my  soul! 

7  Come,  0  rry  God,  thyself  reveal, 
Fill  all  thib  mighty  void : 

Thou  only  canst  my,  spirit  fill : 
Come,  0  my  God,  my  God ! 

513     '  8,8,6.  C.Wesley. 

Rejoicing  in  hope. 

0  GLORIOUS  hope  of  perfect  love! 
It  lifts  me  up  to  things  above ; 
It  bears  on  eagles'  wings ; 
It  gives  my  ravished  soul  a  taste, 
And  makes  me  for  some  moments  feast 
With  Jesus'  priests  and  kings. 

2  Rejoicing  now  in  earnest  hope, 
I  stand,  and,  from  the  mountain  top, 
See  all  the  land  below : 


374         CHRISTIAN   EXPERIENCE, 

Rivers  of  milk  and  honey  rise, 
And  all  the  fruits  of  paradise 
In  endless  plenty  grow. 

3  A  land  of  corn,  and  wine,  and  oil, 
Favored  with  God's  peculiar  smile, 

"With  every  blessing  blessed: 
There  dwells  the  Lord  our  Righteousness 
And  keeps  his  own  in  perfect  peace, 

And  everlasting  rest. 

4  0  that  I  might  at  once  go  up ! 
No  more  on  this  side  Jordan  stop, 

But  now  the  land  possess  ! 
This  moment  end  my  legal  years, — 
Sorrows,  and  sins,  and  doubts,  and  fears, 

A  howling  wilderness. 

5  Now,  0  my  Joshua,  bring  me  in ! 
Cast  out  thy  foes ;  the  inbred  sin, 

The  carnal  mind,  remove : 
The  purchase  of  thy  death  divide ; 
And,  0  !  with  all  the  sanctified, 

Give  me  a  lot  of  love ! 

5J4  6,6,^,6,8,8.  C.  Wbslk 

Rejoicing  in  hope. 

"E  ransomed  sinners,  hear, 
The  pris'ners  of  the  Lord, 
And  wait  till  Christ  appear, 
According  to  his  word : 
Rejoice  in  hope,  rejoice  with  me, 
We  shall  from  all  our  sins  be  free. 
2  In  God  we  put  our  trust ; 

If  we  our  sins  confess, 
Faithful  is  he,  and  just, 
From  all  unrighteousness 
To  cleanse  us  all,  both  you  and  me : 
We  shall  from  all  our  sins  be  free. 


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ENTIRE    SANCTIFICATION.        375 

3  The  word  of  God  is  sure, 
And  never  can  remove  ; 

We  shall  in  heart  be  pure, 
And  perfected  in  love: 
Rejoice  in  hope,  rejoice  with  me, 
We  shall  from  all  our  sins  be  ^ree. 

4  Then  let  us  gladly  bring 
Our  sacrifice  of  praise  : 

Let  us  give  thanks  and  sing, 

And  glory  in  his  grace : 

Rejoice  in  hope,  rejoice  with  me, 

We  shall  from  all  our  sins  be  free. 

515  8,8,8,8,8,8.  C.  Wesley. 

Prisoners  of  hope. 

PRIS'NERS  of  hope,  lift  up  your  heads, 
The  day  of  liberty  draws  near! 
Jesus,  who  on  the  serpent  treads, 

Shall  soon  in  your  behalf  appear : 
The  Lord  will  to  his  temple  come ; 
Prepare  your  hearts  to  make  him  room. 

2  Ye  all  shall  find  whom  in  his  word 
Himself  hath  caused  to  put  your  trust, 

The  Father  of  our  dying  Lord 
Is  ever  to  his  promise  just : 
Faithful,  if  we  our  sins  confess, 
To  cleanse  from  all  unrighteousness. 

3  0  ye  of  fearful  hearts,  be  strong ! 
Your  downcast  eyes  and  hands  lift  up ! 

Ye  shall  not  be  forgotten  long  : 

Hope  to  the  end,  in  Jesus  hope  T 
Tell  him,  ye  wait  his  grace  to  prove, 
And  cannot  fail,  if  God  is  love ! 

4  Pris'ners  of  hope,  be  strong,  be  bold: 
Cast  off  your  doubts,  disdain  to  fear ; 


376         CHRISTIAN    EXPERIENCE. 

Dare  to  believe  !   on  Christ  Lay  hold ! 

Wrestle  with  Christ  in  mighty  prayer: 
Tell  him,  "  We  will  not  let  thee  go, 
Till  we  thy  name,  thy  nature  know." 


516  7,6,7,6,7,7,7,6.         C.  Wesley. 

Deut.  xxxiii.  26-29. 

NONE  is  like  Jeshurun's  God, 
So  great,  so  strong,  so  high ! 
Lo  !  he  spreads  his  wings  abroad, 

He  rides  upon  the  sky  ! 
Israel  is  his  first-born  son : 

God,  th'  almighty  God,  is  thine : 
See  him  to  thy  help  come  down, 
The  excellence  Divine ! 

2  Thee  the  great  Jehovah  deigns 
To  succor  and  defend  ; 

Thee  th'  eternal  God  sustains, 
Thy  Maker  and  thy  Friend  : 

Israel,  what  hast  thou  to  dread? 
Safe 'from  all  impending  harms, 

Round  thee  and  beneath  are  spread 
The  everlasting  arms. 

3  God  is  thine:   disdain  to  fear 
The  enemy  within: 

God  shall  in  thy  flesh  appear, 

And  make  an  end  of  sin: 
God  the  man  of  sin  shall  slay, 

Fill  thee  with  triumphant  joy  ; 
God  shall  thrust  him  out,  and  say, 

"Destroy  them  all,  destroy!" 

4  All  the  struggle  then  is  o'er, 
And  wars  and  fightings  cease: 

Israel  then  shall  sin  no  more, 
But  dwell  in  perfect  peace. 


ENTIRE    SAXCTIFICATION.         377 

All  his  enemies  are  gone  : 

Sin  shall  have  in  him  no  part : 

Israel  now  shall  dwell  alone, 
"With  Jesus  in  his  heart, 

5  In  a  land  of  corn  and  wine 
His  lot  shall  be  below  ; 

Comforts  there,  and  blessings,  join, 

And  milk  and  honey  flow  : 
Jacob's  well  is  in  his  soul ; 

Gracious  dew  his  heavens  distil, 
Fill  his  soul,  already  full, 

And  shall  for  ever  fill. 

6  Blest,  0  Israel,  art  thou; 
What  people  is  like  thee? 

Saved  from  sin,  by  Jesus,  now 

Thou  art,  and  still  shalt  be : 
Jesus  is  thy  sevenfold  shield ; 

Jesus  is  thy  flaming  sword : 
Earth,  and  hell,  and  sin,  shall  yield 

To  God's  almighty  word. 


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517  L.  M.  C.  Wesley 

Ezekiel  xvi.  62,  63. 

GOD,  most  merciful  and  true, 
Thy  nature  to  my  soul  impart: 
'Stablish  with  me  the  cov'nant  new, 
And  stamp  thine  image  on  my  heart 

2  To  real  holiness  restored, 
0  let  me  gain  my  Saviour's  mind, 

And  in  the  knowledge  of  my  Lord, 
Fulness  of  life  eternal  find ! 

3  Remember,  Lord,  my  sins  no  more, 
That  them  I  may  no  more  forget ; 

But,  sunk  in  guiltless  shame,  adore, 
"With  speechless  wonder,  at  thy  feet, 


378         CHRISTIAN    EXPERIENCE. 

4  Overwhelmed  with  thy  stupendous  grace, 
I  shall  not  in  thy  presence  move, 

But  breathe  unutterable  praise, 
And  rapt'rous  awe,  and  silent  love. 

5  Then  every  murm'ring  thought,  and  vain, 
Expires,  in  sweet  confusion  lost: 

I  cannot  of  my  cross  complain, — 
I  cannot  of  my  goodness  boast. 

6  Pardoned  for  all  that  I  have  done, 
My  mouth  as  in  the  dust  I  hide  ; 

And  glory  give  to  God  alone, 
My  God  for  ever  pacified ! 

518  L.  M.  C.  Wesley  . 
Ezekiel  xxxvi.  23-25. 

GOD  of  all  power,  and  truth,  and  grace, 
Which  shall  from  age  to  age  endure ; 
Whose  word,  when  heaven  and  earth  shall  pass 
Remains,  and  stands  for  ever  sure : 

2  Calmly  to  thee  my  soul  looks  up, 
And  waits  thy  promises  to  prove, 

The  object  of  my  steadfast  hope, 
The  seal  of  thy  eternal  love. 

3  That  I  thy  mercy  may  proclaim, 
That  all  mankind  thy  truth  may  see, 

Hallow  thy  great  and  glorious  name, 
And  perfect  holiness  in  me. 

4  Thy  sanctifying  Spirit  pour, 

To  quench  my  thirst,  and  make  me  clean : 
Now,  Father,  let  the  gracious  shower 
Descend,  and  make  me  pure  from  sin. 

519  L.  M.  C.  Wesley. 
Ezekiel  xxxvi.  26-28. 

GIVE  me  a  new,  a  perfect  heart, 
From  doubt,  and  fear,  and  sorrow  free : 


ENTIRE    SAXCXIFICATIOX.         379 

The  mind  which  was  in  Christ  impart ; 
And  let  my  spirit  cleave  to  thee. 

2  0  take  this  heart  of  stone  away ! 
Thy  sway  it  doth  not,  cannot  own  - 

In  me  no  longer  let  it  stay  ; 

0  take  away  this  heart  of  stone! 

3  0  that  I  now.  from  sin  released, 

Thy  word  may  te  the  utmost  prove  ! — 
Enter  into  the  promised  rest, 
The  Canaan  of  thy  perfect  love. 

520  L.  M.  C.  Wesley. 

Ezekiel  xxxvi.  29,  30. 

FATHER,  supply  my  every  need : 
Sustain  the  life  thyself  hast  given: 
0  grant  the  never-failing  bread, 

The  manna  that  comes  down  from  heaven! 

2  The  gracious  fruits  of  righteousness, 
Thy  blessings'  unexhausted  store, 

In  me  abundantly  increase, 
Nor  ever  let  me  hunger  more  ! 

3  Let  me  no  more,  in  deep  complaint, 

"  My  leanness,  0  my  leanness  !"  cry; 
Alone  consumed  with  pining  want, 
Of  all  my  Father's  children.  I. 

:  The  painful  thirst,  the  fond  desire, 
Thy  joyous  presence  shall  remove  ! 

Jut  my  full  soul  shall  still  require 
A  whole  eternity  of  love. 

5^1  L.  It  C.  Wesley. 

Ezekiel  xxxvi.  31,  32 

HOLT,  and  true,  and  righteous  Lord, 
I  wait  to  prove  thy  perfect  will : 
Be  mindful  of  thy  gracious  word, 
And  stamp  me  with  thy  Spirit's  seaL 


380        CHRISTIAN    EXPERIENCE. 

2  Open  my  faith's  interior  eye; 
Display  thy  glory  from  above; 

And  all  I  am  shall  sink  and  die, 
Lost  in  astonishment  and  love! 

3  Confound,  o'erpower  me  by  thy  grace ; 
I  would  be  by  myself  abhorred : 

All  might,  all  majesty,  all  praise, 
All  glory,  be  to  CUrist  my  Lord ! 

4  Now  let  me  gain  perfection's  height, 
Now  let  me  into  nothing  fall ! 

As  less  than  nothing  in  thy  sight; 
And  feel  that  Christ  is  all  in  all. 

5Q2  8,8,6.  C.  Wesley. 

The  beatitudes. — Matt.  v.  3-8. 

SAVIOUR,  on  me  the  want  bestow 
Which  all  that  feel  shall  surely  know 
Their  sins  on  earth  forgiven : 
Give  me  to  prove  the  kingdom  mine, 
And  taste,  in  holiness  Divine, 
The  happiness  of  heaven. 

2  Turn  into  flesh  my  heart  of  stone, 
And,  while  I  mourn  for  thee  alone, 

The  consolation  send : 
0  come  thyself,  my  soul  t'  embrace, 
And  let  my  cheerful  life  of  grace 

In  glorious  comfort  end ! 

3  Meeken  my  soul,  thou  heavenly  Lamb, 
That  I  in  the  new  earth  may  claim 

My  hundred-fold  reward.— 
My  rich  inheritance  possess,- 
Co-heir  with  the  great  Prince  of  peace, 

Co-partner  with  my  Lord. 

4  Me  with  that  restless  thirst  inspire, 
That  sacred,  infinite  desire, 

And  feast  my  hungry  heart  *. 


ENTIRE    SANCTIFICATION.         381 

Less  than  thyself  cannot  suffice ! 
My  soul  for  all  thy  fulness  cries, 
For  all  thou  hast  and  art. 

5  Mercy  who  show  shall  mercy  find : 
Thy  pitiful  and  tender  mind 

Be,  Lord,  on  me  bestowed ; 
So  shall  I  still  the  blessing  gain. 
And  to  eternal  life  retain 

The  mercy  of  my  God. 

6  Jesus,  the  crowning  grace  impart ! 
Bless  me  with  purity  of  heart. 

That,  now  beholding  thee, 
I  soon  may  view  thy  open  face, 
On  all  thy  glorious  beauties  gaze, 

And  God  for  ever  see  ! 

523  8,8,6.  C.  Weslbi. 

Concluded.— Matt.  v.  9-12. 

LORD,  give  me  that  pacific  mind 
Which  spreads  thy  peace  among  mankind, 
And  knits  them  all  in  one  ; 
So  shall  he  own  me  for  his  child, 
Who  all,  through  thee,  hath  reconciled, 
And  take  me  to  his  throne. 

2  Not  for  my  fault,  or  folly's  sake, 
The  name,  or  mode,  or  form  I  take, 

But  for  true  holiness  : 
Let  me  be  wronged,  reviled,  abhorred. 
And  thee,  my  sanctifying  Lord, 

In  life  and  death  confess. 

S  Called  to  sustain  the  hallowed  cross, 
Anl  suffer  for  thy  righteous  cause, 

Pronounce  me  doubly  blessed ; 
And  let  thy  glorious  Spirit,  Lord, 
Assure  me  of  my  great  reward, 

Tn  heaven's  eternal  feast. 


382         CHRISTIAN    EXPERIENCE. 

524  C.  M.  C.  Weslbi 

Rom.  iv.  16-25. 

FATHER  of  Jesus  Christ,  my  Lord, 
My  Saviour  and  my  Head, 

1  trust  in  thee,  whose  powerful  word 

Hath  raised  him  from  the  dead. 

2  Thou  know'st  for  my  oifence  he  died, 
And  rose  again  for  me ; 

Fully  and  freely  justified, 
That  I  might  live  to  thee. 

3  Eternal  life  to  all  mankind 
Thou  hast  in  Jesus  given ; 

And  all  who  seek,  in  him  shall  find 
The  happiness  of  heaven. 

4  All  nations  of  the  earth  are  blessed 
In  him,  who  would  restore, 

And  take  them  all  into  his  rest, 
And  bid  them  sin  no  more. 

5  0  God,  thy  record  I  believe, 
In  Abralrm's  footsteps  tread  ; 

And  wait,  expecting  to  receive 
The  Christ,  the  promised  Seed ! 

5^5  C.  M.  C   Weslbi 

Concluded. 
N  hope,  against  all  human  hope, 
Self-desp'rate  I  believe : 
Thy  quick'ning  word  shall  raise  me  up. 
Thou  shalt  thy  Spirit  give. 

2  The  thing  surpasses  all  my  thought ; 
But  faithful  is  my  Lord : 

Through  unbelief  I  stagger  not, 
For  God  hath  spoke  the  word. 

3  Faith,  mighty  faith,  the  promise  sees. 
And  looks  to  that  alone ; 


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ENTIRE    SANCTIFICATION.        383 

Laughs  at  impossibilities, 

And  cries,  "  It  shall  be  done  \n 

4  To  thee  the  glory  of  thy  power 
And  faithfulness  I  give  ! 

1  shall  in  Christ,  at  that  glad  hour, 
And  Christ  in  me  shall  live. 

5  Obedient  faith  that  waits  on  thee, 
Thou  never  wilt  reprove  ; 

But  thou  wilt  form  thy  Son  in  me. 
And  perfect  me  in  love. 

[From  the  French.] 

The  act  of  consecration. 

COME,  Saviour,  Jesus,  from  above ! 
Assist  me  with  thy  heavenly  grace ; 
Empty  my  heart  of  earthly  love, 
And  for  thyself  prepare  the  place. 

2  0  let  thy  sacred  presence  fill, 
And  set  my  longing  spirit  free, 

Which  pants  to  have  no  other  will, 
But  day  and  night  to  feast  on  thee. 

3  While  in  thi3  region  here  below, 
No  other  good  will  I  pursue : 

I'll  bid  this  world  of  noise  and  show, 
With  all  its  glitt'ring  snares,  adieu  ! 

4  That  path  with  humble  speed  I'll  seek , 
In  which  my  Saviour's  footsteps  shine, 

Nor  will  I  hear  nor  will  I  speak 
Of  any  other  love  but  thine. 

5  Henceforth  may  no  profane  delight 
Divide  this  consecrated  soul ; 

Possess  it,  thou,  who  hast  the  right, 
As  Lord  and  Master  of  the  whole. 


384        CHRISTIAN    EXPERIENCE. 

527  L.  M.  J.  Wesley. 

Concluded. 

"TTTEALTH,  honor,  pleasure,  and  what  else 

\  V     This  short-enduring  world  can  give. 
Tempt  as  ye  will,  my  soul  repels, 
To  Christ  alone  resolved  to  live 

2  Thee  I  can  love,  and  thee  alone, 
With  pure  delight  and  inward  bliss : 

To  know  thou  tak'st  me  for  thine  own, 
0  what  a  happiness  is  this ! 

3  Nothing  on  earth  do  I  desire 

But  thy  pure  love  within  my  breast : 
This,  only  this,  will  I  require, 
And  freely  give  up  all  the  rest. 

«>Q3  C.  M.  C.  Wesley. 

The  act  of  consecration. 

LET  Him  to  whom  we  now  belong 
His  sovereign  right  assert ! 
And  take  up  every  thankful  song, 
And  every  loving  heart. 

2  Pie  justly  claims  us  for  his  own, 
Who  bought  us  with  a  price  : 

The  Christian  lives  to  Christ  alone, 
To  Christ  alone  he  dies. 

8  Jesus,  thine  own  at  last  receive, 

rulfil  our  heart's  desire  ; 
And  let  us  to  thy  glory  live, 

And  in  thy  cause  expire ! 

4  Our  souls  and  bodies  we  resign: 

With  joy  we  render  thee 
Our  all,  no  longer  ours,  but  thine, 

To  all  eternity. 


ENTIRE    SANCTIFJ0A1I0N.        385 

5Q9  8,8,8,8,8,8  C.  Wesley 

The  act  of  consecration. 

BEHOLD  the  servant  of  the  Lord ! 
I  wait  thy  guiding  eye  to  feel, 
To  hear  and  keep  thy  every  word, 

To  prove  and  do  thy  perfect  will ; 
Joyful  from  my  own  works  to  cease, 
Glad  to  fulfil  all  righteousness. 

2  Me  if  thy  grace  vouchsafe  to  use, 
Meanest  of  all  thy  creatures,  me, 

The  deed,  the  time,  the  manner,  choose ; 

Let  all  my  fruit  be  found  of  thee ; 
Let  all  my  works  in  thee  be  wrought, 
By  thee  to  full  perfection  brought. 

3  Here  then  to  thee  thine  own  I  leave ; 
Mould  as  thou  wilt  thy  passive  clay  ; 

But  let  me  all  thy  stamp  receive, 
But  let  me  all  thy  words  obey  ; 
Serve  with  a  single  heart  and  eye, 
And  to  thy  glory  live  and  die. 

530  7,7,7,7,7,7.  C.  Wesley 

The  act  of  consecration. 

FATHER,  Son,  and  Holy  Ghost, 
One  in  Three,  and  Three  in  One. 
As  by  the  celestial  host, 

Let  thy  will  on  earth  be  done : 
Praise  by  all  to  thee  be  given, 
Glorious  Lord  of  earth  and  heaven 

2  Vilest  of  the  sinful  race, 

Lo  !  I  answer  to  thy  call : 
Meanest  vessel  of  thy  grace, 

Grace  divinely  free  for  all, 
Lo  !  I  come  to  do  thy  will, 
All  thy  counsel  to  fulfil. 
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386        CHRISTIAN   EXPERIENCE. 

3  If  so  poor  a  worm  as  I 
May  to  thy  great  glory  live, 

•All  my  actions  sanctify, 

All  my  words  and  thoughts  receive : 
Claim  me  for  thy  service,  claim 
All  I  have  and  all  I  am. 

4  Take  my  soul  and  body's  powers ; 
Take  my  mem'ry,  mind,  and  will ; 

All  my  goods,  and  all  my  hours : 

All  I  know,  and  all  I  feel ; 
All  I  think,  or  speak,  or  do : 
Take  my  heart ;  but  make  it  new ! 

5  Now,  my  God,  thine  own  I  am, 
Now  I  give  thee  back  thine  own : 

Freedom,  friends,  and  health,  and  fame, 

Consecrate  to  thee  alone  : 
Thine  I  live,  thrice  happy  I ! 
Happier  still  if  thine  I  die. 

6  Father,  Son,  and  Holy  Ghost, 
One  in  Three,  and  Three  in  One, 

As  by  the  celestial  host, 

Let  thy  will  on  earth  be  done : 
Praise  by  all  to  thee  be  given, 
Glorious  Lord  of  earth  and  heaven  ! 

531  S.  M  C  Wesley. 

The  act  of  consecration 

LORD,  in  the  strength  of  grace, 
With  a  glad  heart  and  free, 
Myself,  my  residue  of  days, 
1  consecrate  to  thee. 

2  Thy  ransomed  servant,  I 

Restore  to  thee  thy  own ; 
And,  from  this  moment,  live  or  die , 

To  serve  my  God  alone. 


ENTIRE    SANCTIFICATION.        387 

532  8,8,8,8,8,8.  C.  Wesley 

The  act  of  consecration. 

OGOD  !  what  off 'ring  shall  I  give 
To  thee,  the  Lord  of  earth  and  skies  i 
My  spirit,  soul,  and  flesh  receive, 

A  holy,  living  sacrifice : 
Small  as  it  is,  'tis  all  my  store ; 
More  shouldst  thou  have,  if  I  had  more. 

2  Now,  then,  my  God,  thou  hast  my  soul . 
No  longer  mine,  but  thine  I  am  : 

Guard  thou  thine  own,  possess  it  whole  ! 
Cheer  it  with  hope,  with  love  inflame ! 
Thou  hast  my  spirit :  there  display 
Thy  glory  to  the  perfect  day. 

3  Thou  hast  my  flesh,  thy  hallowed  shrine, 
Devoted  solely  to  thy  will : 

Here  let  thy  light  for  ever  shine : 

This  house  still  let  thy  presence  fill : 
0  Source  of  life — live,  dwell,  and  move 
In  me,  till  all  my  life  be  love  ! 


533  C.  M.  C.  Wesley. 

Praying  for  a  holy  heart. 
FOR  a  heart  to  praise  my  God, 
A  heart  from  sin  set  free ! 
A  heart  that  always  feels  thy  blood 
So  freely  spilt  for  me ! — 


0 


2  A  heart  resigned,  submissive,  meek, 
My  great  Redeemer's  throne, — 

Where  only  Christ  is  heard  to  speak, 
Where  Jesus  reigns  alone. 

3  0  for  a  lowly,  contrite  heart, 
Believing,  true,  and  clean ! 

Which  neither  life  nor  death  can  part 
From  Him  that  dwells  within : 


388        CHRISTIAN    EXPERIENCE. 

4  A  heart  in  every  thought  renewed, 

And  full  of  love  Divine ; 
Perfect,  and  right,  and  pure,  and  good,  — 

A  copy,  Lord,  of  thine. 

0<34         *        7,6,7,6,7,8,7,6.         C    Wesist 
Centring  the  soul  in  God. 

UPRIGHT,  both  in  heart  and  will, 
We  by  our  God  were  made  ; 
But  we  turned  from  good  to  ill, 

And  o'er  the  creature  strayed ; 
Multiplied  our  wand'ring  thought, 

Which  first  was  fixed  on  God  alone ; 
In  ten  thousand  objects  sought 
The  bliss  we  lost  in  one. 

2  From  our  own  inventions  vain 

Of  fancied  happiness, 
Draw  us  to  thyself  again, 

And  bid  our  wand'rings  cease : 
Jesus,  speak  our  souls  restored, 

By  love's  divine  simplicity  ; 
Reunited  to  our  Lord, 

And  whollv  lost  in  thee ! 


J1 


535  C.  M.  C.  Weslki 

Longing  to  be  crucified  loiih  Christ. 
"ESUS,  my  life,  thyself  apply, 
Thy  Holy  Spirit  breathe : 
My  vile  affections  crucify, 
Conform  me  to  thy  death. 

2  More  of  thy  life,  and  more,  I  have, 
As  the  old  Adam  dies  : 

Bury  me,  Saviour,  in  thy  grave, 

That  I  with  thee  may  rise. 

3  Reign  in  me,  Lord,  thy  foes  control. 
Who  would  not  own  thy  sway; 


ENTIRE    SANCTIFICATION.        388 

Diffuse  thine  image  through  my  soul, 
Shine  to  the  perfect  day. 

4  Scatter  the  last  remains  of  sin, 

And  seal  me  thine  abode  ! 
0  make  me  glorious  all  within, 

A  temple  built  by  God ! 

536  7s.  J-  Wesley, 

Prom  the  German  of  Scliindler.j 

Panting  for  purity. 

HOLY  Lamb,  who  thee  receive, 
Who  in  thee  begin  to  live, 
Day  and  night  they  cry  to  thee, 
As  thou  art,  so  let  us  be  ! 

2  Jesus,  see  my  panting  breast ! 
See  I  pant  in  thee  to  rest ! 
Gladly  would  I  now  be  clean  ; 
Cleanse  me  now  from  every  sin. 

8  Fix,  0  fix  my  wav'ring  mind ! 
To  thy  cross  my  spirit  bind  : 
Earthly  passions  far  remove  ; 
Swallow  up  my  soul  in  love. 

4  Dust  and  ashes  though  we  be, 
Full  of  sin  and  misery, 

Thine  we  are,  thou  Son  of  God : 
Take  the  purchase  of  thy  blood ! 

5  See,  ye  sinners,  see  the  flame, 
Rising  from  the  slaughtered  Lamb 
Marks  the  new,  the  living  way, 
Leading  to  eternal  day. 

6  Jesus,  when  this  light  we  see. 
All  our  soul's  athirst  for  thee ; 
When  thy  quick'ning  power  we  prove. 
All  our  heart  dissolves  in  love. 


390        CHRISTIAN    EXPERIENCE. 

537  8,7.  C.  Wesley. 

Invoking  Divine  Love. 

JOVE  Divine,  all  loves  excelling, 
j     Joy  of  heaven,  to  earth  come  down 
Fix  in  us  thy  humble  dwelling, 

All  thy  faithful  mercies  crown  ! 
Jesus,  thou  art  all  compassion, 

Pure  unbounded  love  thou  art ; 
Visit  us  with  thy  salvation  ; 
Enter  every  trembling  heart. 

2  Breathe,  0  breathe  thy  loving  Spirit 
Into  every  troubled  breast ! 

Let  us  all  in  thee  inherit, 

Let  us  find  that  second  rest. 
Take  away  our  bent  to  sinning, 

Alpha  and  Omega  be, 
End  of  faith,  as  its  beginning, 

Set  oil  hearts  at  liberty. 

3  Come,  almighty  to  deliver, 
Let  us  all  thy  life  receive, 

Suddenly  return,  and  never, 
Never  more  thy  temples  leave : 

Thee  we  would  be  always  blessing ; 
Serve  thee  as  thy  hosts  above ; 

Pray,  and  praise  thee,  without  ceasing, 
Glory  in  thy  perfect  love. 

4  Finish,  then,  thy  new  creation. 
Pure  and  spotless  let  us  be ; 

Let  us  see  thy  great  salvation, 

Perfectly  restored  in  thee : 
Changed  from  glory  into  glory, 

Till  in  heaven  we  take  our  place, 
Till  we  cast  our  crowns  before  thee, 

Lost  in  wonder,  love,  and  praise  I 


ENTIRE    SANCTIFICATION.         391 

538  L.  M.  C.  Wesley. 

Seeking  perfect  rest  in  Christ. 

OTHAT  my  load  of  sin  were  gone  ! 
0  that  I  could  at  last  submit 
At  Jesus'  feet  to  lay  it  down  ! 
To  lay  my  soul  at  Jesus'  feet ! 

2  Rest  for  my  soul  I  long  to  find : 
Saviour  of  all,  if  mine  thou  art, 

Give  me  thy  meek  and  lowly  mind, 
And  stamp  thine  image  on  my  heart. 

3  Break  off  the  yoke  of  inbred  sin, 
And  fully  set  my  spirit  free : 

I  cannot  rest  till  pure  within, 
Till  I  am  wholly  lost  in  thee. 

4  Fain  would  I  learn  of  thee,  my  God, 
Thy  light  and  easy  burden  prove, 

The  cross,  all  stained  with  hallowed  blood, 
The  labor  of  thy  dying  love. 

5  I  would,  but  thou  must  give  the  power ; 
My  heart  from  every  sin  release ; 

Bring  near,  bring  near  the  joyful  hour, 
And  fill  me  with  thy  perfect  peace. 

6  Come,  Lord,  the  drooping  sinner  cheer, 
Nor  let  thy  chariot  wheels  delay  : 

Appear,  in  my  poor  heart  appear  ! 
My  God,  my  Saviour,  come  away  I 


539  8s.  C.  Weslet 

Desiring  full  salvation. 

"TTTHAT  now  is  my  object  and  aim? 

W     What  now  is  my  hope  and  desire? 
Te  follow  the  heavenly  Lamb, 
And  after  his  image  aspire : 


392        CHRISTIAN    EXPERIENCE. 

2  My  hope  is  all  centred  in  thee ; 

I  trust  to  recover  thy  love, — 
On  earth  thy  salvation  to  see, 

And  then  to  enjoy  it  above. 

540  C.  If.  C.  Wesley. 

Longing  to  be  established  in  love 

MY  God !  I  know,  I  feel  thee  mine. 
And  will  not  quit  my  claim, 
Till  all  I  have  is  lost  in  thine, 
And  all  renewed  I  am. 

2  I  hold  thee  with  a  trembling  hand, 
But  will'not  let  thee  go, 

Till  steadfastly  by  faith  I  stand, 
And  all  thy  goodness  know. 

3  "When  shall  I  see  the  welcome  hour 
That  plants  my  God  in  me  ! 

Spirit  of  health,  and  life,  and  power, 
And  perfect  liberty  1 

4  Jesus,  thine  all- victorious  love 
Shed  in  my  heart  abroad ; 

Then  shall  my  feet  no  longer  rove, 
Rooted  and  fixed  in  God. 

541  C.  M.  C.  Wesley. 

Concluded. 

OTHAT  in  me  the  sacred  fire 
Might  now  begin  to  glow ! 
Burn  up  the  dross  of  base  desire, 
And  make  the  mountains  flow  ! 

2  0  that  it  now  from  heaven  might  fall, 
And  all  my  sins  consume  ! 

Come,  Holy  Ghost,  for  thee  I  call, 
Spirit  of  burning,  come  ! 

3  Refining  fire,  go  through  my  heart. 
Illuminate  my  soul ; 


SJ 


ENTIRE    SANCTIFICATION.        393 

Scatter  thy  life  through  every  part, 
And  sanctify  the  whole. 

4  No  longer  then  my  heart  shall  mourn, 
While,  purified  by  grace, 

1  only  for  his  glory  burn, 

And  always  see  his  face. 

54Q  7s.  C.  Wesley. 

Longing  to  be  complete  in  Christ. 
IAVIOUR,  of  the  sin-sick  soul, 
Give  me  faith  to  make  me  whole : 
Finish  thy  great  work  of  grace ; 
Cut  it  short  in  righteousness. 

2  Speak  the  second  time,  "Be  clean!" 
Take  away  my  inbred  sin : 

Every  stumbling-block  remove ; 
Cast  it  out  by  perfect  love. 

3  Nothing  less  will  I  require, 
Nothing  more  can  I  desire  : 
None  but  Christ  to  me  be  given  ; 
None  but  Christ  in  earth  or  heaven. 

4  0  that  I  might  now  decrease ! 
0  that  all  I  am  might  cease ! 
Let  me  into  nothing  fall ! 

Let  my  Lord  be-all  in  all ! 

543  L.  M.  C.  Wwby. 

Praying  for  perfection. 

WHAT !  never  speak  one  evil  word  1 
Or  rash,  or  idle,  or  unkind  ? 
0  how  shall  I,  most  gracious  Lord, 

This  mark  of  true  perfection  find  ? 
2  Thy  sinless  mind  in  me  reveal ; 
Thy  Spirit's  plenitude  impart : 
And  ah  ^y  spotless  life  shall  tell 
Th'  abundance  of  a  loving  heart. 


394        CHRISTIAN    EXPERIENCE. 

544  C.  M.  C.  Wesley. 

Seeking  a  perfect  cure. 

DEEPEN  the  wound  thy  hands  have  made 
In  this  weak,  helpless  soul, 
Till  mercy,  with  its  balmy  aid, 
Descend  to  make  me  whole. 

2  The  sharpness  of  thy  two-edged  swoid 
Enable  me  t'  endure  ; 

Till  bold  to  say,  My  hallowing  Lord 
Hath  wrought  a  perfect  cure. 

3  I  see  th'  exceeding  broad  command, 
Which  all  contains  in  one ; 

Enlarge  my  heart  to  understand 
The  mystery  unknown. 

4  0  that  with  all  thy  saints  I  might 
By  sweet  experience  prove 

What  is  the  length,  and  breadth,  and  height, 

And  depth,  of  perfect  love ! 
545  7s.  C.  Wesley 

Humble  aspiration. 

WHEN,  my  Saviour,  shall  I  be 
Perfectly  resigned  to  thee  ? 
Poor  and  vile  in  my  own  eyes, 
Only  in  thy  wisdom  wise  ? — 

2  Only  thee  content  to  know, 
Ignorant  of  all  below  ; 
Only  guided  by  thy  light ; 
Only  mighty  in  thy  might  ? 

3  So  I  may  thy  Spirit  know, 
Let  him  as  he  listeth  blow : 
Let  the  manner  be  unknown, 
So  I  may  with  thee  be  one. 

4  Fully  in  my  life  express 
AH  the  heights  of  holiness ; 
Sweetly  let  my  spirit  prove 
All  the  depths  of  humble  love. 


ENTIRE    SANCTIPICATION         395 

546  S.  M  C.  Wesley. 
Waiting  at  the  Cross. 

EATHER,  I  dare  believe 
Thee  merciful  and  true : 
Thou  wilt  my  guilty  soul  forgive, 
My  fallen  soul  renew. 

2  Come,  then,  for  Jesus'  sake, 
And  bid  my  heart  be  clean : 

An  end  of  all  my  troubles  make, 
An  end  of  all  my  sin. 

3  I  cannot  wash  my  heart, 
But  by  believing  thee, 

And  waiting  for  thy  blood  t'  impart 
The  spotless  purity. 

4  While  at  thy  cross  I  lie, 
Jesus,  the  grace  bestow  ; 

Now  thy  all-cleansing  blood  apply, 
And  I  am  white  as  snow. 

547  C.  M.  C.  Wesley 

Sanctifying  faith  implored. 

&OD  of  eternal  truth  and  grace, 
Thy  faithful  promise  seal ! 
Thy  word,  thy  oath,  to  Abraham's  race, 
In  us,  e'en  us,  fulfil 

2  Let  us,  to  perfect  love  restored, 
Thy  image  here  retrieve, 

And  in  the  presence  of  our  Lord 
The  life  of  angels  live. 

3  That  mighty  faith  on  me  bestow 
Which  cannot  ask  in  vain ; 

Which  holds,  and  will  not  let  thee  go, 
Till  I  my  suit  obtain, — 


396        CHRISTIAN    EXPERIENCE. 

4  Till  thou  into  my  soul  inspire 
The  perfect  love  unknown, 

And  tell  my  infinite  desire, 

"Whate'er  thou  wilt,  be  done."* 

5  But  is  it  possible  that  I 
Should  live,  and  sin  no  more  ? 

Lord,  if  on  thee  I  dare  rely, 
The  faith  shall  bring  the  power. 

6  On  me  the  faith  divine  bestow, 
"Which  doth  the  mountain  move ; 

And  all  my  spotless  life  shall  show 
Th'  omnipotence  of  love. 

548  C.  M.  C.  Wesley. 

The  heart  dissolving  in  love. 

JESUS  hath  died  that  I  might  live, 
Might  live  to  God  alone ; 
In  him  eternal  life  receive, 
And  be  in  spirit  one. 

2  Saviour,  I  thank  thee  for  the  grace. 
The  gift  unspeakable ; 

And  wait  with  arms  of  faith  t'  embrace 
And  all  thy  love  to  feel. 

3  My  soul  breaks  out  in  strong  desire 
The  perfect  bliss  to  prove ; 

My  longing  heai't  is  all  on  fire 
To  be  dissolved  in  love. 

4  Give  me  thyself;  from  every  boast. 
From  every  wish  set  free : 

Let  all  I  am  in  thee  be  lost ; 
But  give  thyself  to  me. 

5  Thy  gifts,  alas !  cannot  suffice, 
Unless  thyself  be  given ; 

Thy  presence  makes  my  paradise, 
And  where  thou  art  is  heaven. 


ENTIRE    SANCTIPICATION-.         397 

549  C.  M.  C.  Wesley 

The  cleansing  act. 
10ME,  0  my  God,  the  promise  seal, 


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This  mountain,  sin,  remove 
Now  in  my  waiting  soul  reveal 
The  virtue  of  thy  love. 

2  I  want  thy  life,  thy  purity, 
Thy  righteousness,  brought  in  : 

I  ask,  desire,  and  trust  in  thee 
To  be  redeemed  from  sin. 

3  For  this,  as  taught  by  thee,  I  pray, 
And  can  no  longer  doubt ! 

Remove  from  hence !  to  sin  I  say ; 
Be  cast  this  moment  out ! 

4  Anger  and  sloth,  desire  and  pride, 
This  moment  be  subdued  ! 

Be  cast  into  the  crimson  tide 
Of  my  Redeemer's  blood. 

5  Savioiir,  to  thee  my  soul  looks  up, 
My  present  Saviour  thou ! 

In  all  the  confidence  of  hope, 
I  claim  the  blessing  now  ! 

6  'Tis  done:  thou  dost  this  moment  save, 
With  full  salvation  bless ; 

Redemption  through  thy  blood  I  have, 
And  spotless  love  and  peace 

50  L.  M.  C  Wesley 

Rejoicing  in  entire  sanctification. 

/QUICKENED  with  our  immortal  Head, 
\J     Who  daily,  Lord,  ascend  with  thee ,    ■ 
Redeemed  from  sin,  and  free  indeed, 

We  taste  our  glorious  liberty. 
2  Saved  from  the  fear  of  hell  and  death. 

With  joy  we  seek  the  things  above: 


398        CHRISTIAN    EXPERIENCE. 

And  all  thy  saints  the  spirit  breathe 
Of  power,  sobriety,  and  love. 

3  Power  o'er  the  world,  the  fiend,  and  sin, 
"We  through  thy  gracious  Spirit  feel : 

Full  power  the  victory  to  win, 
And  answer  all  thy  righteous  will. 

1  Pure  love  to  God  thy  members  find, 
Pure  love  to  every  soul  of  man ; 

And  in  thy  sober,  spotless  mind, 
Saviour,  our  heaven  on  earth  we  gain. 

551  7s.  C.  Wesley. 

Exulting  in  perfect  love. 

JESUS,  all-atoning  Lamb, 
Thine,  and  only  thine,  I  am: 
Take  my  body,  spirit,  soul ; 
Only  thou  possess  the  whole. 

2  Thou  my  one  thing  needful  be ; 
Let  me  ever  cleave  to  thee ; 

Let  me  choose  the  better  part ; 
Let  me  give  thee  all  my  heart. 

3  Fairer  than  the  sons  of  men, 
Do  not  let  me  turn  again, 
Leave  the  fountain-head  of  bliss, 
Stoop  to  creature-happiness. 

4  Whom  have  I  on  earth  below  ? 
Thee,  and  only  thee,  I  know : 
Whom  have  I  in  heaven  but  thee  ? 
Thou  art  all  in  all  to  me. 

5  All  my  treasure  is  above ; 
All  my  riches  is  thy  love : 
Who  the  worth  of  love  can  tell  ? 
Infinite,  unsearchable ! 

6  Thou,  0  Love,  my  portion  art : 
Lord,  thou  know'st  my  simple  heart : 


DUTIES    AND    T&IALS.  399 

Other  comforts  I  despise  ; 
Love  be  all  my  paradise. 

7  Nothing  else  can  I  require ; 
Love  fills  up  my  whole  desire ; 
All  thy  other  gifts  remove, 
Still  thou  giv'st  me  all  in  love ' 

3.  DUTIES  AXD  TRIALS. 

55£  6,6,8,4.  Olivers 

The  God  of  Abraham. 

THE  God  of  Abrah'm  praise, 
"Who  reigns  enthroned  above,  •  - 
Ancient  of  everlasting  days, 
And  God  of  love  : 
JEHOVAH,  GKEAT  I  AM  ! 
By  earth  and  heaven  confessed ; 
I  bow,  and  bless  the  sacred  name 
For  ever  blessed. 

2  The  God  of  Abrah'm  praise, 
At  whose  supreme  command. 

From  earth  1  rise — and  seek  the  joy& 
At  his  right  hand  : 
I  all  on  earth  forsake, 
Its  wisdom,  fame,  and  power  , 
And  him  my  only  portion  make, 
My  shield  and  tower. 

3  The  God  of  Abrah'm  praise, 

Whose  all-sufficient  grace 
Shall  guide  me  all  my  happy  days 
In  all  his  ways  : 
He  calls  a  worm  his  friend : 
ne  calls  himself  my  God ! 
And  he  shall  save  me  to  the  end, 
Through  Jesus'  blood ! 


400       CHRISTIAN    EXPERIENCE 

4  He  by  himself  hath  sworn : 
I  on  his  oath  depend; 
I  shall,  on  eagles'  wings  upborne, 
To  heaven  ascend : 
I  shall  behold  his  face, 

1  shall  his  power  adore, 

And  sing  the  wonders  of  his  grace 
For  evermore. 

553  6,6,8,4.  Olivers 

Continued. 

fT^HOUGH  nature's  strength  decay 
J_      And  earth  and  hell  withstand, 
To  Canaan's  bounds  I  urge  my  way, 
At  his  command. 
The  wat'ry  deep  I  pass, 
With  Jesus  in  my  view  ; 
And  through  the  howling  wilderness 
My  way  pursue. 

2  The  goodly  land  I  see, 
With  peace  and  plenty  blessed ; 

A  land  of  sacred  liberty, 
And  endless  rest. 
There  milk  and  honey  flow, 
And  oil  and  wine  abound, 
And  trees  of  life  for  ever  grow, 
With  mercy  crowned. 

3  There  dwells  the  Lord  our  King, 
The  Lord  our  Righteousness, 

Triumphant  o'er  the  world  and  sin, 
The  Prince  of  peace ; 
On  Sion's  sacred  height 
His  kingdom  still  maintains  : 
And  glorious  with  the  saints  in  light 
For  ever  reigns. 


DUTIES   AND    TRIALS.  401 

4  He  keeps  his  own  secure, 
He  guards  them  by  his  side, 

Arrays  in  garments  white  and  pure 
His  spotless  bride : 
"With  streams  of  sacred  bliss, 
With  groves  of  living  joys, 
With  all  the  fruits  of  paradise 
He  still  supplies. 

5  Before  the  great  Three-One 
They  all  exulting  stand, 

And  tell  the  wonders  he  hath  done 
Through  all  their  land : 
The  list'ning  spheres  attend, 
And  swell  the  growing  fame, 
And  sing,  in  songs  which  never  end, 
The  wondrous  Name. 

554  6,6,8,4.  Olivers 

Concluded. 

rPHE  God  who  reigns  on  high 
JL      The  great  archangels  sing, 
And  "Holy,  holy,  holy,'-  cry, 
"Almighty  King! 
Who  was  and  is  the  same, 
And  evermore  shall  be, 
Jehovah,  Father,  great  I  AM, 
We  worship  thee." 

2  Before  the  Saviour's  face 
The  ransomed  nations  bow ; 
O'erwhelmed  at  his  almighty  grace, 
For  ever  new : 
He  shows  his  prints  of  love, — 
They  kindle  to  a  flame  ! 
And  sound,  through  all  the  world?  above; 
The  slaughtered  Lamb, 


402       CHRISTIAN    EXPERIENCE, 

3  The  whole  triumphant  host 
Give  thanks  to  God  on  high ; 
"  Hail,  Father,  Son,  and  Holy  Ghost,' 
They  ever  cry : 
Hail,  Abrah'm's  God,  and  mine.' 
(I  join  the  heavenly  lays,) 
All  might  and  majesty  are  thine, 
And  endless  praise. 


r 


5fk§  S.  M.  C.  Wesley. 

Strangers  and  pilgrims. 

"N  every  time  and  place, 

Who  serve  the  Lord  most  high, 
Are  called  his  sovereign  will  t'  embrace, 
And  still  their  own  deny, — 

2  To  follow  his  command 
On  earth  as  pilgrims  rove, 

And  seek  an  undiscovered  land, 
And  house  and  friends  above. 

3  Father,  the  narrow  path 
To  that  far  country  show  ; 

And  in  the  steps  of  Abrah'm's  faith 
Enable  me  to  go. 

4  A  cheerful  sojourner 
Where'er  thou  bidd'st  me  roam, 

Till,  guided  by  thy  Spirit  here, 
I  reach  my  heavenly  home. 

556  7,6,7,6,7,7,7,6.  Seaqrave 

The  pilgrimage. 

RISE,  my  soul,  and  stretch  thy  wings; 
Thy  better  portion  trace  ; 
Rise  from  transitory  things, 

Toward  heaven,  thy  native  place : 
Sun,  and  moon,  and  stars,  decay ; 
Time  shall  soon  this  earth  remove : 


DUTIES    AND    TRIALS.  403 

Rise,  my  soul,  and  haste  away 
To  seats  prepared  above. 

2  Rivers  to  the  ocean  run, 
Nor  stay  in  all  their  course ; 

Fire  ascending  seeks  the  sun ; 

Both  speed  them  to  their  source. 
So  a  soul  that's  born  of  God 

Pants  to  view  his  glorious  face, 
Upward  tends  to  his  abode, 

To  rest  in  his  embrace. 

3  Cease,  ye  pilgrims,  cease  to  mourn ; 
Press  onward  to  the  prize ; 

Soon  our  Saviour  will  return, 

Triumphant  in  the  skies. 
Yet  a  season,  and  you  know, 

Happy  entrance  will  be  given ; 
All  our  sorrows  left  below, 

And  earth  exchanged  for  heaven. 

557  10,5,11.  C.  Wesley 

The  pilgrimage. 

("10ME,  let  us  anew  Our  journey  pursue, 
J        With  vigor  arise, 
And  press  to  our  permanent  place  in  the  skier 
Of  heavenly  birth,  Though  wand'ring  on  earth 

This  is  not  our  place, 
But  strangers  and  pilgrims  ourselves  we  oonfes- 

2  At  Jesus's  call  We  gave  up  our  all; 

And  still  we  forego, 
Fcr  Jesus's  sake,  our  enjoyments  below 
No  longing  we  find  For  the  country  behind ; 

But  onward  we  move, 
And  still  we  are  seeking  a  country  above — 

3  A  country  of  joy  Without  any  alloy, 

We  thither  repair : 
Our  hearts  and  our  treasure  already  are  there 


404       CHRISTIAN    EXPERIENCE. 

We  march  hand  in  hand  To  Immanuel's  land* 

No  matter  what  cheer 
We  meet  with  on  earth  ;  for  eternity's  near ! 
t  The  rougher  our  way,  The  shorter  our  stay : 

The  tempests  that  rise 
Shall  gloriously  hurry  our  souls  to  the  skies 
The  fiercer  the  blast,  The  sooner  'tis  past : 

The  troubles  that  come 
Shall  come  to  our  rescue,  and  hasten  us  home 

558  8,7,8,7,4,7.  Wtilliams. 
The  pilgrimage. 

GUIDE  me,  0  thou  great  Jehovah, 
Pilgrim  through  this  barren  land ; 

1  am  weak,  but  thou  art. mighty  ; 

Hold  me  with  thy  powerful  hand: 

Bread  of  heaven, 
Feed  me  till  I  want  no  more. 

2  Open,  Lord,  the  crystal  fountain 
Whence  the  healing  waters  flow; 

Let  the  fiery,  cloudy  pillar 

Lead  me  all  my  journey  through 

Strong  Deliv'rer ! 
Be  thou  still  my  strength  and  shield. 

3  When  I  tread  the  verge  of  Jordan, 
Bid  my  anxious  fears  subside ; 

Death  of  death,  and  hell's  destruction, 
Land  me  safe  on  Canaan's  side : 

Songs  of  praises 
I  will  ever  give  to  thee. 

559  C.  M.  Watts 

The  pilgrimage. 

LOBD  !  what  a  wretched  land  Is  this, 
That  yields  us  no  supply, — 
No  cheering  fruits,  no  wholesome  trees, 
Nor  streams  of  living  joy  ! 


DUTIES    AND    TRIALS.  405 

2  Our  journey  is  a  thorny  maze, 
But  we  march  upward  still ; 

Forget  these  troubles  of  the  ways, 
And  reach  at  Zion's  hill. 

3  See  the  kind  angels,  at  the  gates, 
Inviting  us  to  come  ; 

There  Jesus,  the  Forerunner,  waits 
To  welcome  trav'lers  home. 

4  There,  on  a  green  and  flowery  mount. 
Our  weary  souls  shall  sit, 

And,  with  transporting  joys,  recount 
The  labors  of  our  feet. 

5  No  vain  discourse  shall  fill  our  tongue, 
Nor  trifles  vex  our  ear ; 

Infinite  grace  shall  be  our  song, 
And  God  rejoice  to  hear. 

560  8,8,8,8,8,8.  C.  Wesley. 

The  pilgrim's  song. 

LEADER  of  faithful  souls,  and  Guide 
Of  all  that  travel  to  the  sky, 
Come,  and  with  us,  e'en  us,  abide, 

Who  would  on  thee  alone  rely ; 
On  thee  alone  our  spirits  stay, 
While  held  in  life's  uneven  way. 

2  Strangers  and  pilgrims  here  below, 
This  earth  we  know  is  not  our  place; 

But  hasten  through  the  vale  of  woe. 

And,  restless  to  behold  thy  face, 
Swift  to  our  heavenly  country  mcve, 
Our  everlasting  home  above. 

3  We  have  no  'biding  city  here, 
But  seek  a  city  out  of  sight  ; 

Thither  our  steady  course  we  steer, 
Aspiring  to  the  plains  of  light, 


406        CHRISTIAN    EXPERIENCE. 

Jerusalem,  the  saints'  abode, 
Whose  founder  is  the  living  God. 

4  Patient  th'  appointed  race  to  run, 
This  wear j  world  we  cast  behind ; 

From  strength  to  strength  we  travel  on, 

The  New  Jerusalem  to  find ; 
Our  labor  this,  our  only  aim, 
To  find  the  New  Jerusalem. 

5  Through  thee,  who  all  our  sins  hast  borne, 
Freely  and  graciously  forgiven, 

With  songs  to  Zion  we  return, 

Contending  for  our  native  heaven, — 
That  palace  of  our  glorious  King ; 
We  find  it  nearer  while  we  sing. 

6  E'en  now  we  taste  the  pleasures  there ! 
A  cloud  of  spicy  odors  comes, 

Soft  wafted  by  the  balmy  air, 

Sweeter  than  Araby's  perfumes  ; 
From  Zion's  top  the  breezes  blow, 
And  cheer  us  in  the  vale  below ! 

7  Raised  by  the  breath  of  love  divine, 

We  urge  our  way  with  strength  renewed ; 
The  Church  of  the  first-born  to  join, 

We  travel  to  the  mount  of  God ; 
With  joy  upon  our  heads  arise, 
And  meet  our  Saviour  in  the  skies. 

561  7s.  Cenniok. 

The  pilgrim"1  s  song. 

1HILDKEN  of  the  heavenly  King, 
As  we  journey,  let  us  sing; 
Sing  our  Saviour's  worthy  praise, 
Glorious  in  his  works  and  ways. 

2  We  are  trav'ling  home  to  God, 
In  the  way  our  fathers  trod  j 


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DUTIES    AND    TRIALS.  407 

They  are  happy  now,  and  -we 
Soon  their  happiness  shall  see. 

3  0  ye  banished  seed,  be  glad ! 
Christ  our  Advocate  is  made- 
Us  to  save,  our  flesh  assumes, 
Brother  to  our  souls  becomes. 

4  Fear  not,  brethren,  joyful  stand 
On  the  borders  of  our  land ; 
Jesus  Christ,  our  Father's  Son, 
Bids  us  undismayed  go  on. 

5  Lord !  obediently  we'll  go, 
Gladly  leaving  all  below : 
Only  thou  our  leader  be, 
And  we  still  will  follow  thee. 

56  Q  CM.  Watts. 

Psalm  lxxi.  15. 

MY  Saviour,  my  almighty  Friend, 
When  I  begin  thy  praise, 
Where  will  the  growing  numbers  end, 
The  numbers  of  thy  grace  ? 

2  Thou  art  my  everlasting  trust ; 
Thy  goodness  I  adore  : 

Send  down  thy  grace,  0  blessed  Lord, 
That  I  may  love  thee  more. 

3  My  feet  shall  travel  all  the  length 
Of  the  celestial  road ; 

And  march  with  courage  in  thy  strength. 
To  see  the  Lord  my  God. 

4  Awake !  awake !  my  tuneful  powers  • 
With  this  delightful  song 

I'll  entertain  the  darkest  hours, 
Nor  think  the  season  long. 


408       CHRISTIAN    EXPERIENCE. 
563  C.  M.  Doddridge. 

Isaiah  xxxv.  10. 

SING,  0  ye  ransomed  of  the  Lord, 
Your  great  Deliv'rer  sing ; 
Pilgrims,  for  Zion's  city  bound, 
Be  joyful  in  your  King. 

2  A  hand  Divine  shall  lead  you  on, 
Through  all  the  bliosful  road, 

Till  to  the  sacred  mount  you  rise, 
And  see  your  smiling  God. 

3  There  garlands  of  immortal  joy 
Shall  bloom  on  every  head  ; 

While  sorrow,  sighing,  and  distress, 
Like  shadows,  all  are  fled. 

4  March  on  in  your  Redeemer's  strength, 
Pursue  his  footsteps  still ; 

And  let  the  prospect  cheer  your  eye, 
While  lab'ring  up  the  hill. 

564  C.  M.  C.  Wesley. 

Walking  with  God. 

TALK  with  us,  Lord,  thyself  reveal, 
While  here  o'er  earth  we  rove ; 
Speak  to  our  hearts,  and  let  us  feel 

The  kindlings  of  thy  love. 
2  With  thee  conversing,  we  forget 

All  time,  and  toil,  and  care : 
Labor  is  rest,  and  pain  is  sweet, 

If  thou,  my  God,  art  here. 
8  Here  then,  my  God,  vouchsafe  to  stay, 

And  bid  my  heart  rejoice ; 
My  bounding  heart  shall  own  thy  sway, 

And  echo  to  thy  voice 
4  Thou  callest  me  to  seek  thy  face ; 

'Tis  all  I  wish  to  seek : 


DUTIES   AND    TRIALS.  409 

T'  attend  the  whispers  of  thy  grace, 

And  hear  thee  inly  speak. 
5  Let  this  my  every  hour  employ, 

Till  I  thy  glory  see, 
Enter  into  my  Master's  joy, 

And  find  my  heaven  in  thee  ! 

5(35  CM.  DODUKcL€r. 

'■'■And  Enoch  walked  with  God." 

(CHEERED  with  thy  converse,  Lord,  I  trac% 
J     The  desert  with  delight ; 
Thiough  all  the  gloom,  one  smile  of  thine 
Can  dissipate  the  night. 

2  Nor  shall  I  through  eternal  days 
A  restless  pilgrim  roam  ; 

Thy  hand,  that  now  directs  my  course, 
Shall  soon  convey  me  home. 

3  I  ask  not  Enoch's  rapt'rous  flight 
To  realms  of  heavenly  day ; 

Nor  seek  Elijah's  fiery  steeds, 
To  bear  this  flesh  away. 

4  Joyful  my  spirit  will  consent 
To  drop  its  mortal  load ; 

And  hail  the  sharpest  pangs  of  death, 
That  break  its  way  to  God. 

ty&Q  L.  M.  Wat-* 

The  Christian  race. 

AWAKE,  our  souls  !  away,  our  fears  ! 
Let  every  trembling  thought  be  got.*  ! 
Awake,  and  run  the  heavenly  race, 

And  put  a  cheerful  courage  on. 
2  True,  'tis  a  strait  and  thorny  road, 

And  mortal  spirits  tire  and  faint ; 
But  they  forget  the  mighty  God 
That  feeds  the  strength  of  every  saint 


410        CHRISTIAN    EXPERIENCE. 

3  From  Him,  the  overflowing  spring, 
Our  souls  shall  drink  a  fresh  supply ; 

While  such  as  trust  their  native  strength, 
Shall  melt  away,  and  droop,  and  die. 

4  Swift  as  the  eagle  cuts  the  air, 
"We'll  mount  aloft  to  his  abode ; 

On  wings  of  love  our  souls  shall  fly, 
Nor  tire  amidst  the  heavenly  road. 

567  CM.  DODDRIDO* 

The  Christian  race. 

AWAKE,  my  soul !  stretch  every  nerve, 
And  press  with  vigor  on : 
A  heavenly  race  demands  thy  zeal, 
And  an  immortal  crown. 

2  A  cloud  of  witnesses  around 
Hold  thee  in  full  survey : 

Forget  the  steps  already  trod, 
And  onward  urge  thy  way. 

3  'Tis  God's  all-animating  voice 
That  calls  thee  from  on  high ; 

'Tis  his  own  hand  presents  the  prize 
To  thine  aspiring  eye : 

4  That  prize,  with  peerless  glories  bright, 
Which  shall  new  lustre  boast, 

When  victors'  wreaths  and  monarchs'  gems 
Shall  blend  in  common  dust. 

5  Blest  Saviour !  introduced  by  thee, 
Have  I  my  race  begun ; 

And,  crowned  with  vict'ry,  at  thy  feet 
I'll  lay  my  honors  down. 

568  S.  M.  Hammond. 

The  Christian  race. 
T)  ACERS  of  Christ,  arise ! 
Xv    Stand  forth,  prepare  to  run! 


DUTIES   AND   TRIALS.  411 

Toward  the  goal  lift  up  your  eyes, 
And  manfully  go  on. 

2  'Tis  true,  the  race  is  sharp ; 
But,  then,  it  is  not  long : 

Each  racer  s-oon  will  take  his  harp, 
And  warble  Zion's  song. 

3  Open  the  eye  of  faith, 

And  view  the  crown  on  high ; 
Break  through  the  snares  of  sin  and  death ; 
To  endless  glory  fly. 

4  Nearer  approaches  make ; 
Bun  to  the  heavenly  land ; 

The  prize  of  your  high  calling  take 
In  your  victorious  hand. 

569  CM.  Watts 

Sluggishness  lamented. 

MY  drowsy  powers,  why  sleep  ye  so  ? 
Awake,  my  sluggish  soul ! 
Nothing  hath  half  thy  work  to  do, 
Yet  nothing's  half  so  dull. 

2  Go  to  the  ants ;  for  one  poor  grain 
See  how  they  toil  and  strive ! 

Yet  we,  who  have  a  heaven  t'  obtain, 
How  negligent  we  live  ! 

3  We,  for  whose  sake  all  nature  stands, 
And  stars  their  courses  move ; 

We,  for  whose  guard  the  angel  bands 
Come  flying  from  above ; 

4  We,  for  whom  God  the  Son  came  down. 
And  labored  for  our  good  : 

How  careless  to  secure  that  crown 
He  purchased  with  his  blood ! 

5  Lord,  shall  we  live  so  sluggish  still, 
And  never  act  our  parts  ? 


412         CHRISTIAN   EXPERIENCE. 

Come,  Holy  Dove,  from  th'  heavenly  hill, 

And  warm  our  frozen  hearts. 
6  Give  us  with  active  warmth  to  move, 

With  vig'rous  souls  to  rise, 
With  hands  of  faith  and  wings  of  love 

Tc  fly  and  take  the  prize. 

570  L.  M.        .        J.  Wesley. 

[From  the  German.] 
Zeal  implored. 

OTHOU  who  all  things  canst  control, 
Chase  this  dread  slumber  from  my  soul; 
With  joy  and  fear,  with  love  and  awe, 
Give  me  to  keep  thy  perfect  law. 

2  0  may  one  beam  of  thy  blest  light 
Pierce  through,  dispel,  the  shade  of  night ; 
Touch  my  cold  breast  with  heavenly  fire, 
With  holy,  conqu'ring  zeal  inspire. 

3  With  outstretched  hands  and  streaming  eyes. 
Oft  I  begin  to  grasp  the  prize  ; 

I  groan,  I  strive,  I  watch,  I  pray ; 
But  ah !  how  soon  it  dies  away  ! 

4  The  deadly  slumber  soon  I  feel 
Afresh  upon  my  spirit  steal : 

Rise,  Lord,  stir  up  thy  quick'ning  power, 
And  wake  me,  that  I  sleep  no  more. 

571  8,8,8,8,8,8.  J.  Wesley 

[From  the  German.] 
"Fervent  in  spirit." 

THEE  will  I  love,  my  strength,  my  tower ; 
Thee  will  I  love,  my  joy,  my  crown; 
Thee  will  I  love  with  all  my  power, 
In  all  thy  works,  and  thee  alone : 
Thee  will  I  love,  till  the  pure  fire 
Fills  my  whole  soul  with  chaste  desire 


DUTIES   AND    TRIALS.  413 

2  Ah !  why  did  I  so  late  thee  know, 
Thee,  lovelier  than  the  sons  of  men ' 

Ah !  -why  did  I  no  sooner  go 

To  thee,  the  only  ease  in  pain ! 
Ashamed  I  sigh,  and  inly  mourn 
That  I  so  late  to  thee  did  turn. 

3  In  darkness  willingly  I  strayed ; 

I  sought  thee,  yet  from  thee  I  roved  : 
Far  wide  my  wand'ring  thoughts  were  spread 

Thy  creatures  more  than  thee  I  loved ; 
And  now  if  more  at  length  I  see, 
'Tis  through  thy  light,  and  comes  from  thee. 

4  I  thank  thee,  uncreated  Sun, 

That  thy  bright  beams  on  me  have  shined  . 
I  thank  thee,  who  hast  overthrown 

My  foes,  and  healed  my  wounded  mind ; 
I  thank  thee,  whose  enliv'ning  voice 
Bids  my  freed  heart  in  thee  rejoice. 

5  Uphold  me  in  the  doubtful  race, 
Nor  suffer  me  again  to  stray ; 

Strengthen  my  feet,  with  steady  pace 

Still  to  press  forward  in  thy  way  : 
My  soul  and  flesh,  0  Lord  of  might, 
Fill,  satiate,  with  thy  heavenly  light. 

6  Give  to  mine  eyes  refreshing  tears  : 
Give  to  my  heart  chaste,  hallowed  fires ; 

Give  to  my  soul,  with  filial  fears, 

The  love  that  all  heaven's  host  inspires ; 
That  all  my  powers,  with  all  their  might, 
In  thy  sole  glory  may  unite. 

7  Thee  will  I  love,  my  joy,  my  crown, 
Thee  will  I  love,  my  Lord,  my  Gc  d ; 

Thee  will  I  love,  beneath  thy  frown 
Or  smile,  thy  sceptre  or  thy  rod ; 
What  though  my  flesh  and  heart  decay. 
Thee  shall  I  love  in  endless  day  I 


414        CHRISTIAN   EXPERIENCE. 


S( 


572  7s.  G.  Weslet. 

Persevering  grace. 

I  ON  of  God,  thy  blessing  grant ; 
Still  supply  our  every  want  1 
Tree  of  life,  thy  influence  shed  1 
With  thy  sap  my  spirit  feed. 

2  Tenderest  branch,  alas !  am  I, 
Wither  without  thee  and  die  ; 
Weak  as  helpless  infancy  ; 

0  confirm  my  soul  in  thee ! 

3  Unsustained  by  thee  I  fall ; 
Send  the  help  for  which  I  call : 
Weaker  than  a  bruised  reed, 
Help  I  every  moment  need. 

4  All  my  hopes  on  thee  depend ; 
Love  me,  save  me  to  the  end : 
Give  me  the  continuing  grace, 
Take  the  everlasting  praise. 

573  8,8,8,8,8,8.  C.  Wesley 

Self-renunciation. 
,f  ASTER,  I  own  thy  lawful  claim 


Thine,  wholly  thine,  I  long  to  be ! 
Thou  seest,  at  last,  I  willing  am, 

Where'er  thou  go'st,  to  follow  thee ; 
Myself  in  all  things  to  deny  ; 
Thine,  wholly  thine,  to  live  and  die. 
2  What  e'er  my  sinful  flesh  requires, 

For  thee  I  cheerfully  forego  ; 
My  covetous  and  vain  desires, 

My  hopes  of  happiness  below ; 
My  senses'  and  my  passions'  food, 
And  all  my  thirst  for  creature-good. 
8  Pleasure,  and  wealth,  and  praise,  no  mort 

Shall  lead  my  captive  soul  astray ; 


DUTIES   AND   TRIALS.  415 

My  fond  pursuits  I  all  give  o'er, 

Thee,  only  thee,  resolved  t'  obey ; 
My  own  in  all  things  to  resign, 
And  know  no  other  will  but  thine. 

574  C.  M.  C.  Wesley. 

Living  by  faith. 

JESUS,  to  thee  I  now  can  fly, 
On  whom  my  help  is  laid : 
Oppressed  by  sins,  I  lift  my  eye, 
And  see  the  shadows  fade. 

2  Believing  on  my  Lord,  I  find 
A  sure  and  present  aid : 

On  thee  alone  my  constant  mind 
Be  every  moment  stayed ! 

3  Whate'er  in  me  seems  wise  or  good, 
Or  strong,  I  here  disclaim : 

I  wash  my  garments  in  the  blood 
Of  the  atoning  Lamb. 

4  Jesus,  my  strength,  my  life,  my  rest, 
On  thee  will  I  depend, 

Till  summoned  to  the  marriage-feast, 
When  faith  in  sight  shall  end. 

575  7,6,7,6,7,8,7,6.        C.  Wesley. 

Only  Jesus.  •■ 

YAIN,  delusive  world,  adieu, 
With  all  of  creature  good ! 
Only  Jesus  I  pursue, 

Who  bought  me  with  his  blood ! 
All  thy  pleasures  I  forego, 

I  trample  on  thy  wealth  and  pride : 
Only  Jesus  will  I  know, 

And  Jesus  crucified. 
2  Other  knowledge  I  disdain, 

'Tis  all  but  vanity : 


£JyQ        CHRISTIAN    EXPERIENCE. 

Christ,  the  Lamb  of  God,  was  slain, 

He  tasted  death  for  me ! 
Me  to  save  from  endless  woe 

The  sin-atoning  Victim  died ! 
Only  Jesus  will  I  know, 

And  Jesus  crucified ! 

3  Here  will  I  set  up  my  rest ; 
My  fluctuating  heart 

From  the  haven  of  his  breast 

Shall  never  more  depart : 
Whither  should  a  sinner  go  ? 

His  wounds  for  me  stand  open  wide : 
Only  Jesus  will  I  know, 

And  Jesus  crucified ! 

4  Him  to  know  is  life  and  peace, 
And  pleasure  without  end ; 

This  is  all  my  happiness, 

On  Jesus  to  depend ; 
Daily  in  his  grace  to  grow, 

And  ever  in  his  faith  abide  : 
Only  Jesus  will  I  know, 

And  Jesus  crucified ! 

5  0  that  I  could  all  invite 
This  saving  truth  to  prove, 

Show  the  length,  the  breadth,  the  height, 

And  depth,  of  Jesus'  love ! 
Fain  I  would  to  sinners  show 

The  blood  by  faith  alone  applied  ! 
Only  Jesus  will  I  know, 

And  Jesus  crucified ! 

57(3  S.  M.  C.  Wesley. 

Depending  on  Christ. 

JESUS,  my  truth,  my  way, 
My  sure,  unerring  light, 
On  thee  my  feeble  steps  I  stay, 
Which  thou  wilt  guide  aright 


DUTIES    AND    TRIALS,  417 

2  My  wisdom  and  my  guide, 
My  counsellor  thou  art ; 

0  never  let  me  leave  thy  side, 
Or  from  thy  paths  depart ! 

3  I  lift  mine  eyes  to  thee, 

Thou  gracious,  bleeding  Lam??, 
That  I  may  now  enlightened  be, 
And  never  put  to  shame. 

4  Never  will  I  remove 

Out  of  thy  hands  my  cause ; 
But  rest  in  thy  redeeming  love, 
And  hang  upon  thy  cross. 

5  Teach  me  the  happy  art, 
In  all  things  to  depend 

On  thee  :  0  never,  Lord,  depart, 
But  love  me  to  the  end. 

S.  M.  C.  Wesley. 

Concluded. 

O  TILL  stir  me  up  to  strive 
O     With  thee  in  strength  divine ; 
And  every  moment,  Lord,  revive 
This  fainting  sou)  of  mine. 

2  Persist  to  save  my  soul 

Throughout  the  fiery  hour, 
Till  I  am  every  whit  made  whole, 

And  show  forth  all  thy  power. 
d  Through  fire  and  water  h-ing 

Into  the  wealthy  place; 
\nd  teach  me  the  new  song  to  sing, 

When  perfected  in  grace ! 
4  0  make  me  all  like  thee, 

Before  I  hence  remove  I 
Settle,  confirm,  and  stablish  me, 

And  build  me  up  in  love. 
14 


418        CHRISTIAN   EXPERIENCE. 

5  Let  me  thy  witness  live, 
When  sin  is  all  destroyed ; 

And  then  my  spotless  soul  receive, 
And  take  me  home  to  God. 

578  0.  M.  C.  Wesley 

Filial  fear. 

&OD  of  all  grace  and  majesty, 
Supremely  great  and  good. 
If  I  have  mercy  found  with  thee, 

Through  the  atoning  blood, 
The  guard  of  all  thy  mercies  give, 

And  to  my  pardon  join 
A  fear  lest  I  should  ever  grieve 
The  Comforter  Divine. 

2  Still  may  I  walk  as  in  thy  sight, 

My  strict  Observer  see ; 
And  thou,  by  rev'rent  love,  unite 

My  childlike  heart  to  thee : 
Still  let  me,  till  my  days  are  past, 

At  Jesus'  feet  abide ; 
So  shall  he  lift  me  up  at  last, 

And  seat  me  by  his  side. 

579  L.  M.  C.  Wesley. 

Reverence  and  godly  fear. 

npHE  voice  that  speaks  Jehovah  near, 
X    The  still   small  voice,  I  long  to  hear ; 
0  may  it  now  my  Lord  proclaim, 
And  fill  my  soul  with  holy  shame ! 

2  Ashamed  I  must  for  ever  be. 
Afraid  the  God  of  love  to  see, 
If  saints  and  prophets  hide  their  face, 
And  angels  tremble  while  they  gaze  I 


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DUTIES    AND    TRIALS.  419 

580  8>8A  0.  Weslbt. 

Circumspection. 
E  it  my  only  wisdom  here 
To  serve  the  Lord  with  filial  fear 
AVith  loving  gratitude ; 
Superior  sense  may  I  display, 
By  shunning  every  evil  way, 
And  walking  in  the  good. 

2  0  may  I  still  from  sin  depart ; 
A  wise  and  understanding  heart, 

Jesus,  to  me  be  given  ! 
And  let  me  through  thy  Spirit  know 
To  glorify  my  God  below, 

And  find  my  way  to  heaven. 

581  8,8,8,8,8,8.  C.  Weslbt 
Consistency. 

WATCHED  by  the  world's  malignant  eye, 
Who  load  us  with  reproach  and  shame, 
As  servants  of  the  Lord  most  high, 

As  zealous  for  his  glorious  name, 
We  ought  in  all  his  paths  to  move, 
With  holy  fear  and  humble  love. 
2  That  wisdom,  Lord,  on  us  bestow, 

From  every  evil  to  depart, 
To  stop  the  mouth  of  every  foe, 

While,  upright  both  in  life  and  heart, 
The  proofs  of  godly  fear  we  give, 
And  show  them  how  the  Christians  live. 


582  C.  M.  C.  Weslbt 

A  tender  conscience. 
WANT  a  principle  within 
Of  jealous,  godly  fears 
A  sensibility  of  sin, 
A  pain  to  feel  't  near. 


I 


<120        CHRISTIAN    EXPERIENCE. 

1  want  the  first  approach  to  feel 
Of  pride,  or  fond  desire, — 

To  catch  the  wand'ring  of  my  will, 
And  quench  the  kindling  fire. 

2  From  thee  that  I  no  more  may  part, 
No  more  thy  goodness  grieve, 

The  filial  awe,  the  fleshly  heart, 
The  tender  conscience,  givv 

Quick  as  the  apple  of  an  eye, 
0  God,  my  conscience  make; 

Awake  my  soul  when  sin  is  nigh, 
And  keep  it  still  awake. 

3  If  to  the  right  or  left  I  stray, 
That  moment,  Lord,  reprove ; 

And  let  me  weep  my  life  away 
For  having  grieved  thy  love. 

0  may  the  least  omission  pain 
My  well-instructed  soul; 

And  drive  me  to  the  blood  again 
Which  makes  the  wounded  whole  ! 

58c3  L-  M.  C.  Wesley. 

A  watchful  spirit. 

JESUS,  my  Saviour,  Brother,  Friend, 
On  whom  I  cast  my  every  care, 
On  whom  for  all  things  I  depend, 
Inspire,  and  then  accept  my  prayer. 

2  If  I  have  tasted  of  thy  grace, 

The  grace  that  sure  salvation  brings 

If  with  me  now  thy  Spirit  stays, 

And,  hov'ring,  hides  me  in  his  wings  ? 

8  Still  let  him  with  my  weakness  stay, 
Nor  for  a  moment's  space  depart; 

Evil  and  clanger  turn  away, 

And  keep  till  he  renews  my  heart. 


DUTIES    AND    TRIALS.  421 

4  When  to  the  right  or  left  I  stray, 
His  voice  behind  me  may  I  hear, 

''Return,  and  walk  in  Christ,  thy  way, 
Fly  back  to  Christ,  for  sin  is  near  " 

5  Jesus,  I  fain  would  walk  in  thee, 
From  nature's  every  path  retreat : 

Thou  art  my  way ;  my  leader  be, 
And  set  upon  the  rock  my  feet. 

584  L.  M.  C.  Wesley. 

Concluded. 

UPHOLD  me,  Saviour,  or  I  fall ; 
0  reach  me  out  thy  gracious  hand  I 
Only  on  thee  for  help  I  call ; 
Only  by  faith  in  thee  I  stand. 

2  Pierce,  fill  me  with  an  humble  fear ; 
My  utter  helplessness  reveal ! 

Satan  and  sin  are  always  near, 
Thee  may  I  always  nearer  feel. 

3  0  that  to  thee  my  constant  mind 
Might  with  an  even  flame  aspire ! 

Pride  in  its  earliest  motions  find, 
And  mark  the  risings  of  desire ! 

4  0  that  my  tender  soul  might  fly 
The  first  abhorred  approach  of  ill : 

Quick,  as  the  apple  of  an  eye, 
The  slightest  touch  of  sin  to  feel. 

5  Till  thou  anew  my  soul  create, 

Still  may  I  strive,  and  watch,  and  pray, 
Humbly  and  confidently  wait, 
And  long  to  see  the  perfect  day. 

585  S.  M.  C.  Wesley 
Watchfulness. 

ID  me  of  men  beware, 

And  to  my  ways  take  heed, 


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422        CHRISTIAN    EXPERIENCE. 

Discern  their  every  secret  snare, 
And  circumspectly  tread. 

2  0  may  I  calmly  wait 
Thy  succors  from  above ! 

And  stand  against  their  open  hate, 
And  well-dissembled  love. 

3  My  spirit,  Lord,  alarm, 
When  men  and  devils  join  : 

'Gainst  all  the  powers  of  Satan  arm, 
In  panoply  divine. 

4  0  may  I  set  my  face, 
His  onsets  to  repel ! 

Quench  all  his  fiery  darts,  and  chase 
The  fiend  to  his  own  hell. 

5  But  above  all,  afraid 
Of  my  own  bosom  foe, 

Still  let  me  seek  to  thee  for  aid, 
To  thee  my  weakness  show ; 

6  Hang  on  thy  arm  alone, 
With  self-distrusting  care ; 

And  deeply  in  the  Spirit  groan 
The  never-ceasing  prayer. 

536  S.  M.  C.  Wesley. 

Watchfulness. 

p  "RACTOUS  Redeemer,  shake 
\J[     This  slumber  from  my  soul ! 
Say  to  me  now,  "Awake,  awake! 
And  Christ  shall  make  thee  whole  " 

2  I-ay  to  thy  mighty  hand ; 

Alarm  me  in  this  hour; 
And  make  me  fully  understand 

The  thunder  of  thy  power  1 


DUTIES    AND    TRIALS.  423 

8  Give  me  on  thee  to  call, 
Always  to  watch  and  pray, 

Lest  I  into  temptation  fall, 
And  cast  my  shield  array. 

4  For  each  assault  prepared 
And  ready  may  1  be ; 

For  ever  standing  on  my  guard, 
And  looking  up  to  thee. 

5  0  do  thou  always  warn 
My  soul  of  evil  near ! 

When  fo  the  right  or  left  I  turn, 
Thy  voice  still  let  me  hear : 

6  "  Come  back !   this  is  the  way  ! 
Come  back !  and  walk  herein ! " 

0  may  I  hearken  and  obey, 
And  shun  the  paths  of  sin ! 

587  S.  M.  C.  Wes^st. 

Concluded. 

rpHO U  seest  my  feebleness : 
JL      Jesus,  be  thou  niy  power, 
My  help  and  refuge  in  distress, 
My  fortress  and  my  tower. 

2  Give  me  to  trust  in  thee ; 

Be  thou  my  sure  abode  : 
My  horn,  and  rock,  and  buckler  be- 

My  Saviour,  and  my  God 

8  Myself  I  cannot  save, 

Myself  I  cannot  keep  ; 
But  strength  in  thee  I  surely  have 

Whose  eyelids  never  sleep 

4  My  soul  to  thee  alone, 
Now,  therefore,  I  commend: 

Thou,  Jesus,  love  me  as  thine  owu.^ 
And  love  me  to  the  end  1 


424        CHRISTIAN    EXPERIENCE. 

588  8,8,6.  C.  VVeslbi 

Watching  unto  prayer. 

HELP,  Lord,  to  whom  for  help  I  fly, 
And  still  my  tempted  soul  stand  by 
Throughout  the  evil  day : 
The  sacred  watchfulness  impart, 
And  keep  the  issues  of  my  heart, 
And  stir  me  up  to  pray. 

2  My  soul  with  thy  whole  armor  arm, 
In  each  approach  of  sin  alarm, 

And  show  the  danger  near :    • 
Surround,  sustain,  and  strengthen  me, 
And  fill  with  godly  jealousy 

And  sanctifying  fear. 

3  Whene'er  my  careless  hands  hang  down, 
0  let  me  see  thy  gath'ring  frown, 

And  feel  thy  warning  eye; 
And  starting  cry,  from  ruin's  brink, 
Save,  Jesus,  or  I  yield,  I  sink ! 

0  save  me,  or  I  die ! 

4  If  near  the  pit  I  rashly  stray, 
Before  I  wholly  fall  away, 

The  keen  conviction  dart ! 
Recall  me  by  that  pitying  look, 
That  kind  upbraiding  glance,  which  broke 

Unfaithful  Peter's  heart. 

5  In  me  thine  utmost  mercy  show, 
And  make  me  like  thyself  below, 

Unblamable  in  grace ; 
Ready  prepared  and  fitted  here, 
By  perfect  holiness,  t'  appear 

Before  thy  glorious  face. 

589  L-  M.  Hart. 

Prayer. 

PRAYER  is  appointed  to  convey 
The  blessings  God  designs  to  give  ■ 


DUTIES    AND    TRIALS.  425 

Long  as  they  live  should  Christians  pray, 
They  learn  to  pray  when  first  they  live. 

2  If  pain  arnict,  or  wrongs  oppress; 
If  cares  distract,  or  fears  dismay ; 

If  guilt  deject ;  if  sin  distress  : — 
In  every  case,  still  watch  and  pray. 

3  'Tis  praj  ?r  supports  the  soul  that's  weak 
Though  (  aought  be  broken,  language  lame 

Pray  if  thtu  canst  or  canst  not  speak, 
But  pray  with  faith  in  Jesus'  name. 

4  Depend  on  him  :   thou  canst  not  fail ; 
Make  all  thy  wants  and  wishes  known ; 

Fear  not;   his  merits  must  prevail; 
Ask  but  in  faith,  it  shall  be  done. 

590  S.  M.  C.  Wesebx 

"Praying  always,  icith  all  prayer." 

TO  God  your  every  want 
In  instant  prayer  display: 
Pray  always  :   pray,  and  never  faint ; 
Pray,  without  ceasing,  pray. 

2  In  fellowship, — alone. — 

To  God  with  faith  draw  near; 
Approach  his  courts,  besiege  his  throne} 
With  all  the  power  of  prayer : 

3  Go  to  his  temple,  go, 
Nor  from  his  altar  move  ; 

Let  every  house  his  worship  know, 
And  every  heart  his  love. 

4  To  God  your  spirits  dart ; 
Your  souls  in  words  declare ; 

Or  groan,  to  him  who  reads  the  heart, 
Th'  unutterable  prayer; 

5  His  mercy  now  iroploi  _ , 

And  now  show  forth  his  praise  j 
In  shouts,  or  silent  awe,  adore 
His  miracles  of  grace. 


4L26        CHRISTIAN    EXPERIENCE. 

6  Pour  cut  your  souls  to  God, 
And  bow  them  with  your  knees ; 

And  spread  your  hearts  and  hands  abroad, 
And  pray  for  Sion's  peace. 

7  Your  guides  and  brethren  bear 
For  ever  on  your  mind  ; 

Extend  the  arms  of  mighty  prayer 
In  grasping  all  mankind. 

591  C.  M.  Hart. 

Opening  worship. 
jNCE  more  we  come  before  our  God ; 
Once  more  his  blessings  ask': 
0  may  not  duty  seem  a  load, 
Nor  worship  prove  a  task ! 
J  Father,  thy  quick'ning  Spirit  send 

From  heaven  in  Jesus'  no  me, 
To  make  our  waiting  minds  attend, 
And  put  our  souls  in  frame. 

3  May  we  receive  the  word  we  hear, 
Each  in  an  honest  heart  ; 

And  keep  the  precious  treasure  there, 
And  never  with  it  part. 

4  To  seek  thee  all  our  hearts  dispose, 
To  each  thy  blessings  suit, 

And  let  the  seed  thy  servant  sows 
Produce  abundant  fruit. 


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59£  7s.  Hammond. 

Opening  icorship. 
ORD,  we  come  before  thee  now, 
j  At  thy  feet  we  humbly  bow; 
0  !   do  not  our  suit  disdain  : 
Shall  we  seek  thee,  Lord,  in  vain  ? 
2  Lord,  on  thee  our  souls  depend; 
In  compassion  now  descend ; 


I 


DUTIES    AND    TRIALS.  427 

Fill  our  hearts  -with  thy  rich  grace, 
Tune  our  lips  to  sing  thy  praise. 

3  In  thine  own  appointed  way, 
Now  we  seek  thee,  here  we  stay ; 
Lord,  we  know  not  how  to  go 
Till  a  blessing  thou  bestow. 

4  Send  some  message  from  thy  word. 
That  maj7  joy  and  peace  afford; 

Let  thy  Spirit  now  impart 
Full  salvation  to  each  heart. 

5  Comfort  those  who  weep  and  mourn, 
Let  the  time  of  joy  return  ; 

Those  that  are  cast  down  lift  up, 
Make  them  strong  in  faith  and  hope. 

6  Grant  that  all  may  seek  and  find 
Thee  a  gracious  God,  and  kind ; 
Heal  the  sick,  the  captive  free ; 
Let  us  all  rejoice  in  thee. 

593  CM.  C.  Weslet. 

Waiting  in  the  sanctuary. 

FATHER,  behold  with  gracious  eyes 
The  souls  before  thy  throne, 
Who  now  present  their  sacrifice, 

And  seek  thee  in  thy  Son. 
Well  pleased  in  him,  thyself  declare, 

Thy  pard'ning  love  reveal, 
The  peaceful  answer  of  our  prayer 

To  every  conscience  seal. 
2  Meanest  of  all  thy  servants,  I 

Those  happier  spirits  meet, 
And  mix  with  theirs  my  feeble  cry 

And  worship  at  thy  feet. 
On  me,  on  all,  some  gift  bestow, 

Some  blessing  now  impart ; 
The  seed  of  life  eternal  sow 

In  every  mournful  heart. 


428         CHRISTIAN    EXPERIENCE. 

3  Thy  loving,  powerful  Spirit  shed, 

And  speak  our  sins  forgiven, 
Or  haste  throughout  the  lump  to  spread 

The  sanctifying  leaven. 
Refresh  us  with  a  ceaseless  shower 

Of  graces  from  above, 
Till  all  receive  the  perfect  power 

Of  everlasting  love. 


Y 


t594r  S.  M.  DODDIUDGE. 

■Luke  xii.  35-37. 
"E  servants  of  the  Lord, 
Each  in  his  office  wait, 
Observant  of  his  heavenlv-  word, 
And  watchful  at  his  gate. 

2  Let  all  your  lamps  be  bright, 
And  trim  the  golden  flame  ; 

Gird  up  your  loins,  as  in  his  sight, 
For  awful  is  his  name. 

3  Watch,  'tis  your  Lord's  command  ; 
And  while  we  speak  he's  near; 

Mark  the  first  signal  of  his  hand, 
And  ready  all  appear. 

4  0  happy  servant  he 

In  such  a  posture  found! 
He  shall  his  Lord  with  rapture  see, 
And  be  with  honor  crowned. 

,95  S.  M.  C.  Wesley, 

Keeping  the  charge  of  the  Lord. 
CHARGE  to  keep  I  have, 
A  God  to  glorify  ; 
A  never-dying  soul  to  save, 

And  fit  it  for  the  sky ; 
To  serve  the  present  age, 
My  calling  to  fulfil :— 


A 


DUTIES    AND    TRIALS.  429 

0  may  it  all  my  powers  engage 

To  do  my  Master's  will! 
2  Arm  me  with  jealous  care, 

As  in  thy  sight  to  live ; 
And  0  thy  servant.  Lord,  prepare. 

A  strict  account  to  give ! 
Help  me  to  watch  and  pray, 

And  on  thyself  rely, 
Assured,  if  I  my  trust  betray, 

I  shall  for  ever  die. 

596  S.  M.  C.  Wesley 

A  holy  life. 

GOD  of  almighty  love, 
By  whose  sufficient  grace 

1  lift  my  heart  to  things  above, 

And  humbly  seek  thy  face, — 
Through  Jesus  Christ,  the  just, 

My  faint  desires  receive, 
And  let  me  in  thy  goodness  trust, 

And  to  thy  glory  live. 

2  Whate'er  I  say  or  do, 
Thy  glory  be  my  aim ; 

My  off' rings  all  be  offered  through 

The  ever-blessed  name. 
Jesus,  my  single  eye 

Be  fixed  on  thee  alone : 
Thy  name  be  praised  on  earth,  on  high 

Thy  will  by  all  be  done ! 

3  Spirit  of  faith,  inspire 
My  consecrated  heart ; 

Fill  me  with  pure,  celestial  fire, 

With  all  thou  hast  and  art. 
My  feeble  mind  transform, 

And,  perfectly  renewed, 
Into  a  saint  exalt  a  worm— 

A  worm  exalt  to  God ! 


430       CHRISTIAN    EXPERIENCE. 

597  L.  M.  Watts 

Titus  ii.  10-13. 

SO  let  our  lips  and  lives  express 
The  holy  gospel  we  profess  ; 
So  let  our  works  and  virtues  shine, 
To  prove  the  doctrine  all  Divine. 

2  Thus  shall  we  best  proclaim  abroad 
The  honors  of  our  Saviour  God, 
When  the  salvation  reigns  within, 
And  grace  subdues  the  power  of  sin. 

3  Our  flesh  and  sense  must  be  denied. 
Passion  and  envy,  lust  and  pride ; 

While  justice,  temperance,  truth,  and  love, 
Our  inward  piety  approve. 

4  Religion  bears  our  spirits  up, 
While  we  expect  that  blessed  hope, 
The  bright  appearance  of  the  Lord ; 
And  faith  stands  leaning  on  liis  word. 

598  7s.  C.  Weslbt- 

Stability  sought. 

JESUS,  shall  I  never  be 
Firmly  grounded  upon  thee? 
Never  by  thy  work  abide  ? 
Never  in  thy  wounds  reside  ? 

2  0  how  wav'ring  is  my  mind, 
Tossed  about  with  every  wind  ! 
0  how  quickly  doth  my  heart 
From  the  living  God  depart ! 

3  Jesus,  let  my  nature  feel 
Thou  art  God  unchangeable: 
Jah,  Jehovah,  great  I  AM, 
Speak  into  my  soul  thy  name. 

4  Grant  that  every  moment  I 
May  believe  and  feel  thee  nigh, 
Steadfastly  behold  thy  face, 
Stablished  with  abiding  grace. 


DUTIES   AND    TRIALS.  431 

599  C.  M.  Watt* 

Before  or  after  sermon. 

LONG  have  I  sat  beneath  the  sound 
Of  thy  salvation,  Lord ; 
But  still  how  weak  my  faith  is  found 
And  knowledge  of  thy  word ! 

2  How  cold  and  feeble  is  my  love  t 
How  negligent  my  fear ! 

How  low  my  hopes  of  joys  above  ! 
How  few  affections  there  ! 

3  Great  God,  thy  sovereign  aid  impart 
To  give  thy  word  success ; 

Write  thy  salvation  on  my  heart, 
And  make  me  learn  thy  grace. 

4  Show  my  forgetful  feet  the  way 
That  leads  to  joys  on  high, 

Where  knowledge  grows  without  decay, 
And  love  shall  never  die. 


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600  S.  M.  C.  Wesley 

Psalm  cxxv. 

"HO  in  the  Lord  confide, 
And  feel  his  sprinkled  blood, 
In  storms  and  hurricanes  abide 

Firm  as  the  mount  of  God : 
Steadfast,  and  fixed,  and  sure, 

His  Sion  cannot  move  ; 
His  faithful  people  stand  secure, 
In  Jesus'  guardian  love. 

2  As  round  Jerusalem 

The  hilly  bulwarks  rise, 
So  God  protects  and  covers  them 

From  all  their  enemies : 
On  every  side  he  stands, 

And  for  his  Israel  cares ; 


432         CHRISTIAN    EXPERIENCE. 

And  safe  in  his  almighty  hands 

Their  souls  for  ever  bears. 
8  But  let  them  still  abide 

In  thee,  all-gracious  Lord, 
Till  every  soul  is  sanctified, 

And  perfectly  restored: 
The  men  of  heart  sincere 

Continue  to  defend; 
And  do  them  good,  and  save  them  here, 

And  love  them  to  the  end. 

601  L.  M.  C.  Wesley. 

Apostasy  deprecated. 

AH !  Lord,  with  trembling  I  confess, 
A  gracious  soul  may  fall  from  grace ; 
The  salt  may  lose  its  seas'ning  power, 
And  never,  never  find  it  more ! 
2  Lest  that  my  fearful  case  should  be, 
Each  moment  knit  my  soul  to  thee ; 
And  lead  me  to  the  mount  above, 
Through  the  low  vale  of  humble  love. 


M' 


bOQ  6,6,6,6,8,8.  Raffles. 

lAm  I  my  brother's  keeper  ?" 
UST  I  my  brother  keep, 
And  share  his  pain  and  toil, 
And  weep  with  those  that  weep, 
And  smile  with  those  that  smile, 
And  act  to  each  a  brother's  part, 
And  feel  his  sorrows  in  my  heart  *? 
2  Must  I  his  burden  bear, 

As  though  it  were  my  own, 
And  do  as  I  would  care 
Should  to  myself  be  clone, 
And  faithful  to  his  interests  prove, 
And  as  myself  my  neigh  I  *r  love? 


BQTIES    AND    TRIALS.  432 

3  Must  I  reprove  his  sin? 
Must  I  partake  his  grief, 

And  kindly  enter  in, 
And  minister  relief, 
The  naked  clothe,  the  hungry  feed, 
And  love  him,  not  in  word,  but  deed ! 

4  Then,  Jesus,  at  thy  feet 
A  student  let  me  be, 

And  learn,  as  it  is  meet, 
My  duty,  Lord,  from  thee , 
For  thou  didst  come  on  mercy's  plan, 
And  all  thy  life  was  love  to  man. 

5  0  make  me  as  thou  art, 
Thy  Spirit,  Lord,  bestow; 

The  kind  and  gentle  heart 
That  feels  another's  woe; 
That  thus  I  may  be  like  my  Head, 
And  in  my  Saviour's  footsteps  tread. 

603  C.   1L  DODDKIDGB. 

Relieving  Christ  in  his  members. 

JESUS,  my  Lord,  hew  rich  thy  grace! 
Thy  bounties,  how  complete  ! 
Row  shall  I  count  the  matchless  sum, 
How  pay  the  mighty  debt ? 

2  High  on  a  throne  of  radiant  light 
Dost  thou  exalted  shine ; 

"What  can  my  poverty  bestow, 
When  all  the  worlds  are  thine c: 

3  But  thou  hast  brethren  here  below, 
The  partners  of  thy  grace, 

And  wilt  confess  their  humble  names 
Before  thy  Father's  face. 

4  In  them  thou  may'st  be  clothed  and  fed* 
And  visited  and  cheered, 

And  in  their  accents  of  distress 
My  Saviour's  voice  is  heard, 


434        CHRISTIAN    EXPERIENCE. 

5  Thy  face  with  rev'rence  and  with  lore 

I  in  thy  poor  -would  see ; 
0  rather  let  me  beg  my  bread 

Than  hold  it  back  from  thee ! 

604  0.   M.  DOLDEEDGE 

The  good  Samaritan. 

FATHER  of  mercies,  send  thy  grace, 
All-powerful  from  above, 
To  form  in  our  obedient  souls 
The  image  of  thy  love. 

2  0  may  our  sympathizing  breasts 
That  generous  pleasure  know ; 

Kindly  to  share  in  others'  joy, 
And  weep  for  others'  woe ! 

3  When  the  most  helpless  sons  of  grief 
In  low  distress  are  laid, 

Soft  be  our  hearts  their  pains  to  feel, 
And  sw;r*  our  hands  to  aid. 

4  So  Jesus  looked  on  dying  men, 
When  throned  above  the  skies ; 

And  midst  th'  embraces  of  thy  love, 
He  felt  compassion  rise. 

5  On  wings  of  love  the  Saviour  flew, 
To  raise  us  from  the  ground ; 

And  gave  the  richest  of  his  blood, 
A  balm  for  every  wound. 

f505  L-  M-  Gibbons 

At  charitable  collections. 

WHEN  Jesus  dwelt  in  mortal  clay, 
"What  were  his  works  from  day  to  day, 
But  miracles  of  power  and  grace, 
That  spread  salvation  through  our  race? 
2  Teach  us,  0  Lord,  to  keep  in  view 
Thy  pattern,  and  thy  steps  pursue; 
Let  alms  bestowed,  let  kindness  done. 
B°i  witnessed  by  each  rolling  sun. 


DUTIES    AND    TRIALS  435 

8  That  man  may  last,  but  never  lives, 
Who  much  receives,  but  nothing  gives, 
Whom  none  can  love,  whom  none  can  thank, 
Creation's  t^ot,  creation's  blank. 

4  But  he  wno  marks,  from  day  to  day, 
Tn  generous  acts  his  radiant  way, 
Treads  the  same  path  the  Saviour  trod, 
The  path  to  glory  and  to  God, 

006  c-  M-  Doddridge. 

"Bags  that  wax  not  old." 

THESE  mortal  joys,  how  soon  they  fade! 
How  swift  they  pass  away ! 
The  dying  flower  reclines  its  head, 
The  beauty  of  a  day  ! 

2  The  bags  are  rent,  the  treasure's  lost, 
We  fondly  called  our  own : 

Scarce  could  we  *he  possession  boast, 
When,  lo  !  we  found  it  gone. 

3  But  there  are  joys  that  cannot  die, 
With  God  laid  up  in  store ; 

Treasure,  beyond  the  changing  sky, 
Brighter  than  golden  ore. 

4  To  that  my  rising  heart  aspires, 

Secure  to  find  its  rest, 
And  glories  in  such  wide  desires, 
Of  all  its  wish  possessed. 

5  The  seeds  which  piety  and  love 
Have  scattered  here  below,    • 

In  the  fair  fertile  fields  above, 
To  an  pie  harvests  grow. 

6  The  mite  my  willing  hands  can  gives 
At  Jesus'  feet  I  lay ; 

Grace  shall  the  humble  gift  receive, 
And  heaven  at  large  repay. 


436        CHRISTIAN    EXPERIENCE. 

(30T  S.  M.  Montgomery. 

Eccles.  xi.  6. 
QOW  in  the  morn  thy  seed, 
O     At  eve  hold  not  thy  hand ; 
To  doubt  and  fear  give  thou  no  heed — 
Broad-cast  it  o'er  the  laud. 

2  Beside  all  waters  sow, 

The  highway  furrows  stock, 
Drop  it  where  thorns  and  thistles  grow, 
Scatter  it  on  the  rock. 

3  The  good,  the  fruitful  ground, 
Expect  not  here  nor  there  ; 

O'er  hill,  o'er  dale,  by  plots,  'tis  found , 
Go  forth,  then,  everywhere. 

4  Thou  know'st  not  which  shall  thrive, 
The  late  or  early  sown  ; 

Grace  keeps  the  precious  germ  alive, 
When  and  wherever  strown : 

6  And  duly  shall  appear, 

In  verdure,  beauty,  strength, 
The  tender  blade,  the  stalk,  the  ear, 

And  the  full  corn  at  length. 
b  Thou  canst  not  toil  in  vain : 

Cold,  heat,  and  moist,  and  dry, 
Shall  foster  and  mature  the  grain 

For  garners  in  the  sky : 

7  Thence,  when  the  final  end, 
The  day  of  God  is  come, 

The  angel  reapers  shall  descend, 
And  heaven  siug,  "  Harvest  home  V' 

608  8,8,8,8,8,8.  C.  Wesley. 

Sympathy. 

LET  God,  who  comforts  the  distressed, 
Let  Israel's  Consolation,  hear; 


DUTIES    AND    TRIALS.  437 

Hear,  Hcly  Ghost,  our  joint  request, 
And  show  thyself  the  Comforter ; 
And  swell  th'  unutterable  groan, 
And  breathe  our  wishes  to  the  throne, 

2  We  weep  for  those  that  weep  below, 
And,  burdened  for  th'  afflicted,  sigh  ; 

The  various  forms  of  human  wo 3 

Excite  our  softest  sympathy, 
Fill  every  heart  with  mournful  care, 
And  draw  out  ail  our  souls  in  prayer. 

3  We  wrestle  for  the  ruined  race, 
By  sin  eternally  undone, 

Unless  thou  magnify  thy  grace, 

And  make  thy  richest  mercy  known, 
And  make  thy  vanquished  rebels  find 
Pardon  in  Christ  for  all  mankind, 

4  Father  of  everlasting  love, 
To  every-soul  thy  Son  reveal, 

Our  guilt  and  suff 'rings  to  remove, 

Our  deep,  primeval  wound  to  heal, 
And  bid  the  fallen  race  arise, 
And  turn  our  earth  to  paradise. 

J09  S.  Iff.  C.  Wesley. 

Imitation  of  Christ. 

JESUS,  I  fain  would  find 
Jl      Thy  zeal  for  God  in  me, 
Thy  yearning  pity  for  mankind, 
Thy  burning  charity. 

2  In  me  thy  Spirit  dwell ! 

In  me  thy  bowels  move ! 
So  shall  the  fervor  of  my  zeal 

Be  the  pure  flame  of  love. 


438       CHRISTIAN   EXPERIENCE. 

610  S.  M.  C.  Wesley 

Putting  on  the  Lord  Jesus. 
p  RACIOUS  Redeemer,  hear ! 
VJT     Into  my  soul  come  down  : 
Let  it  throughout  my  life  appear 
That  1  have  Christ  put  on. 

2  0  plant  in  me  thy  mind! 
0  fix  in  me  thy  home ! 

So  shall  I  cry  to  all  mankind, 
Come  to  the  waters,  come ! 

3  Jesus  is  full  of  grace, 
To  all  his  bowels  move : 

Behold  in  me,  ye  fallen  race, 
That  God  is  only  love. 

611  CM.  C.  Wesley 

Judges  v.  31. 

JESUS,  let  all  thy  lovers  shine, 
Illustrious  as  the  sun  ; 
And,  bright  with  borrowed  rays  Divine, 
Their  glorious  circuit  run. 

2  Reyond  the  reach  of  mortals,  spread 
Their  light  where'er  they  go  ; 

And  heavenly  influences  shed 
On  all  the  world  below. 

3  As  giants  may  they  run  their  race, 
Exulting  in  their  might ; 

As  tmrning  luminaries,  chase 
The  Tloom  of  hellish  night. 

4  As  th?  bright  Sun  of  righteousness, 
Their  healing  wings  display ; 

And  let   heir  lustre  still  increase 
Unto  the  perfect  day. 

5  Such  honor  all  thy  saints  receive, 
Who  thee  sincerely  love ; 


DUTIES   AND    TRIALS.  439 

Dispensers  of  thy  gifts  we  live, 
And  general  blessings  prove ; 
#      6  And  when  our  useful  course  is  run, 
Enjoy  the  kingdom  given; 

Bright  as  the  uncreated  sun, 
In  the  eternal  heaven. 

(31£  C.  M.  Doddridge. 

"Thou  knowest  that  I  love  thee." 

DO  not  I  love  thee,  0  my  Lord  ? 
Behold  my  heart,  and  see; 
And  turn  each  cursed  idol  out 
That  dares  to  rival  thee. 

2  Do  not  I  love  thee  from  my  soul  ? 
Then  let  me  nothing  love ; 

Dead  be  my  heart  to  every  joy, 
When  Jesus  cannot  move. 

3  Is  not  thy  name  melodious  still 
To  mine  attentive  ear  ? 

Doth  not  each  pulse  with  pleasure  bound 
My  Saviour's  voice  to  hear  ? 

4  Hast  thou  a  lamb  in  all  thy  flock 
I  would  disdain  to  feed? 

Hast  thou  a  foe,  before  whose  face 
I  fear  thy  cause  to  plead  ? 

5  Would  not  mine  ardent  spirit  vie 
With  angels  round  the  throne, 

To  execute  thy  sacred  will, 
And  make  thy  glory  known  ? 

6  Would  not  my  heart  pour  forth  its  blood 
In  honor  of  thy  name  ? 

And  challenge  the  cold  hand  of  death 
To  damp  th'  immortal  flame  ? 

7  Thou  know'st  I  love  thee,  dearest  Lord; 
But  0  !  I  long  to  soar 

Far  from  the  sphere  of  mortal  joys, 
And  learn  to  love  thee  more. 


440        CHRISTIAN    EXPERIENCE. 

613  L.  M.  Grigg. 

Not  ashamed  of  Jesus. 

JESUS  !  and  shall  it  ever  be 
A  mortal  man  ashamed  of  thee  ? 
Ashamed  of  thee,  whom  angels  praise, 
Whose  glories  shine  through  ecdless  daysl 

2  Ashamed  of  Jesus !  sooner  far 
Let  evening  blush  to  own  a  star  : 
He  sheds  the  beams  of  light  Divine 
O'er  this  benighted  soul  of  mine. 

3  Ashamed  of  Jesus !  just  as  soon 
Let  midnight  be  ashamed  of  noon : 
'Tis  midnight  with  my  soul,  till  he, 
Bright  Morning  Star,  bid  darkness  flee ! 

4  Ashamed  of  Jesus !  that  dear  Friend 
On  whom  my  hopes  of  heaven  depend  ? 
No :  when  I  blush,  be  this  my  shame, 
That  I  no  more  revere  his  name. 

(314  8s.  C.  Wesley. 

Delight  in  Christ. 

THOU  Shepherd  of  Israel  and  mine, 
The  joy  and  desire  of  my  heart, 
For  closer  communion  I  pine, 
I  long  to  reside  where  thou  art : 

2  The  pasture  I  languish  to  find, 
Where  all,  who  their  Shepherd  obey, 

Are  fed,  on  thy  bosom  reclined, 

And  screened  from  the  heat  of  the  day. 

3  'Tis  there  with  the  lambs  of  thy  flock, 
There  only  I  covet  to  rest ; 

To  lie  at  the  foot  of  the  rock, 
Or  rise  to  be  hid  in  thy  breast; 


DUTIES    AND    TRIALS.  443 

4  'Tis  there  I  would  always  abide, 
And  never  a  moment  depart ; 

Concealed  in  the  cleft  of  thy  side, 
Eternally  held  in  thy  heart. 

(315  8s.  Newtok. 

Delight  in  Christ. 

HOW  tedious  and  tasteless  the  hours 
When  Jesus  no  longer  I  see ! 
Sweet  prospects,  sweet  birds,  and  sweet  flowers. 

Have  all  lost  their  sweetness  to  me, — 
The  midsummer  sun  shines  but  dim, 

The  fields  strive  in  vain  to  look  gay ; 
But  when  I  am  happy  in  him, 
December's  as  pleasant  as  May. 

2  His  name  yields  the  richest  perfume, 
And  sweeter  than  music  his  voice  ; 

His  presence  disperses  my  gloom, 
And  makes  all  within  me  rejoice: 

I  should,  were  he  always  thus  nigh, 
Have  nothing  to  wish  or  to  fear  ; 

No  mortal  so  happy  as  I, 

My  summer  would  last  all  the  year . 

3  Content  with  beholding  his  face, 
My  all  to  his  pleasure  resigned ; 

No  changes  of  season  or  place 

Would  make  any  change  in  my  mini  : 

While  blessed  with  a  sense  of  his  love, 
A  palace  a  toy  would  appear ; 

And  prisons  would  palaces  prove, 
If  Jesus  would  dwell  with  me  there. 

4  Dear  Lord,  if  indeed  I  am  thine, 
If  thou  art  my  sun  and  my  song, 

Say  why  do  I  languish  and  pine  ? 
And  why  are  my  winters  so  long  1 
19* 


442       CHRISTIAN   EXPERIENCE. 

0  drive  these  dark  clouds  from  my  sky, 
Thy  soul-cheering  presence  restore ; 

Or  take  me  to  thee  up  on  high, 

Where  -winter  and  clouds  are  no  more. 

616  CM.  Watts. 

'■'■The  Lord  is  my  portion." 

MY  God,  my  portion,  and  my  love, 
My  everlasting  all, 
I've  none  but  thee  in  heaven  above, 
Or  on  this  earthly  ball. 

2  What  empty  things  are  all  the  skies, 
And  this  inferior  clod ! 

There's  nothing  here  deserves  my  joys, 
There's  nothing  like  my  God. 

3  How  vain  a  toy  is  glitt'ring  wealth, 
If  once  compared  to  thee : 

Or  what's  my  safety,  or  my  health, 
Or  all  my  friends,  to  me  ? 

4  Were  I  possessor  of  the  earth, 
And  called  the  stars  my  own, 

Without  thy  graces  and  thyself, 
I  were  a  wretch  undone. 

5  Let  others  stretch  their  arms  like  seas, 
And  grasp  in  all  the  shore : 

Grant  me  the  visits  of  thy  face, 
And  I  desire  no  more. 

617  L.  M.  C.  Wesley 

Jer.  ix.  23^  24. 

LET  not  the  wise  their  wisdom  boast ; 
The  mighty  glory  in  their  might ; 
The  rich  in  flatt'ring  riches  trust, 

Which  take  their  everlasting  flight. 
2  The  rush  of  num'rous  years  bears  down. 
The  most  gigantic  strength  of  man ; 


DUTIES    AND    TRIALS.  443 

And  where  is  all  his  wisdom  gone, 
When  dust  he  turns  to  dust  again  ? 

3  One  only  gift  can  justify 

The  boasting  soul  that  knows  his  God: 
When  Jesus  doth  his  blood  apply, 
I  glory  in  his  sprinkled  blood. 

4  The  Lord,  my  righteousness,  I  praise, 
I  triumph  in  the  love  Divine, 

The  wisdom,  wealth,  and  strength  of  grace, 
In  Christ  to  endless  ages  mine. 

618  7s.  Gbant 

Psalm  lxxiii.  25. 

LOKD  of  earth,  thy  forming  hand 
Well  this  beauteous  frame  hath  planned, — 
Woods  that  wave,  and  hills  that  tower, 
Ocean  rolling  in  his  power ; — 
Yet,  amidst  this  scene  so  fair, 
Should  I  cease  thy  smile  to  share, 
What  were  all  its  joys  to  me  ? 
Whom  have  I  on  earth  but  thee  ? 

2  Lord  of  heaven,  beyond  our  sight 
Shines  a  world  of  purer  light ; 
There,  in  love's  unclouded  reign, 
Severed  friends  shall  meet  again : 

0  that  world  is  passing  fair ! 
Vet,  if  thou  wert  absent  there, 
What  were  all  its  joys  tc  me  ? 
Whom  have  I  in  heaven  but  thee  ? 

3  Lord  of  earth  and  heaven,  my  breasS 
Seeks  in  thee  its  only  rest : 

L  was  lost ;  thy  accents  mild 
Homeward  lured  thy  wand'ring  child: 
0,  if  once  thy  smile  Divine 
Ceased  upon  my  soul  to  shine, 
What  were  earth  or  heaven  to  me  2 
Whom  have  I  in  each  but  thee  ? 


444        CHRISTIAN    EXPERIENCE. 

619  G.  M.  Watts. 

Surrendering  all  for  Christ. 

HOW  vain  are  all  things  here  below! 
How  false,  and  yet  how  fair ! 
Each  pleasure  hath  its  poison  too, 
And  every  sweet  a  snare. 

2  The  brightest  things  below  the  sky 
Give  but  a  flatt'ring  light; 

We  should  suspect  some  danger  nigh 
Where  we  possess  delight. 

3  Our  dearest  joys  and  nearest  friends, 
The  partners  of  our  blood, 

How  they  divide  our  wav'ring  minds, 
And  leave  but  half  for  God ! 

4  The  fondness  of  a  creature's  love, 
How  strong  it  strikes  the  sense ! 

Thither  the  warm  affections  move, 
Nor  can  we  call  them  thence. 

5  Dear  Saviour,  let  thy  beauties  be 
My  soul's  eternal  food  ; 

And  grace  command  my  heart  away 
From  all  created  good. 

620  8,8,8,8,8,8.  J.  Wesley. 

[From  the  German  of  Tersteegen.] 

Sacrificing  all  for  Christ. 

THOU  hidden  love  of  God,  whose  height, 
Whose  depth  unfathomcd,  no  man  knows, 

1  see  from  far  thy  beauteous  light, 

Inly  I  sigh  for  thy  repose : 
My  heart  is  pained,  nor  can  it  be 
At  rest,  till  it  finds  rest  in  thee. 

2  Thy  secret  voice  invites  me  still 
The  sweetness  of  thy  yoke  to  prove ; 


DUTIES    AND    TRIALS.  445 

And  fain  I  would ;  but  though  my  will 

Seem  fixed,  yet  wide  my  passions  rove  • 
Yet  hindrances  strew  all  the  way ; 
I  aim  at  thee,  yet  from  thee  stray. 

3  'Tis  mercy  all  that  thou  hast  brought 
My  mind  to  seek  her  peace  in  thee ! 

Vet  while  I  seek,  but  find  thee  not, 

No  peace  my  wand'ring  soul  shall  see : 
0  when  shall  all  my  wand'rings  end, 
And  all  my  steps  to  thee-ward  tend  ! 

4  Is  there  a  thing  beneath  the  sun 

That  strives  with  thee  my  heart  to  share! 
Ah,  tear  it  thence,  and  reign  alone, 

The  lord  of  every  motion  there ! 
Then  shall  my  heart  from  earth  be  free, 
When  it  hath  found  repose  in  thee. 

5  0  hide  this  self  from  me,  that  I 

No  more,  but  Christ  in  me,  may  live ! 
My  vile  affections  crucify, 

Nor  let  one  darling  lust  survive  ! 
In  all  things  nothing  may  I  see, 
Nothing  desire  or  seek,  but  thee ! 

6  0  Love,  thy  sovereign  aid  impart, 

To  save  me  from  low-thoughted  care ; 
Chase  this  self-will  through  all  my  heart, 

Through  all  its  latent  mazes  there: 
Make  me  thy  duteous  child,  that  I 
Ceaseless  may  Abba,  Father,  cry. 

7  Ah  no  !  ne'er  will  I  backward  turn ; 
Thine  wholly,  thine  alone,  I  am ! 

Thrice  happy  he  who  views  with  scorn 

Earth's  toys,  for  thee  his  constant  flan*®; 
0  help,  that  I  may  never  move 
From  the  blest  footsteps  of  thy  love ! 

8  Each  moment  draw  from  earth  away 
My  heart,  that  lowly  waits  thy  call ; 


446        CHRISTIAN    EXPERIENCE. 

Speak  to  my  inmost  soul,  and  say, 

"I  am  thy  Love,  thy  God,  thy  All!' 
To  feel  thy  power,  to  hear  thy  voice, 
To  taste  thy  love,  be  all  my  choice. 


C( 


^21  S.  M.  Watts 

Rejoicing  in  God. 
10ME,  ye  that  love  the  Lord, 
And  let  your  joys  be  known: 
Join  in  a  song  with  sweet  accord, 
While  ye  surround  his  throne. 

2  The  sorrows  of  the  mind 
Be  banished  from  the  place ! 

Religion  never  was  designed 
To  make  our  pleasures  less. 

3  Let  those  refuse  to  sing 
Who  never  knew  our  God  ; 

But  servants  of  the  heavenly  King 
May  speak  their  joys  abroad. 

4  The  God  that  rules  on  high, 
That  all  the  earth  surveys, 

That  rides  upon  the  stormy  sky, 
And  calms  the  roaring  seas, — 

5  This  awful  God  is  ours, 
Our  Father  and  our  Love  ; 

He  will  send  down  his  heavenly  powers 
To  carry  us  above. 

6  There  we  shall  see  his  face, 
And  never,  never  sin ; 

There,  from  the  rivers  of  his  grace, 
Drink  endless  pleasures  in : 

7  Yea,  and  before  we  rise 
To  that  immortal  state, 

The  thoughts  of  such  amazing  bliss 
Should  constant  joys  create. 


DUTIES   AND   TRIALS.  447 

8  The  men  of  grace  have  found 
Glory  begun  below : 

Celestial  fruit  on  earthly  ground 
From  faith  and  hope  may  grow  " 

9  The  hill  of  Zion  yields 
A'thousand  sacred  sweets, 

Before  we  reach  the  heavenly  fields, 
Or  walk  the  golden  streets. 

10  Then  let  our  songs  abound, 
And  every  tear  be  dry ; 

We  're  marching  through  Immanuel's  ground 
To  fairer  worlds  on  high. 

622  S.  M.  Hammond 

"Sing praises  to  God.''' 

AWAKE,  and  sing  the  song 
Of  Moses  and  the  Lamb ; 
Tune  every  heart  and  every  tongue. 
To  praise  the  Saviour' s  name. 

2  Sing  of  his  dying  love ; 
Sing  of  his  rising  power; 

Sing  how  he  intercedes  above 
For  those  whose  sins  he  bore. 

3  Tell,  in  seraphic  strains, 
What  he  has  done  for  you ; 

How  he  has  taken  off  your  chains, 
And  formed  your  hearts  anew. 

4  His  faithfulness  proclaim 
While  life  to  you  is  given ; 

Join  hands  and  hearts  to  praise  his  name, 
Till  we  all  meet  in  heaven. 

(523  7,8. 

Gratitude. 

COME,  thou  Fount  of  every  blessing, 
Tune  my  heart  to  sing  tby  grace; 


448        CHRISTIAN    EXPERIENCE. 

Streams  of  mercy,  never  ceasing, 
Call  for  songs  of  loudest  praise. 

Teach  me  some  melodious  sonnet, 
Sung  by  flaming  tongues  above : 

Praise  the  mount — I'm  fixed  upon  it — 
Mount  of  thy  redeeming  love ! 

2  Here  I'll  raise  mine  Ebenezer, 
Hither,  by  thy  help,  I'm  come ; 

And  I  hope,  by  thy  good  pleasure, 

Safely  to  arrive  at  home. 
Jesus  sought  me,  when  a  stranger, 

Wand'ring  from  the  fold  of  God : 
He,  to  rescue  me  from  danger, 

Interposed  his  precious  blood ! 

3  0  !  to  grace  how  great  a  debtor 
Daily  I'm  constrained  to  be ! 

Let  thy  goodness,  like  a  fetter, 
Bind  my  wand'ring  heart  to  thee ! 

Prone  to  wander,  Lord,  I  feel  it — 
Prone  to  leave  the  God  I  love — 

Here's  my  heart,  0  take  and  seal  it ! 
Seal  it  for  thy  courts  above. 

8^4  S.  M.  Hebbert 

A  single  eye. 

TEACH  me,  my  God  and  King, 
In  all  things  thee  to  see; 
And  what  I  do,  in  any  tiling, 
To  do  it  as  for  thee ; — 

2  To  scorn  the  senses'  sway, 
While  still  to  thee  I  tend : 

In  all  I  do  be  thou  the  way, 
In  all  be  thou  the  end. 

3  All  may  of  thee  partake: 
Nothing  so  small  can  be, 

But  draws,  when  acted  for  thy  sake, 
Greatness  and  worth  from  thee. 


DUTIES    AND    TRIALS.  449 

4  If  done  t!  obey  thy  laws, 

E'en  servile  labors  shine: 
Hallowed  is  toil,  if  this  the  cause, 

The  meanest  work  Divine. 
d  Thee,  then,  my  God  and  King, 

In  all  things  may  I  see ; 
And  what  I  do.  in  any  thing, 

May  it  be  done  for  thee ! 

625  L.  M.  C    Wesley 

Doing  all  to  the  glory  of  God. 

OTHQU,  who  earnest  from  above, 
The  pure  celestial  fire  r  impart. 
Kindle  a  flame  of  sacred  love 
On  the  mean  altar  of  my  heart. 

2  There  let  it  for  thy  glory  burn, 
"With  inextinguishable  blaze, 

And  trembling  to  its  source  return, 
In  humble  love,  and  fervent  praise. 

3  Jesus,  confirm  my  heart's  desire, 

To  work,  and  speak,  and  think,  for  thee  ; 
Still  let  me  guard  the  holy  fire, 
And  still  stir  up  thy  gift  in  me. 

4  Ready  for  all  thy  perfect  will, 
My  acts  of  faith  and  love  repeat, 

Till  death  thy  endless  mercies  seal, 
And  make  the  sacrifice  complete. 

[}Q6  C.  M.  C.  Wesley. 

'•'•Our  good  is  all  Divine.''' 

rATHER,  to  thee  my  soul  I  lift;— 
My  soul  on  thee  depends, 
Convinced  that  every  perfect  gift 

From  thee  alone  descends. 
2  Mercy  and  grace  are  thine  alone, 
And  power  and  wisdom  too  : 
15 


450        CHRISTIAN   EXPERIENCE 

Without  the  Spirit  of  thy  Son 
We  nothing  good  can  do. 

3  We  cannot  speak  one  useful  word, 
One  holy  thought  conceive, 

Unless,  in  answer  to  our  Lord, 
Thyself  the  blessing  give. 

4  His  blood  demands  the  purchased  grace  . 
His  blood's  availing  plea 

Obtained  the  help  for  all  our  race, 
And  sends  it  down  to  me 

5  Thou  all  our  works  in  us  hast  wrought ; 
Our  good  is  all  Divine : 

The  praise  of  every  virtuous  thought, 
And  righteous  word,  is  thine. 

6  From  thee,  through  Jesus,  we  receive 
The  power  on  thee  to  call ; 

In  whom  we  are,  and  move,  and  live, 
Our  God  is  all  in  all. 

Q27  C.  M.  Doddridge. 

The  choice  of  3Ioses. 

MY  soul,  with  all  thy  wakened  powers, 
Survey  the  heavenly  prize ; 
Nor  let  these  glitt'ring  toys  of  earth 
Allure  thy  wand'ring  eyes. 

2  The  splendid  crown  which  Moses  sought 
Still  beams  around  his  brow ; 

Though  soon  great  Pharaoh's  sceptred  pride 
Was  taught  by  death  to  bow. 

3  The  joys  and  treasures  of  a  day 
I  cheerfully  resign ; 

Rich  in  that  large  immortal  store, 
Secured  by  grace  Divine. 

4  Let  fools  my  wiser  choice  deride, 
Angels  and  God  approve ; 


DUTIES   AND    TRIALS.  451 

Nor  scorn  of  men,  nor  rage  of  hell, 
My  steadfast  soul  shall  move. 

5  "With  ardent  eye,  that  bright  reward 

I  daily  will  survey ; 
And  in  the  blooming  prospect  lose 

The  sorrows  of  the  way. 

(328  L'  M"  DODDEIDGE 

The  choice  of  Mary. 

BESET  with  snares  on  every  hand, 
In  life's  uncertain  path  I  stand: 
Saviour  Divine  !   diffuse  thy  light 
To  guide  my  doubtful  footsteps  right. 

2  Engage  this  roving,  treach'rous  heart 
To  fix  on  Mary's  better  part, 

To  scorn  the  trifles  of  a  day, 

For  joys  that  none  can  take  away. 

3  Then  let  the  wildest  storms  arise ; 
Let  tempests  mingle  earth  and  skies ; 
No  fatal  shipwreck  shall  I  fear, 

But  all  my  treasures  with  me  bear. 

4  If  thou,  my  Jesus,  still  be  nigh, 
Cheerful  I  live,  and  joyful  die; 
Secure,  when  mortal  comforts  flee, 
To  find  ten  thousand  worlds  in  thee. 

629  L-  M.  J.  Wesiey. 

[From  the  German.] 
Adversity. 

OTHOU,  to  whose  all-searching  sight 
The  darkness  shineth  as  the  light, 
Search,  prove  my  heart,  it  pants  for  tb.es. 
0  burst  these  bonds,  and  set  it  free  ' 


452        CHRISTIAN    EXPERIENCE. 

2  Wash  out  its  stains,  refine  its  dross, 
Nail  my  affections  to  the  cross ; 
Hallow  each  thought,  let  all  within 
Be  clean,  as  thou,  my  Lord,  art  clean. 

3  If  in  this  darksome  wild  I  stray, 
Be  thou  my  light,  be  thou  my  way  ; 
No  foes,  no  violence,  I  fear, 

No  fraud,  while  thou,  my  God,  art  near. 

4  When  rising  floods  my  soul  o'erflow, 
When  sinks  my  heart  in  waves  of  woe, 
Jesus,  thy  timely  aid  impart, 

And  raise  my  head,  and  cheer  my  heart. 

5  Saviour,  where'er  thy  steps  I  see, 
Dauntless,  untired,  I  follow  thee : 

0  let  thy  hand  support  me  still, 
And  lead  me  to  thy  holy  hill ! 

6  If  rough  and  thorny  he  the  way, 
My  strength  proportion  to  my  day ; 
Till  toil,  and  grief,  and  pain  shall  cease, 
Where  all  is  calm,  and  joy,  and  peace. 


jrpi 


630  7q-  Cowpbr 

Chastisement. 
^IS  my  happiness  below 

Not  to  live  without  the  cross ; 
But  the  Saviour's  power  to  know, 
Sanctifying  every  loss. 

2  Trials  mast  and  will  befall ; 
But  with  humble  faith  to  see 

L^ve  inscribed  upon  them  all, — 
This  is  happiness  to  me. 

3  Trials  make  the  promise  sweet : 
Trials  give  new  life  to  prayer ; 

Bring  me  to  my  Saviour's  feet, 
Lay  me  low,  and  keep  me  there. 


DUTIES    AND    TRIALS.  453 

631  C.  M.  0.  Wesley. 
"  I  have  chosen  thee  in  the  furnace." 

THEE,  Jesus,  full  of  truth  and  grace, 
Thee,  Saviour,  we  adore : 
Thee  in  affliction's  furnace  praise, 
And  magnify  thy  power. 

2  Thy  power,  in  human  weakness  shown, 
Shall  make  us  all  entire  : 

We  now  thy  guardian  presence  own, 
And  walk  unburned  in  fire. 

3  Thee,  Son  of  man,  by  faith  we  see, 
And  glory  in  our  guide  ; 

Surrounded  and  upheld  by  thee, 
The  fiery  test  abide. 

4  The  fire  our  graces  shall  refine, 
Till,  moulded  from  above, 

We  bear  the  character  Divine, 
The  stamp  of  perfect  love. 

632  8,7.  Ltie 
Taking  up  the  cross. 

JESUS,  I  my  cross  have  taken, 
All  to  leave,  and  follow  thee ; 
Naked,  poor,  despised,  forsaken, 

Thou, 'from  hence,  my  all  shalt  be. 
Perish,  every  fond  ambition, 

All  I've  sought,  or  hoped,  or  known  ; 
Yet  how  rich  is  my  condition  ! 

God  and  heaven  are  still  my  own ! 

2  Let  the  world  despise  and  leave  me , 
They  have  left  my  Saviour  too  : 

Human  hearts  and  looks  deceive  me — 
Thou  art  not,  like  them,  untrue; 


454        CHRISTIAN    EXPERIENCE. 

And  while  thou  shalt  smile  upon  me, 
God  of  wisdom,  love,  and  might, 

Foes  may  hate,  and  friends  disown  me ; 
Show  thy  face,  and  all  is  bright. 

3  Go,  then,  earthly  fame  and  treasure  ; 
Come  disaster,  scorn,  and  pain  ; 

In  thy  service  pain  is  pleasure ; 

With  thy  favor  loss  is  gain. 
I  have  called  thee,  Abba,  Father, — 

I  have  set  my  heart  on  thee : 
Storms  may  howl,  and  clouds  may  gather, — 

All  must  work  for  good  to  me. 

4  Man  may  trouble  and  distress  me, — 
'Twill  but  drive  me  to  thy  breast; 

Life  with  trials  hard  may  press  me, — 
Heaven  will  bring  me  sweeter  rest. 

0 !  'tis  not  in  grief  to  harm  me, 
While  thy  love  is  left  to  me  ! 

0!  'twere  not  in  joy  to  charm  me, 
Were  that  joy  unmixed  with  thee ! 

5  Soul,  then  know  thy  full  salvation ; 
Rise  o'er  sin,  and  fear,  and  care; 

Joy  to  find  in  every  station 
Something  still  to  do  or  bear. 

Think  what  Spirit  dwells  within  thee ; 
Think  what  Father's  smiles  are  thine ; 

Think  that  Jesus  died  to  win  thee : 
Child  of  heaven,  canst  thou  repine  ? 

6  Haste  thee  on  from  grace  to  glory. 
Armed  by  faith,  and  winged  by  prayer ; 

Heaven's  eternal  days  before  thee, 

God's  own  hand  shall  guide  thee  there. 

Soon  shall  close  thy  earthly  mission, 
Soon  shall  pass  thy  pilgrim  days ; 

Hope  shall  change  to  glad  fruition, 
Faith  to  sight,  and  prayer  to  praise. 


DUTIES    AND    TRIALS.  455 

633  6,6,6,6,8,8.  C.  Wesley. 

"Leaving  us  an  example." 

SEE  where  our  great  High  Priest 
Before  the  Lord  appears, 
And  on  his  loving  breast 
The  tribes  of  Israel  bears, 
Never  without  his  people  seen, 
The  Head  of  all  believing  men ! 

2  With  him  the  corner-stone 
The  living  stones  conjoin, 

Christ  and  his  Church  are  one, 
One  body  and  one  vine ; 
For  us  he  uses  all  his  powers, 
And  all  he  has,  or  is,  is  ours. 

3  The  motions  of  our  Head 
The  members  all  pursue, 

By  his  good  Spirit  led 
To  act  and  suffer  too  : 
Like  him,  the  toil,  the  cross  sustain, 
Till  glorious  all  like  him  we  reign. 

034  8,8,8,8,8,8.  C.  Wesley. 

"That  ye  should  follow  his  steps." 

SAVIOUR  of  all,  what  hast  thou  done, 
What  hasi  thou  suffered  on  the  tree  f 
Why  didst  thou  groan  thy  mortal  groan, 

Obedient  unto  death  for  me  ? 
The  myst'ry  of  thy  passion  show, 
The  end  of  all  thy  griefs  below. 

2  Pardon,  and  grace,  and  heaven,  to  buy5 
My  bleeding  Sacrifice  expired ; 

But  didst  thou  not  my  Pattern  die, 
That,  by  thy  glorious  Spirit  fired, 

Faithful  to  death  I  might  endure, 

A.nd  make  the  crown  by  suff'ring  sure  ? 


456        CHRISTIAN    EXPERIENCE. 

3  Thou  didst  the  meek  example  leave, 
That  I  might  in  thy  footsteps  tread ; 

Might,  like  the  Man  of  sorrows,  grieve, 

And  groan,  and  bow  with  thee  my  head  ; 
Thy  dying  in  my  body  bear, 
And  all  thy  state  of  suff'ring  share. 

4  Thy  every  suff'ring  servant,  Lord, 
Shall  as  his  perfect  Master  be  ; — 

To  all  thy  inward  life  restored, 

And  outwardly  conformed  to  thee, 
Out  of  thy  grave  the  saint  shall  rise, 
And  grasp,  through  death,  the  glorious  prize 

5  This  is  the  strait,  the  royal  way, 
That  leads  us  to  the  courts  above : 

Here  let  me  ever,  ever  stay, 

Till,  on  the  wings  of  perfect  love, 
I  take  my  last  triumphant  flight, 
From  Calvary  to  Sion's  height. 

635  L.  M.  C.  Weslbt 

The  trial  of  Abraham. 

ABRAHAM,  when  severely  tried, 
His  faith  by  his  obedience  showed ; 
He  with  the  harsh  command  complied, 
And  gave  his  Isaac  back  to  God. 

2  His  son  the  father  offered  up, 
Son  of  his  age,  his  only  son, 

Object  of  all  his  joy  and  hope, 
And  less  beloved  than  God  alone. 

3  0  for  a  faith  like  his,  that  we 
The  bright  example  may  pursue  ! 

May  gladly  give  up  all  to  thee, 

To  whom  our  more  than  all  is  due. 

4  Is  there  a  thing  than  life  more  dear  1 
A  thing  from  which  we  cannot  part  1 


DUTIES   AND    TRIALS.  457 

We  can:  we  now  rejoice  to  tear 
The  idol  from  our  bleeding  heart. 

5  For  what  to  thee,  0  Lord,  we  give, 
A  hundred- fold  we  here  obtain  ; 

And  soon  with  thee  shall  all  receive, 
And  loss  shall  be  eternal  gain 

S3 Q  C.  M.  Moobb 

Solace  in  woe. 

OTHOU  who  driest  the  mourner's  tear, 
How  dark  this  world  would  be, 
If,  when  deceived  and  wounded  here, 
We  could  not  fly  to  thee ! 

2  The  friends  who  in  our  sunshine  live, 
When  winter  comes  are  flown ; 

And  he  who  has  but  tears  to  give, 
Must  weep  those  tears  alone. 

3  But  thou  wilt  heal  that  broken  heart, 
Which,  like  the  plants  that  throw 

Their  fragrance  from  the  wounded  part, 
Breathes  sweetness  out  of  woe. 

4  When  joy  no  longer  soothes  or  cheers, 
And  e'en  the  hope  that  threw 

A  moment's  sparkle  o'er  our  tears, 
Is  dimmed  and  vanished  too,-r- 

5  0,  who  could  bear  life's  stormy  doom, 
Did  not  thy  wing  of  love 

Come  brightly  wafting  through  the  gloom 
Our  peace-branch  from  above ! 

6  Then  sorrow,  touched  by  thee,  grows  bright 
With  more  than  rapture's  ray ; 

As  darkness  shows  us  worlds  of  light 
We  never  saw  by  day. 


4:58        CHRISTIAN    EXPERIENCE. 

637  C.  M.  Nole. 

Hope  in  trouble. 

WHEN  musing  sorrow  weeps  the  past, 
And  mourns  the  present  pain, 
"lis  sweet  to  think  of  peace  at  last, 
And  feel  that  death  is  gain. 

2  'Tis  not  that  mui-m'ring  thoughts  arise, 
And  dread  a  Father's  will; 

'Tis  not  that  meek  submission  flies, 
And  would  not  suffer  still : — 

3  It  is  that  heaven-born  faith  surveys 
The  path  that  leads  to  light, 

And  longs  her  eagle  plumes  to  raise, 
And  lose  herself  in  sight: — 

4  It  is  that  hope  with  ardor  glows, 
To  see  Him  face  to  face, 

Whose  dying  love  no  language  knows 
Sufficient  art  to  trace. 

5  0  let  me  wing  my  hallowed  flight 
From  earth-born  woe  and  care, 

And  soar  above  these  clouds  of  night, 
My  Saviour's  bliss  to  share ! 

638  CM.         Brady  &  Tate. 

Psalm  xxxiv.  1-9. 

THROUGH  all  the  changing  scenes  of  life. 
In  trouble  and  in  joy, 
The  praises  of  my  God  shall  still 
My  heart  and  tongue  employ. 

2  Of  his  deliv'rance  I  will  boast, 

Till  all  that  are  distressed, 
From  my  example  comfort  take, 

And  charm  their  griefs  to  rest. 


DUTIES   AND    TRIALS.  459 

3  0  magnify  the  Lord  with  me, 
With  m<e  exalt  his  name  : 

When  in  distress  to  him  I  called, 
He  to  my  rescue  came. 

4  The  angel  of  the  Lord  encamps 
Around  the  good  and  just ; 

Deliv'rance  he  affords  to  all 
Who  on  his  succor  trust, 

5  0  make  but  trial  of  his  love, 
Experience  will  decide 

How  blest  they  are,  and  only  they, 
Who  in  his  truth  confide. 

6  Fear  him,  ye  saints ;  and  you  will  then 
Have  nothing  else  to  fear : 

Make  you  his  service  your  delight ; 
Your  wants  shall  be  his  care. 

639  L.  M.  C.  Weslei 

Hal.  iii.  17,  18. 

AWAY,  my  unbelieving  fear ! 
Fear  shall  in  me  no  more  have  place 
My  Saviour  doth  not  yet  appear, 

He  hides  the  brightness  of  his  face  : 
But  shall  I  therefore  let  him  go. 

And  basely  to  the  tempter  yield  ? 
No,  in  the  strength  of  Jesus,  no, 
I  never  will  give  up  my  shield. 

2  Although  the  vine  its  fruit  deny, 

Although  the  olive  yield  no  oil, 
The  with'ring  fig-tree    droop  and  die, 

The  field  illude  the  tiller's  toil, 
The  empty  stall  no  herd  afford, 

And  perish  all  the  bleating  race,— 
Yet  will  I  triumph  in  the  Lord, 

The  God  of  my  salvation  praise. 
y 


4:60       CHRISTIAN   EXPERIENCE. 

(34_0  lis.  KlRKHAM. 

Precious  promises. 

HOW  firm  a  foundation,  ye  saints  of  the  Lord, 
Is  laid  for  your  faith  in  his  excellent  word ! 
What  more  can  he  say  than  to  you  he  hath  said, 
You  who  unto  Jesus  for  refuge  have  fled  ? 

2  In  every  condition — in  sickness,  in  health ; 
In  poverty's  vale,  or  abounding  in  wealth ; 

At  home  and  abroad ;  on  the  land,  on  the  sea — 
"As  thy  days  may  demand,  shall  thy  strength 
ever  be. 

3  "Fear  not;  I  am  with  thee;  0  be  not  dismayed! 
I,  I  am  thy  God,  and  will  still  give  thee  aid ; 
I'll  strengthen  thee,  help  thee,  and  cause  thee 

to  stand, 
Upheld  by  my  righteous,  omnipotent  hand. 

4  "When  through  the  deep  waters  I  call  thee 

to  go, 
The  rivers  of  woe  shall  not  thee  overflow ; 
For  I  will  be  with  thee,  thy  troubles  to  bless, 
And  sanctify  to  thee  thy  deepest  distress. 

5  "When  through  fiery  trials  thy  pathway  shall 

lie, 
My  grace,  all-sufficient,  shall  be  thy  supply : 
The  flame  shall  not  hurt  thee ; — I  only  design 
Thy  dross  to  consume,  and  thy  gold  to  refine. 

6  "E'en  down  to  old  age,  all  my  people  shall 

prove 
My  sovereign,  eternal,  unchangeable  love ; 
And  when  hoary  hairs  shall  their  temples  adora4i 
Like  lambs  they  shall  still  in  my  bosom  be  borne. 

7  "The  soul  that  on  Jesus  still  leans  for  repose, 
I  will  not,  I  -will  not,  desert  to  his  foes  ; 

That  soul,  though  all  hell  should  endeavor  to 

shake, 
I'll  never,  no,  never,  no,  never  forsake>" 


DUTIES    AND    TRIALS.  461 

641  8,8,8,8,8,8.  C.  Wesley. 

"Peace;  be  still!" 

PEACE  !  doubting  heart ;  my  God's  I  am  I 
Who  formed  me  man,  forbids  my  tear'. 
The  Lord  hath  called  me  by  my  name ; 

The  Lord  protects,  for  ever  near : 
His  blood  for  me  did  once  atone, 
And  still  he  loves  and  guards  his  own. 

2  When,  passing  through  the  wat'ry  deep, 
I  ask  in  faith  his  promised  aid, 

The  waves  an  awful  distance  keep, 

And  shrink  from  my  devoted  head: 
Fearless  their  violence  I  dare ; 
They  cannot  harm ;  for  God  is  there  ! 

3  To  him  mine  eye  of  faith  I  turn, 
And  through  the  fire  pursue  my  way ; 

The  fire  forgets  its  power  to  burn, 

The  lambent  flames  around  me  play : 
I  own  his  power,  accept  the  sign, 
And  shout  to  prove  the  Saviour  mine. 

4  Still  nigh  me,  0  my  Saviour,  stand ! 
And  guard  in  fierce  temptation's  hour ; 

Hide  in  the  hollow  of  thy  hand ; 

Show  forth  in  me  thy  saving  power ; 
Still  be  thy  arms  my  sure  defence  ; 
Nor  earth  nor  hell  shall  pluck  me  thence 

5  Since  thou  hast  bid  me  come  to  thee, 
(Good  as  thou  art,  and  strong  to  save,} 

I'll  walk  o'er  life's  tempestuous  sea, 
Upborne  by  the  unyielding  wave ; 

Dauntless,  though  rocks  of  pride  be  near; 

And  yawning  whirlpools  of  despair. 

8  When  darkness  intercepts  the  skies. 
And  sorrow's  waves  around  me  roll, 

A.nd  high  the  storms  of  trouble  rise. 
And  half  o'erwhelm  my  sinking  soul.— 


4:62        CHRISTIAN   EXPERIENCE. 

My  soul  a  sudden  calm  shall  feel, 

And  hear  a  whisper,  ''Peace;  be  still!" 

7  Though  in  affliction's  furnace  tried, 
Unhurt  on  snares  and  death  I'll  tread ; 

Though  sin  assail,  and  hell,  thrown  wide, 
Pour  all  its  flames  upon  my  head, — 

Like  Moses'  bush,  I'll  mount  the  higher, 

And  flourish,  unconsumed,  in  fire. 

642  S.  M.  C.  Wesley. 

"All  things  work  together  for  good." 

AWAY !  my  needless  fears, 
And  doubts  u^  1  :nger  mine ; 
A  ray  of  heavenly  light  appears, 
A  messenger  Divine. 

2  Thrice  comfortable  hope, 

That  calms  my  troubled  breast ; 
My  Father's  hand  prepares  the  cup 
And  what  he  wills  is  best. 

3  If  what  I  wish  is  good, 
And  suits  the  will  Divine, — 

By  earth  and  hell  in  vain  withstood, 
I  know  it  shall  be  mine. 

4  Still  let  them  counsel  take 
To  frustrate  his  decree  ; 

They  cannot  keep  a  blessing  back, 
By  Heaven  designed  for  me. 

6  Here  then  I  doubt  no  more, 

But  in  his  pleasure  rest, 
Whose  wisdom,  love,  and  truth,  and  power 

Engage  to  make  me  blest. 

6  T'  accomplish  his  design, 

The  creatures  all  agree ; 
And  all  the  attributes  Divine 

Are  now  at  work  for  me. 


DUTIES   AND   TRIALS.  468 

643  -     S.  M.  0.  ft  MS.BT. 

[From  the  German  of  Gerhard, J 

Trust  in  Providence. 

(10MMIT  thou  all  thy  griefs 
J    And  ways  into  His  hands. 
To  His  sure  trust  and  tender  c?re, 

Who  earth  and  heaven  commaadf 
Who  points  the  clouds  their  course, 

Whom  winds  and  seas  obey, 
He  shall  direct  thy  wand'ring  feet, 
He  shall  prepare  thy  way. 

2  Thou  on  the  Lord  rely, 
So  safe  shalt  thou  go  on : 

Fix  on  his  work  thy  steadfast  eye, 

So  shall  thy  work  be  done. 
No  profit  canst  thou  gain 

By  self-consuming  care ; 
To  him  commend  thy  cause,  his  ear 

Attends  the  softest  prayer. 

3  Thine  everlasting  truth, — 
Father,  thy  ceaseless  love, 

Sees  all  thy  children's  wants,  and  ki<%tfS 
What  best  for  each  will  prove; 

And  whatsoe'er  thou  will'st, 
Thou  dost,  0  King  of  kings ! 

What's  thy  unerring  wisdom's  choice, 
Thy  power  to  being  brings  ! 

4  Thou  everywhere  hast  sway, 
Ani  all  things  serve  thy  might ; 

Thine  every  act  pure  blessing  is, 

Thy  path  unsullied  light. 
When  thou  arisest,  Lord, 

What  shall  thy  work  withstand? 
When  all  thy  children  want,  thou  giv'st; 

Who,  who  shall  stay  thy  hand  ? 


464       CHRISTIAN    EXPERIENCE. 

044  S.  M.    '  J   Wesley. 

Concluded. 

&IVE  to  the  winds  thy  fears ; 
Hope,  and  be  undismayed ; 
God  hears  thy  sighs,  and  counts  thy  tears 

God  shall  lift  up  thy  head : 
Through  waves,  and  clouds,  and  storms, 

He  gently  clears  thy  way ; 
Wait  thou  his  time,  so  shall  this  night 
Soon  end  in  joyous  day. 

2  Still  heavy  is  thy  heart  ? 
Still  sink  thy  spirits  down  ? 

Cast  off  the  weight,  let  fear  depart, 

And  every  care  be  gone. 
What  though  thou  rulest  not, 

Yet  heaven,  and  earth,  and  hell, 
Proclaim,  God  sitteth  on  the  throne, 

And  ruleth  all  things  well. 

3  Leave  to  his  sovereign  sway 
To  choose  and  to  command  ; 

So  shalt  thou,  wond'ring,  own  his  way; 

How  wise,  how  strong  his  hand ! 
Far,  far  above  thy  thought 

His  counsel  shall  appear, 
When  fully  he  the  work  hath  wrought 

That  caused  thy  needless  fear. 

4  Thou  seest  our  weakness,  Lord, 
Our  hearts  are  known  to  thee ; 

0  lift  thou  up  the  sinking  hand, 

Confirm  the  feeble  knee : 
Let  us  in  life,  in  death, 

Thy  steadfast  truth  declare ; 
And  publish,  with  our  latest  breath. 

Thy  love  and  guardian  care. 


DUTIES   AND   TRIALS.  465 

645  10,10,11,11.  Newto* 

The  Lord  will  provide. 

THO'  troubles  assail,  And  dangers  affright 
Though  friends  should  all  fail,  And  foes  aii 
unite, 
Yet  one  thing  secures  us,  Whatever  betide, 
The  promise  assures  us,  The  Lord  wIH  provide 

2  The  birds  without  barn  Or  storehouse  are  fed; 
From  them  let  us  learn  To  trust  for  our  bread ; 
His  saints  what  is  fitting  Shall  ne'er  be  denied, 
So  long  as  'tis  written,  The  Lord  will  provide. 

3  "We  all  may,  bike  ships,  By  tempest  be  tost 
On  perilous  deeps,  Bat  need  not  be  lost ; 
Though  Satan  enrages  The  wind  and  the  tide, 

et  Scripture  engages,  The  Lord  will  provide, 

4  His  call  we  obey,  Like  Abrah'm  of  old  : 

We  know  not  the  way,  But  faith  makes  us  bold  . 
For  tho'  we  are  strangers.  We  have  a  sure  guide 
And  trust  in  all  dangers,  The  Lord  will  provide 

strengl 

claim, 

Our  trust  is  all  thrown  On  Jesus' s  name  : 
In  this  our  strong  tower  For  safety  we  hide ; 
The  Lord  is  our  pcwerj  The  Lord  will  provide. 

6  When  life  sinks  apace,  And  death  is  in  view, 
The  word  of  his  grace  Shall  comfort  us  through  , 
Not  fearing  or  doubting,  With  Christ  on  our  side. 
vVe  hope  to  die  shouting,  The  Lord  will  proTide 

G46  C.  M.  Doddetdoe. 

Jacob's  vow.  Gen.  xxviii.  20—22. 

GOD  of  Jacob,  by  whose  hand 

Thine  Israel  still  is  fed, 

Who  through  this  weary  pilgrimage 

Hast  all  o      Vhers  led : — 


0 


466        CHRISTIAN    EXPERIENCE 

2  To  thee  our  humble  vows  we  raise, 
To  thee  address  our  prayer, 

And  in  thy  kind  and  faithful  breast 
Deposit  all  our  care. 

3  If  thou,  through  each  perplexing  path, 
Wilt  be  our  constant  guide ; 

If  thou  wilt  daily  bread  supply, 
And  raiment  wilt  provide  ; 

4  If  thou  wilt  spread  thy  shield  around, 
Till  these  our  wand'rings  cease, 

And  at  our  Father's  loved  abode 
Our  souls  arrive  in  peace: — 

5  To  thee,  as  to  our  cov'nant  God, 
We'll  our  whole  selves  resign; 

And  count,  that  not  our  tenth  alone, 
But  all  we  have  is  thine. 


J)' 


(34,7'  7s.  CONDEE. 

Daily  bread. 

^AY  by  day  the  manna  fell : 
0,  to  learn  this  lesson  well ! 
Still  by  constant  mercy  fed, 
Give  me,  Lord,  my  daily  bread. 

2  "Day  by  day,"  the  promise  reads, 
Daily  strength  for  daily  needs  : 
Cast  foreboding  fears  away  ; 
Take  the  manna  of  to-day. 

3  Lord !  my  times  are  in  thy  hand : 
All  my  sanguine  hopes  have  planned. 
To  thy  wisdom  I  resign, 
And  would  make  thy  purpose  mine. 

4  Thou  my  daily  task  shalt  give : 
Day  by  day  to  thee  I  live ; 
So  shall  added  years  fulfil, 
Not  my  own,  my  Father's  wilL 


DUTIES    AND    TRIALS.  467 

648  L.  If.  TV.  Scon 

The  cloudy  and  fiery  pillar. 

WHEN  Israel,  of  the  Lord  beloved, 
Out  from  the  land  of  bondage  came. 
Their  father's  God  before  them  moved, 
An  awful  guide  in  smoke  and  flame. 

2  By  day,  along  th'  astonished  lands 
The  cloudy  pillar  glided  slow ; 

By  night,  Arabia's  crimsoned  sands 
Keturned  the  fiery  column's  glow. 

3  Thus  present  still,  though  now  unseen, 
When  brightly  shines  the  prosp'rous  day, 

Be  thoughts  of  thee  a  cloudy  screen, 
To  temper  the  deceitful  ray  ! 

4  And  0,  when  gathers  on  our  path, 

La  shade  and  storm,  the  frequent  night, 
Be  thou  long-suffering,  slow  to  wrath, 
A  burning  and  a  shining  light '. 

649  CM.  Mes.Cowpes 
Contentment. 

Y  span  of  life  will  soon  be  done, 
The  passing  moments  say  ; 
As  length'ning  shadows  o'er  the  mead 
Proclaim  the  close  of  day. 

2  0  that  my  heart  might  dwell  aloof 
From  all  created  things, 

And  learn  that  wisdom  from  above 
Whence  true  contentment  springs ! 

3  Courage,  my  soul !  thy  bitter  cross, 
In  every  trial  here, 

Shall  bear  thee  to  thy  heaven  above. 
But  shall  not  enter  there. 

4  The  sighing  ones  that  humbly  seek 
In  sorrowing  paths  below, 

Shall  in  eternity  rejoice, 
Where  endless  comforts  flow. 


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4:68        CHRISTIAN    EXPERIENCE. 

5  Soon  will  the  toilsome  strife  be  o'er 
Of  sublunary  care, 

And  life's  dull  vanities  no  more 
This  anxious  breast  ensnare. 

6  Courage,  my  soul,  on  God  rely, 
Deliv'rance  soon  will  come  : 

A  thousand  ways  has  Providence 
To  bring  believers  home. 

650  L-  M. 

Discipline. 

MY  hope,  my  all,  my  Saviour  thou, 
To  thee,  lo,  now  my  soul  I  bow; 
I  feel  the  bliss  thy  wounds  impart, 

1  find  thee,  Saviour,  in  my  heart. 

2  Be  thou  my  strength,  be  thou  my  way, 
Protect  me  through  my  life's  short  day; 
In  all  my  acts  may  wisdom  guide, 

And  keep  me,  Saviour,  near  thy  side. 

3  Correct,  reprove,  and  comfort  me ; 
As  I  have  need,  my  Saviour  be  ; 
And  if  I  would  from  thee  depart, 
Then  clasp  me,  Saviour,  to  thy  heart. 

4  In  fierce  temptation's  darkest  hour, 
Save  me  from  sin  and  Satan's  power : 
Tear  every  idol  from  thy  throne, 

'And  reign,  my  Saviour,  reign  alone. 

5  My  suff 'ring  time  shall  soon  be  o'er, 
Then  shall  I  sigh  and  weep  no  more ; 
My  ransomed  soul  shall  soar  away, 

To  sing  thy  praise  in  endless  day. 

651  L.  M.  J.  Weslbt. 

[From  the  German.] 
Patience. 

THOU  Lamb  of  God,  thou  Prince  of  peace ! 
For  thee  my  thirsty  soul  doth  pine ; 


DUTIES    AND    TRIALS.  4f  1 

My  longing  heart  implores  thy  grace ; 
0  make  me  in  thy  likeness  shine  ! 

2  With  fraudless,  even,  humble  mind, 
Thy  will  in  all  things  may  I  see : 

In  love  be  every  wish  resigned, 

And  hallowed  my  whole  heart  to  thee 

3  When  pain  o'er  my  weak  flesh  prevails. 
With  lamb-like  patience  arm  my  breast , 

When  grief  my  wounded  soul  assails, 
In  lowly  meekness  may  I  rest. 

4  Close  by  thy  side  still  may  I  keep, 
Howe'er  life's  various  current  flow; 

With  steadfast  eye  mark  every  step, 
And  follow  thee  where'er  thou  go. 

5  Thou,  Lord,  the  dreadful  fight  hast  won ; 
Alone  thou  hast  the  wine-press  trod : 

In  me  thy  strength'ning  grace  be  shown ; 
0  may  I  conquer  through  thy  blood ! 

6  So,  when  on  Sion  thou  shalt  stand, 
And  all  heaven's  host  adore  their  King, 

Shall  I  be  found  at  thy  right  hand, 
And,  free  from  pain,  thy  glories  sing. 

65Q  C.  M.  Crudey 

Waiting  patiently  for  death. 

WHY  thus  impatient  to  be  gone  ? 
Such  wishes  breathe  no  more  ; 
Let  Him  who  locked  thy  spirit  in, 
When  meet,  unbolt  the  door, 

2  Why  wouldst  thou  snatch  the  victor's  palm 
Before  the  conquest's  won? 

Or  wish  to  seize  th'  immortal^prize, 
Ere  yet  the  race  is  run  ? 

3  Inglorious  wish,  to  haste  away, 
And  leave  thy  work  undone ! — 


470        CHRISTIAN    EXPERIENCE. 

To  serve  thy  Lord  will  please  no  les3 
Than  praising  round  the  throne. 

4  While  thou  art  standing  in  the  field, 
For  bliss  thou'lt  riper  grow  ; — 

Then  wait  thy  Lord's  appointed  time, 
Till  he  shall  bid  thee  go. 

053  L-  M.  Beddoue 

Submission. 

WAIT,  0  my  soul,  thy  Maker's  will ! 
Tumultuous  passions,  all  be  still ! 
Nor  let  a  murm'ring  thought  arise ; 
His  ways  are  just,  his  counsels  wise. 

2  He  in  the  thickest  darkness  dwells, 
Performs  his  work,  the  cause  conceals ; 
But  though  his  methods  are  unknown, 
Judgment  and  truth  support  his  throne. 

3  Wait,  then,  my  soul,  submissive  wait, 
Prostrate  before  his  awful  seat; 

And,  midst  the  terrors  of  his  rod, 
Trust  in  a  wise  and  gracious  God. 

(354=  CM.  Newton 

Gratitude  and  hope. 

AMAZING  grace !  (how  sweet  the  sound !) 
That  saved  a  wretch  like  me ! 
f  once  was  lost,  but  now  I'm  found, 

Was  blind,  but  now  I  see. 
i  'Twas  grace  that  taught  my  heart  to  fear, 

And  grace  my  fears  relieved ; 
How  precious  did  that  grace  appear, 

The  hour  I  first  believed  ! 
3  Through  many  dangers,  toils,  and  snares, 

I  have  already  come  ; 
rTis  grace  has  brought  me  safe  thus  far. 

And  grace  will  lead  me  home. 


DUTIES    AND    TRIALS.  471 

•i  The  Lord  has  promised  good  to  me, — 

His  word  my  hope  secures  : 
He  will  my  shield  and  portion  be 

As  long  as  life  endures. 
5  Yea,  when  this  flesh  and  heart  shall  fail, 

And  mortal  life  shall  cease, 
I  shall  possess,  within  the  veil 

A  life  of  joy  and  peace 


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655  C.  M.  Watts 

Inspiring  hope. 
TEEN  I  can  read  my  title  clear 
To  mansions  in  the  skies, 
I'll  bid  farewell  to  every  fear, 
And  wipe  my  weeping  eyes. 

2  Should  earth  against  my  soul  engage, 
And  fiery  darts  be  hurled. 

Then  I  can  smile  at  Satan's  rage, 
And  face  a  frowning  world. 

3  Let  cares,  like  a  wild  deluge,  come, 
Let  storms  of  sorrow  fall ; 

So  I  but  safely  reach  my  home, 
My  God,  my  heaven,  my  all. 

4  There  I  shall  bathe  my  weary  soul 
In  seas  of  heavenly  rest, 

And  not  a  wave  of  trouble  roll 
Across  my  peaceful  breast. 

056  C.  M.  Watts 

Courage. 
M  I  a  soldier  of  the  cross, — 
A  foll'wer  of  the  Lamb, — 
And  shall  I  fear  to  own  his  cause, 

Or  blush  to  speak  his  name  ? 
2  Must  I  be  carried  to  the  skies 
On  flowery  beds  of  ease. 


A1 


472         CHRISTIAN    EXPERIENCE. 

While  others  fought  to  win  the  prize. 
And  sailed  through  bloody  seas  ? 

3  Are  there  no  foes  for  me  to  face? 
Must  I  not  stem  the  flood  ? 

Is  this  vile  world  a  friend  to  grace, 
To  help  me  on  to  God  ? 

4  Sure  I  must  fight  if  I  would  reign ; 
Increase  my  courage,  Lord : 

I'll  bear  the  toil,  endure  the  pain, 
Supported  by  thy  word. 

5  Thy  saints,  in  all  this  glorious  war, 
Shall  conquer,  though  they  die ; 

They  see  the  triumph  from  afar, 
By  faith  they  bring  it  nigh. 

6  When  that  illustrious  clay  shall  rise, 
And  all  thy  armies  shine, 

In  robes  of  vict'ry,  through  the  skies, 
The  glory  shall  be  thine. 

657  S.  M.  C.  Wesley 

Eph.  vi.  10. 

SOLDIERS  of  Christ,  arise ! 
And  put  your  armor  on, 
Strong  in  the  strength  which  God  supplies 

Through  his  Eternal  Son : 
Strong  in  the  Lord  of  hosts, 
And  in  his  mighty  power, 
Who  in  the  strength  of  Jesus  trusts 
Is  more  than  conqueror. 

2  Stand,  then,  in  his  great  might, 
With  all  his  strength  endued ; 

But  take,  to  arm  you  for  the  fight, 
The  panoply  of  God ; 

That  having  all  things  done, 
And  all  your  conflicts  past, 


DUTIES    AND    TRIALS.  473 

Ye  may  o'ercome  through  Christ  alone, 

And  stand  entire  at  last. 
3  From  strength  to  strength  go  on, 

Wrestle,  and  fight,  and  pray : 
Tread  all  the  powers  of  darkness  down, 

And  win  the  well-fought  day : 
Still  let  the  Spirit  cry, 

In  all  his  soldiers,  "  Come," 
Till  Christ  the  Lord  descend  from  hig-b, 

And  take  the  conqu'rors  home. 

008  7s-  c-  We«jlby 

"The  Lord  of  hosts  is  with  us  /" 
Tj^ARTH,  rejoice,  our  Lord  is  King'. 
Fi  Sons  of  men,  his  praises  sing ; 
Sing  ye  in  triumphant  strains, 
Jesus  our  Messiah  reigns  ! 

2  Power  is  all  to  Jesus  given, 

Lord  of  hell,  and  earth,  and  heaven! 
Every  knee  to  him  shall  bow : 
Satan,  hear,  and  tremble  now ! 

3  Angels  and  archangels  join, 
All  triumphantly  combine ; 
All  in  Jesus'  praise  agree, 
Carrying  on  his  victory. 

4  Though  the  sons  of  night  blaspheme, 
More  there  are  with  us  than  them : 
God  with  us,  we  cannot  fear, — 

Fear,  ye  fiends,  for  Christ  is  here ! 

5  Lo  !  to  faith's  enlightened  sight 
All  the  mountain  flames  with  light : 
Hell  is  nigh,  but  God  is  nigher, 
Circling  us  with  hosts  of  fire. 

6  Our  Messiah  is  come  down, 
Claims  the  nations  for  his  own, 
Bids  them  stand  before  his  face. 
Triumph  in  his  saving  grace. 


4:74        CHRISTIAN   -EXPERIENCE. 
659  C.  M.  C.  Wesley 

Ministering  spirits. 

WHICH  of  the  petty  kings  of  earth 
Csm  boast  a  guard  like  ours, 
Encircled  from  our  second  birth, 
With  all  the  heavenly  powers? 

2  Myriads  of  bright,  cherubic  bands, 
*   Sent  by  the  King  of  kings, 
Rejoice  to  bear  us  in  their  hands, 

And  shade  us  with  their  wings. 

3  With  them  we  march  securely  on 
Throughout  Immanuel's  ground ; 

And  not  an  uncommissioned  stone 
Our  guarded  feet  shall  wound : 

£  No  enemy  our  souls  insnare, 

No  casual  evil  grieve, 
Nor  can  we  lose  a  single  hair 

Without  our  Father's  leave. 

6b0  c-  m-  c-  Lesley. 

Continued. 

ANGELS,  where'er  we  go,  attend 
Our  steps,  whate'er  betide, 
With  watchful  care  their  charge  defend, 
And  evil  turn  aside. 

2  A  sudden  thought  t'  escape  the  blow, 
A  ready  help  we  find, 

And  to  their  secret  presence  owe 
The  presence  of  our  mind. 

3  Their  instrumental  aid,  unknown, 
They  day  and  night  supply ; 

And,  free  from  fear,  we  lay  us  down, 
Though  Satan's  host  be  nigh. 


DUTIES    AND    TRIALS.  475 

4  Our  lives  tlie  holy  angels  keep 

From  every  hostile  power ; 
And,  unconcerned,  we  sweetly  sleep, 

As  Adam  in  his  bower. 

661  C.  M.  C.  Wesley. 

Concluded. 
TEHOVAH'S  charioteers  surround: 
^j      The  ministerial  choir 
Encamp  where'er  his  heirs  are  found, 
And  form  our  wall  of  fire. 

2  Ten  thousand  offices,  unseen, 
For  us  they  gladly  do, — 

Deliver  in  the  furnace  keen, 
And  safe  escort  us  through. 

3  But  thronging  round,  with  busiest  love, 
They  guard  the  dying  breast. 

The  lurking  fiend  far  off  remove, 
And  sing  our  souls  to  rest. 

4  And  when  our  spirits  we  resign, 
On  outstretched  wings  they  bear, 

And  lodge  us  in  the  arms  Divine, 
And  leave  us  ever  there. 

662  8,8,8,8,8,8.  C.  Weswsy. 
The  shield  of  faith. 

SURROUNDED  by  a  host  of  foes, 
Stormed  by  a  host  of  foes  within  ; 
Nor  swift  to  flee,  nor  strong  t'  oppose, 

Single  against  hell,  earth,  and  sin, — 
Single  yet  undismayed  I  am  : 

1  dare  believe  in  Jesus'  name. 

2  "What  though  a  thousand  hosts  engage, 
A  thousand  worlds  my  soul  to  shake  ? 

I  have  a  shield  shall  quell  their  rage, 
And  drive  the  alien  armies  back; 


476        CHRISTIAN    EXPERIENCE. 

Portrayed  it  bears  a  bleeding  Lamb: 
I  dare  believe  in  Jesus'  name. 

"J  Salvation  in  his  name  there  is  ; 

Salvation  from  sin,  death,  and  hell ; 
Salvation  into  glorious  bliss  ; 

How  great  salvation,  who  can  tell? 
But  all  he  hath,  for  mine  I  claim  : 

1  dare  believe  in  Jesus'  name. 

(363  8>8>6  C.  Wesley. 

Full  assurance  of  hope. 

(^OME  on,  my  partners  in  distress, 
J  My  comrades  through  the  wilderness, 
Who  still  your  bodies  feel  : 
Awhile  forget  your  griefs  and  fears, 
And  look  beyond  this  vale  of  tears 
To  that  celestial  hill. 

2  Beyond  the  bounds  of  time  and  space 
Look  forward  to  that  heavenly  place, 

The  saints'  secure  abode : 
On  faith's  strong  eagle-pinions  rise, 
And  force  your  passage  to  the  skies, 

And  scale  the  mount  of  God. 

8  Who  suffer  with  our  Master  here, 
We  shall  before  his  face  appear, 

And  by  his  Bide  sit  down : 
To  patient  faith  the  prize  is  sure ; 
And  all  that  to  the  end  endure 

The  cross,  shall  wear  the  crown. 

4  Thrice  blessed,  bliss-inspiring  hope  I 
It  lifts  the  faiuting  spirits  up, 

It  brings  to  life  the  dead : 
Our  conflicts  here  shall  soon  be  past, 
And  you  and  I  ascend  at  last, 

Triumphant  with  our  Head. 


DUTIES   AND    TRIALS.  477 

5  That  great,  mysterious  Deity 
We  soon  with  open  face  shall  see  : 

The  beatific  sight 
Shall  fill  the  heavenly  courts  with  praise, 
And  wide  diffuse  the  golden  blaze 

Of  everlasting  light. 

6  The  Father,  shining  on  his  throne, 
The  glorious  coeternal  Son, 

The  Spirit,  one  and  seven, 
Conspire  our  rapture  to  complete ; 
And  lo  !  we  fall  before  his  feet, 

And  silence  heightens  heaven. 

7  In  hope  of  that  ecstatic  pause, 
Jesus,  we  now  sustain  the  cross, 

And  at  thy  footstool  fall ; 
Till  thou  our  hidden  life  reveal, 
Till  thou  our  ravished  spirits  fill, 

And  God  be  all  in  alL 

864  S.  M.  C.  Weslbi 

The  triumph. 
((T  THE  good  fight  have  fought," 

X     0  when  shall  I  declare  ! 
The  vict'ry  by  my  Saviour  got 

I  long  with  Paul  to  share. 

2  0  may  I  triumph  so, 
When  all  my  warfare's  past ; 

And,  dying,  find  my  latest  foe 
Under  my  feet  at  last ! 

3  This  blessed  word  be  mine, 
Just  as  the  port  is  gained, 

"Kept  by  the  power  of  grace  Divine., 
I  have  the  faith  maintained." 

4  Th'  apostles  of  my  Lord, 

To  whom  it  first  was  given, — 
They  could  not  speak  a  greater  word. 
Nor  all  the  saints  in  heaven. 


478        CHRISTIAN   EXPERIENCE. 

665  7,7,8,7.  C.  Wesley 

The  triumph. 

HEAD  of  the  Church  triumphant, 
We  joyfully  adore  thee; 
Till  thou  appear,  Thy  members  here 
Shall  sing  like  those  in  glory : 
We  lift  our  hearts  and  voices, 
With  blest  anticipation, 
And  cry  aloud,  And  give  to  God 
The  praise  of  our  salvation. 

2  While  in  affliction's  furnace, 
And  passing  through  the  fire, 

Thy  love  we  praise,  Which  knows  no  days, 

And  ever  brings  us  nigher  : 

We  clap  our  hands  exulting 

In  thine  almighty  favor : 
The  love  Divine,  Which  made  us  thine, 

Can  keep  us  thine  for  ever. 

3  Thou  dost  conduct  thy  people 
Through  torrents  of  temptation  ; 

Nor  will  we  fear,  While  thou  art  near, 

The  fire  of  tribulation : 

The  world,  with  sin  and  Satan, 

In  vain  our  march  opposes ; 
By  thee  we  shall  Break  through  them  all, 

And  sing  the  song  of  Moses. 

4  By  faith  we  see  the  glory 

To  which  thou  sbalt  restore  us, 
The  cross  despise  For  that  high  prize 

Which  thou  hast  set  before  us  ; 

And  if  thou  count  us  worthy, 

We  each,  as  dying  Stephen, 
Shall  see  thee  stand  At  God's  right  hand, 

To  take  us  up  to  heaven. 


DUTIES   AND   TRIALS  479 

QQQ  C.  M.  Gibbons. 

Heb.  xiii.  20,  21 

NOW  may  the  God  of  peace  and  love, 
Who  from  th'  impris'ning  grave 
Restored  the  Shepherd  of  the  sheep, 
Omnipotent  to  save ; — 

2  T-hrough  the  rich  merits  of  that  blood 
Which  he  on  Calv'ry  spilt, 

To  make  th'  eternal  cov'nant  sure, 
On  -which  our  hopes  are  built ; — 

3  Perfect  our  souls  in  every  grace, 
T'  accomplish  all  his  will ; 

And  all  that's  pleasing  in  his  sight 
Inspire  us  to  fulfil ! 

4  For  the  great  Mediator's  sake 
We  every  blessing  pray ; 

With  glory  let  his  name  be  crowned, 
Through  heaven's  eternal  day. 


480  DEATH    AND    THE 

SECTION  VIII. 

39*atfi  an&  tit  jfutvLTt  %tztt. 

667  C.  M  Witts 

Psalm  xxxix. 

rnEACH  me  the  measure  of  my  days, 
J_      Thou  Maker  of  my  frame : 

1  would  survey  life's  narrow  space, 
And  learn  how  frail  I  am. 

2  A  span  is  all  that  we  can  boast, 
An  inch  or  two  of  time ; 

Man  is  but  vanity  and  dust, 
In  all  his  flower  and  prime. 

3  What  should  I  wish,  or  wait  for,  then, 
From  creatures,  earth,  and  dust? 

They  make  our  expectations  vain, 
And  disappoint  our  trust. 

4  Now  I  forbid  my  carnal  hope, 
My  fond  desires  recall  ; 

I  give  my  mortal  interest  up, 
And  make  my  God  my  all. 


0 


668  C.  M.  Watts 

Psalm  xc. 
GOD,  our  help  in  ages  past, 
Our  hope  for  years  to  come, 
Our  shelter  from  the  stormy  blast, 
And  our  eternal  home : 

2  Under  the  shadow  of  thy  throne, 
Still  may  we  dwell  secure ; 

Sufficient  is  thine  arm  alone, 
And  our  defence  is  sure. 

3  Before  the  hills  in  order  stood, 
Or  earth  received  her  frame, 


FUTURE    STATU.  48] 

From  everlasting  thou  art  God, 
To  endless  years  the  same. 

4  A  thousand  ages,  in  thy  sight, 
Are  like  an  evening  gone ; 

Short  as  the  watch  that  ends  the  nigh4 
Before  the  rising  sun. 

5  The  busy  tribes  of  flesh  and  blood, 
With  all  their  cares  and  fears, 

Are  carried  downward  by  the  flood, 
And  lost  in  foU'wing  years. 

6  Time,  like  an  ever-rolling  stream, 
Bears  all  its  sons  away  ; 

They  fly,  forgotten,  as  a  dream 
Dies  at  the  op'ning  day. 

7  0  God,  our  help  in  ages  past, 
Our  hope  for  years  to  come, 

Be  thou  our  guard  while  life  shall  last, 
And  our  perpetual  home ! 

869  CM.  Watts 

Brevity  of  life. 

THEE  we  adore,  eternal  Name ! 
And  humbly  own  to  thee 
How  feeble  is  our  mortal  frame, 
What  dying  worms  we  be ! 

2  The  year  rolls  round,  and  steals  away 
The  breath  that  first  it  gave  : 

Whate'er  we  do,  where'er  we  be, 
We're  trawling  to  the  grave. 

3  Dangers  stand  thick  through  all  the  ground 
To  push  us  to  the  tomb  ; 

And  fierce  diseases  wait  around 
To  hurry  mortals  home. 

4  Great  God!  on  what  a  slender  thread 
Hang  everlasting  things  ! 

16 


482  DEATH   AND   THE 

Th'  eternal  states  of  all  the  dead 

Upon  life's  feeble  strings. 

6  Infinite  joy,  or  endless  woe, 

Attends  on  every  breath ; 
And  yet  how  unconcerned  we  go 

Upon  the  brink  of  death ! 

6  Waken,  0  Lord,  our  drowsy  sense, 
To  walk  this  dangerous  road ; 

And  if  our  souls  be  hurried  hence, 
May  they  be  found  with  God ! 

370  0.  M.  Hebee, 

Dwelling  among  the  tombs. 

BENEATH  our  feet  and  o'er  our  head 
Is  equal  warning  given : 
Beneath  us  lie  the  countless  dead, 
Above  us  is  the  heaven ! 

2  Their  names  are  graven  on  the  stone, 
Their  bones  are  in  the  clay ; 

And  ere  another  day  is  gone 
Ourselves  may  be  as  they. 

3  Death  rides  on  every  passing  breeze, 
And  lurks  in  every  flower ; 

Each  season  has  its  own  disease, 
Its  peril  every  hour ! 

4  Our  eyes  have  seen  the  rosy  light 
Of  youth's  soft  cheek  decay, 

And  fate  descend  in  sudden  night 
On  manhood's  middle  day. 

5  Our  eyes  have  seen  the  steps  of  age 
Halt  feebly  to  the  tomb ; 

And  yet  shall  earth  our  hearts  engage, 
And  dreams  of  days  to  come  ? 

6  Turn,  mortal,  turn!  thy  danger  know: 
Where'er  thy  foot  can  tread, 


FUTURE    STATE.  483 

The  earth  rings  hollow  from  below, 

And  warns  thee  of  her  dead ! 
7  Turn,  Christian,  turn !  thy  soul  apply 

To  truths  divinely  given : 
The  forms  which  underneath  thee  lie 

Shall  live  for  hell  or  heaven ! 

G71  C.  M.  Watts 

A  voice  from  the  tombs. 

HARK!  from  the  tombs  a  doleful  sound  I 
My  ears,  attend  the  cry  : 
"  Ye  living  men,  come  view  the  ground 
Where  you  must  shortly  lie. 

2  "  Princes,  this  clay  must  be  your  bed, 
In  spite  of  all  your  towers  ; 

The  tall,  the  wise,  the  reverend  head, 
Must  lie  as  low  as  ours." 

3  Great  God!  is  this  our  certain  doom? 
And  are  we  still  secure  ? 

Still  walking  downward  to  the  tomb, 
And  yet  prepared  no  more ! 

4  Grant  us  the  power  of  quickening  grace. 
To  fit  our  souls  to  fly  : 

Then,  when  we  drop  this  dying  flesh, 
We'll  rise  above  the  sky. 

672  8,8,6.  C.  Wesley. 

The  end  of  life. 
pHOU  God  of  glorious  majesty, 

To  thee,  against  myself,  to  thee, 
A  worm  of  earth,  I  cry ! 
A  half-awakened  child  of  man, 
An  heir  of  endless  bliss  or  pain, 

A  sinner  born  to  die  ! 
2  Lo  !  on  a  narrow  neck  of  land, 
'Twixt  two  unbounded  seas  I  stand, 
Secure,  insensible : 


T 


484  DEATH   AND    THE 

A  point  of  time,  a  moment's  space,     . 
Removes  me  to  that  heavenly  place. 
Or  shuts  me  up  in  hell. 

3  0  God,  mine  inmost  soul  convert, 
And  deeply  on  my  thoughtful  heart 

Eternal  things  impress : 
Give  me  to  feel  their  solemn  "weight, 
And  tremble  on  the  brink  of  fate, 

And  wake  to  righteousness  ! 

4  Before  me  place  in  dread  array 
The  pomp  of  that  tremendous  day, 

When  thou  with  clouds  shalt  come 
To  judge  the  nations  at  thy  bar ; 
And  tell  me,  Lord,  shall  I  be  there, 

To  meet  a  joyful  doom? 

5  Be  this  my  one  great  business  here, 
With  serious  industry  and  fear 

Eternal  bliss  t'  insure ; 
Thine  utmost  counsel  to  fulfil, 
And  suffer  all  thy  righteous  will, 

And  to  the  end  endure. 

6  Then,  Saviour,  then  my  soul  receive, 
Transported  from  this  vale,  to  live 

And  reign  with  thee  above — 
Where  faith  is  sweetly  lost  in  sight, 
And  hope  in  full  supreme  delight, 

And  everlasting  love. 

6^3  8,8,6.  C.  Wesley. 

The  end  of  life. 
ND  am  I  only  born  to  die  ? 
And  must  I  suddenly  comply 
With  nature's  stern  decree  ? 
What  after  death  for  me  remains  ? 
Celestial  joys,  or  hellish  pains, 
To  all  eternity ! 


A1 


FUTURE    STATE.  485 

2  How  then  ought  I  on  earth  to  live, 
While  God  prolongs  the  kind  reprieve, 

And  props  the  house  of  clay  ? 
My  sole  concern,  my  single  care, 
To  watch,  and  tremble,  and  prepare 

Against  the   fatal  day  ! 

3  No  room  for  mirth  or  trifling  here, 
For  worldly  hope,  or  worldly  fear, 

If  life  so  soon  is  gone  ; 
If  now  the  Judge  is  at  the  door, 
And  all  mankind  must  stand  before 

Th'  inexorable  throne ! 

4  No  matter  which  my  thoughts  employ, 
A  moment's  misery  or  joy  ; 

But  0  !  when  both  shall  end, 
Where  shall  I  find  my  destined  place  ? 
Shall  I  my  everlasting  days 

With  fiends  or  angels  spend? 

5  Nothing  is  worth  a  thought  beneath, 
But  how  I  may  escape  the  death 

Thai  never,  never  dies  ! 
How  make  mine  own  election  sure, 
And  when  I  fail  on  earth,  secure 

A  mansion  in  the  skies. 

6  Jesus,  vouchsafe  a  pitying  ray, 
Be  thou  my  guide,  be  thou  my  way, 

To  glorious  happiness ! 
A.h  !  write  the  pardon  on  my  heart ! 
A.nd  whensoe'er  I  hence  depart, 

Let  me  depart  in  peace ! 


t}74,  S.  M.  C.  Wesley. 

The  end  of  life. 
ND  am  I  born  to  die  ? 
To  lay  this  body  down  ? 
And  must  my  trembling  spirit  fiy 
Into  a  world  unknown  ? — ■ 


A1 


486  DEATH    AND    THE 

A  land  of  deepest  shade, 

Unpierced  by  human  thought ; 

The  dreary  regions  of  the  dead, 
Where  all  things  are  forgot ! 

2  Soon  as  from  earth  I  go, 
What  will  become  of  me  ? 

Eternal  happiness  or  woe 
Must  then  my  portion  be ! 

Waked  by  the  trumpet's  sound, 
I  from  my  grave  shall  rise ; 

And  see  the  Judge  with  glory  crowned, 
And  see  the  flaming  skies  ! 

3  How  shall  I  leave  my  tomb — 
With  triumph  or  regret  ? 

A  fearful  or  a  joyful  doom, 
A  curse  or  blessing  meet  ? 

Will  angel  bands  convey 
Their  brother  to  the  bar  ? 

Or  devils  drag  my  soul  away 
To  meet  its  sentence  there? 

4  Who  can  resolve  the  doubt 
That  tears  my  anxious  breast  ? 

Shall  I  be  with  the  damned  cast  out, 
Or  numbered  with  the  blest  ? 

I  must  from  God  be  driven, 
Or  with  my  Saviour  dwell ; 

Must  come  at  his  command  to  heaven, 
Or  else — depart  to  hell 


675  S.  M.  C.  Wesley, 

Concluded. 

THOU  that  wouldst  not  have 

One  wretched  sinner  die : 

Who  diedst  thyself,  my  soul  to  save 

From  endless  misery ! 
Show  me  the  way  to  shun 
Thy  dreadful  wrath  severe ; 


0 


FUTURE    STATE.  487 

That  when  thou  comest  on  thy  throne, 

I  may  with  joy  appear  ! 
2  Thou  art  thyself  the  way, 

Thyself  in  me  reveal : 
So  shall  I  spend  my  life's  short  day 

Obedient  to  thy  will : 
So  shall  I  love  my  God, 

Because  he  first  loved  me ; 
And  praise  thee  in  thy  bright  abode 

To  all  eternity. 

&¥&  S.  M.  Montgomery. 

The  issues  of  life  and  death. 

OWHEBE  shall  rest  be  found, 
Rest  for  the  weary  soul  ? 
'Twere  vain  the  ocean-depths  to  sound, 

Or  pierce  to  either  pole : 
The  world  can  never  give 

The  bliss  for  which  we  sigh : 
'Tis  not  the  whole  of  life  to  live, 
Nor  all  of  death  to  die. 

2  Beyond  this  vale  of  tears 
There  is  a  life  above, 

Unmeasured  by  the  flight  of  years ; 

And  all  that  life  is  love : — 
There  is  a  death  whose  pang 

Outlasts  the  fleeting  breath ; 
0  '  what  eternal  horrors  hang 

Around  "  the  second  death  !" 

3  Lord  God  of  truth  and  grace, 
Teach  us  that  death  to  shun, 

Lest  we  be  banished  from  thy  facej 

And  evermore  undone. 
Here  would  we  end  our  quest : 

Alone  are  found  in  thee 
The  life  of  perfect  love,  the  resx 

Of  immortality. 


4:88  DEATH   AND    THE 

677  I"  M.  C.  WE8LHY 

The  solemn  question. 

PASS  a  few  swiftly-fleeting  years, 
And  all  that  now  in  bodies  live 
Shall  quit,  like  me,  the  vale  of  tears, 
Their  righteous  sentence  to  receive. 

2  But  all,  before  they  hence  remove, 
May  mansions  for  themselves  prepare 

In  that  eternal  house  above  ; 

And,  0  my  God,  shall  I  be  there  ? 

678  L-  M!  C.  Weslsy. 

Death  welcome  to  the  Christian. 

SHRINKING  from  the  cold  hand  of  death, 
I  soon  shall  gather  up  my  feet ; 
Shall  soon  resign  this  fleeting  breath, 
And  die, — my  father's  God  to  meet. 

2  Numbered  among  thy  people,  I 
Expect  with  joy  thy  face  to  see : 

Because  thou  didst  for  sinners  die, 
Jesus,  in  death  remember  me  ! 

3  0  that  without  a  ling'ring  groan 
I  may  the  welcome  word  receive  ! 

My  body  with  my  charge  lay  down, 
And  cease  at  once  to  work  and  live ! 

4  Walk  with  me  through  the  dreadful  shade, 
And,  certified  that  thou  art  mine, 

My  spirit,  calm  and  undismayed, 
I  shall  into  thy  hands  resign. 

5  No  anxious  doubt,  no  guilty  gloom, 
Shall  damp  whom  Jesus'  presence  cheers ; 

My  light,  my  life,  my  God  is  come, 
And  glory  in  his  face  appears ! 


FUTURE    STATE.  488 

679  L.  M.  Watts. 
The  peaceful  death. 

TT^HY  should  we  start  and  fear  to  die  2 
\  V     "What  tim'rous  -worms  we  mortals  are  \ 
Death  is  the  gate  to  endless  joy, 
And  yet  we  dread  to  enter  there. 

2  The  pains,  the  groans,  the  dying  strife, 
Fright  our  approaching  souls  away ; 

And  we  shrink  back  again  to  life, 
Fond  of  our  prison  and  our  clay. 

3  0,  if  my  Lord  would  come  and  meet, 

My  soul  would  stretch  her  wings  in  haste, 
Fly  fearless  through  death's  iron  gate, 
Nor  feel  the  terrors  as  she  passed ! 

4  Jesus  can  make  a  dying-bed 
Feel  soft  as  downy  pillows  are, 

While  on  his  breast  I  lean  my  head, 
And  breathe  my  life  out  sweetly  there. 

680  C-  M.  Watts. 

The  happy  death, 
TESTIS,  the  vision  of  thy  face 
*J      Hath  overpowering  charms  ! 
Scarce  shall  I  feel  death's  cold  embrace, 

If  Christ  be  in  my  arms. 
2  Then,  while  ye  hear  my  heart-strings  break 

How  sweet  my  minutes  roll ! 
A  mortal  paleness  on  my  cheek, 
And  glory  in  my  soul. 

681  L-  M.  Bakbauld. 
Death  of  the  righteous. 

HOW  blest  the  righteous  when  he  dies ! 
When  sinks  a  weary  soul  to  rest, 
How  mildly  beam  the  closing  eyes  ! 

How  gently  heaves  th'  expiring  breast  i 


490  DEATH   AND   THE 

2  So  fades  a  summer  cloud  away ; 

So  sinks  the  gale  when  storms  are  o'er ; 
So  gently  shuts  the  eye  of  day ; 
So  dies  a  wave  along  the  shore. 

3  Life's  duty  done,  as  sinks  the  clay, 
Light  from  its  load  the  spirit  flies  ; 

While  heaven  and  earth  combine  to  say, 
"How  blest  the  righteous  when  he  dies  ;" 

682  L-  M.  FAWCJfiTT. 

Death  of  the  sinner. 
"TT^HAT  scenes  of  horror  and  of  dread 

VV    Await  the  sinner's  dying-bed ! 
Death's  terrors  all  appear  in  sight, 
Presages  of  eternal  night. 

2  His  sins,  in  dreadful  order,  rise, 
And  fill  his  soul  with  sad  surprise ; 
Mount  Sinai's  thunders  stun  his  ears, 
And  not  one  ray  of  hope  appears. 

3  Tormenting  pangs  distract  his  breast; 
Where'er  he  turns  he  finds  no  rest : 

Death  strikes  the  blow — he  groans  and  cries— 
And,  in  despair  and  horror,  dies. 

683  c-  M-  Watts. 

The  sinner's  end. 

MY  thoughts  on  awful  subjects  roll, — 
Damnation  and  the  dead ; 
What  horrors  seize  the  guilty  soul 
Upon  a  dying-bed ! 

2  Ling'ring  about  these  mortal  shores, 
She  makes  a  long  delay  ; 

Till,  like  a  flood  with  rapid  force, 
Death  sweeps  the  wretch  away. 

3  Then,  swift  and  dreadful,  she  descends 
Down  to  the  fiery  coast, 


FUTURE   STATE.  491 

Among  abominable  fiends, 
Herself  a  frighted  ghost. 

4  There  endless  crowds  of  sinners  lie, 
And  darkness  makes  their  chains ; 

Tortured  with  keen  despair,  they  cry ; 
I  Yet  -wait  for  fiercer  pains. 

5  Not  all  their  anguish  and  their  blood 
For  their  old  guilt  atones ; 

Nor  the  compassion  of  a  God 
Shall  hearken  to  their  groans. 

684  L-  M-  G.  Weslfy. 

Disembodied  saints. 

THE  saints  who  die  of  Christ  possessed 
Enter  into  immediate  rest ; 
For  them  no  further  test  remains 
Of  purging  fires  and  torturing  pains. 

2  Who  trusting  in  their  Lord  depart, 
Cleansed  from  all  sin  and  pure  in  heart, 
The  bliss  unmixed,  the  glorious  prize, 
They  find  with  Christ  in  paradise. 

3  Close  followed  by  their  works  they  go, 
Their  Master's  purchased  joy  to  know; 
Their  works  enhance  the  bliss  prepared. 
And  each  hath  its  distinct  reward. 

4  Yet  glorified  by  grace  alone, 

They  cast  their  crowns  before  the  throne ; 
And  fill  the  echoing  courts  above 
With  praises  of  redeeming  love. 

685  S.  M.  C.  Wesley. 
2  Cor.  v.  1-9. 

TTTE  know,  by  faith  we  know, 
W      If  this  vile  house  of  clay.. 
This  tabernacle,  sink  below, 
In  ruinous  decay, 


492  DEATH    AND    TIIE 

We  ha^e  a  house  above, 

Not  made  with  mortal  hands  ; 

And  firm  as  our  Redeemer's  love 
That  heavenly  fabric  stands. 

2  It  stands  securely  high, 
Indissolubly  sure ; 

Our  glorious  mansion  in  the  sky 

Shall  evermore  endure : 
0,  were  we  entered  there ! 

To  perfect  heaven  restored ! 
0,  were  we  all  caught  up  to  share 

The  triumph  of  our  Lord ! 

3  For  this  in  faith  we  call : 
For  this  we  weep  and  pray : 

0,  might  the  tabernacle  fall ! 

0,  might  we  'scape  away  ! 
Full  of  immortal  hope, 

We  urge  the  restless  strife, 
And  hasten  to  be  swallowed  up 

Of  everlasting  life. 

086  S.  If.  0.  Weslet 

Concluded. 

ABSENT,  alas  !  from  God, 
We  in  the  body  mourn. 
And  pine  to  quit  this  mean  abode, 

And  languish  to  return. 
Jesus,  regard  our  vows, 

And  change  our  faith  to  sight ; 
And  clothe  us  with  our  nobler  house 
Of  everlasting  light ! 

2  0  let  us  put  on  thee 

In  perfect  holiness ! 
And  rise  prepared  thy  face  to  se^; 

Thy  bright,  unclouded  face  • 


FUTURE    STATE.  493 

Thy  grace  with  glory  crown, 
Who  hast  the  earnest  given  ; 

And  then  triumphantly  come  down, 
And  take  us  up  to  heaven ! 

087  L-   M-  DOBDEIBGE. 

Desiring  to  depart. 
TTTHILE  on  the  verge  of  life  I  stand, 

VV    And  view  the  scene  on  either  hand, 
My  spirit  struggles  with  my  clay, 
And  longs  to  wing  its  flight  away. 

2  Where  Jesus  dwells  my  soul  would  be ; 
It  faints  my  much-loved  Lord  to  see  : 
Earth,  twine  no  more  about  my  heart, 
For  'tis  far  better  to  depart. 

3  Come,  ye  angelic  envoys,  come, 
And  lead  the  willing  pilgrim  home : 
Ye  know  the  way  to  Jesus'  throne, 
Source  of  my  joys  and  of  your  own. — 

4  Lord,  with  these  prospects  full  in  sight. 
I'll  wait  thy  signal  for  my  flight ; 

For,  while  thy  service  I  pursue, 

1  find  my  heaven  begun  below. 

688  C.  M.  "Watts. 

The  saints  above. 
r\  IVE  me  the  wings  of  faith,  to  rise 
VX    Within  the  veil,  and  see 
The  saints  above,  how  great  their  joys, 
How  bright  their  glories  be. 

2  I  ask  them  whence  their  vict'ry  came : 
They,  with  united  breath, 

Ascribe  their  conquest  to  the  Lamb. 
Their  triumph  to  his  death. 

3  They  marked  the  footsteps  that  he  trod, 
His  zeal  inspired  tneir  breast. — 


494  DEATH   AND   THE 

And,  foil 'wing  their  incarnate  God, 

Possess  the  promised  rest. 
4  Our  glorious  Leader  claims  our  praise 

For  his  own  pattern  given  ; 
While  the  long  cloud  of  witnesses 

Show  the  same  path  to  heaven. 

689  C.  M.  C.  WfiSLEY 

The  day  of  judgment. 

AND  must  I  he  to  judgment  brought. 
And  answer  in  that  day 
For  every  vain  and  idle  thought 
And  every  word  I  say  ? 

2  Yes,  every  secret  of  my  heart 
Shall  shortly  be  made  known, 

And  I  receive  my  just  desert 
For  all  that  I  have  clone. 

3  How  careful,  then,  ought  I  to  live ! 
With  what  religious  fear ! 

Who  such  a  strict  account  must  give 
For  my  behavior  here ! 

4  Thou  awful  Judge  of  quick  and  dead, 
The  watchful  power  bestow ; 

So  shall  I  to  my  ways  take  heed, 
To  all  I  speak  or  do. 

5  If  now  thou  standest  at  the  door, 
0,  let  me  feel  thee  near  ! 

And  make  my  peace  with  God,  before 
I  at  thy  bar  appear. 

590  L-  M.  C.  Weslh* 

The  last  day. 

THE  great  archangel's  trump  shall  sound, 
(While  twice  ten  thousand  thunders  roar,) 
Tear  up  the  graves,  and  cleave  the  ground, 
And  make  the  greedy  sea  restore. — 


EUTURE    STATE.  49§ 

2  The  greedy  sea  shall  yield  her  dead, 
The  earth  no  more  her  slain  conceal ; 

Sinners  shall  lift  their  guilty  head, 
And  shrink  to  see  a  yawning  hell. 

3  But  we,  who  now  our  Lord  confess, 
And  faithful  to  the  end  endure, 

Shall  stand  in  Jesus'  righteousness, — 
Stand,  as  the  Bock  of  ages,  sure. 

4  We,  while  the  stars  from  heaven  shall  fall, 
And  mountains  are  on  mountains  hurled, 

Shall  stand  unmoved  amidst  them  all, 
And  smile  to  see  a  burning  world. 

5  The  earth,  and  all  the  works  therein, 
Dissolve,  by  raging  flames  destroyed  ; 

While  we  survey  the  awful  scene, 
And  mount  above  the  fiery  void 

6  By  faith  we  now  transcend  the  skies, 
And  on  that  ruined  world  look  down : 

By  love  above  all  height  we  rise, 
And  share  the  everlasting  throne. 

691  L.  M.  Watts. 

"Come,  Lord  Jesus.'' 
TESTIS,  thy  saints  unite  their  cries, 
J     And  pray,  and  wait  the  general  doom ; 
Come  thou,  the  soul  of  all  our  joys ; 
Thou,  the  Desire  of  nations,  come. 

2  Now  let  our  cheerful  eyes  survey 
The  blazing  earth  and  melting  hills ; 

And  smile  to  see  the  lightnings  play, 
And  flash  along  before  thy  wheels. 

3  Hark !   what  a  shout  of  gushing  joys 
Joins  with  the  mighty  trumpet's  sound! 

The  angel  herald  shakes  the  skies, 
Awakes  the  graves,  and  tears  the  ground. 


496  DEATH    AND    THE 

4  Ye  slumb'ring  saints,  a  heavenly  host 
Stands  waiting  at  your  gaping  tombs ; 

Now  shall  your  sacred,  sleeping  dust, 
Leap  into  life ;  for  Jesus  conies. 

5  Jesus,  the  God  of  might  and  love, 
New-moulds  our  limbs  of  cumb'rous  clay  ; 

Quick  as  seraphic  flames  we  move, 
To  reign  with  him  in  endless  day. 

692  8,7,8,7,4,7.  C.  Wesley 

The  advent  of  the  Judge. 

LIFT  your  heads,  ye  friends  of  Jesus, 
Partners  in  his  patience  here ; 
Christ,  to  all  believers  precious, 
Lord  of  lords,  shall  soon  appear : 

Mark  the  tokens 
Of  his  heavenly  kingdom  near. 

2  Close  behind  the  tribulation 
Of  the  last  tremendous  days, 

See  the  flaming  revelation ! 
See  the  universal  blaze  ! 

Earth  and  heaven 
Melt  before  the  Judge's  face ! 

3  Sun  and  moon  are  both  confounded. 
Darkened  into  endless  night, 

When  with  angel  hosts  surrounded, 
In  his  Father's  glory  bright, 

Beams  the  Saviour, 
Shines  the  everlasting  Light. 

4  See  the  stars  from  heaven  falling ; 
Hark,  on  earth  the  doleful  cry, 

lA  »n  on  rocks  and  mountains  calling, 
JVhile  the  frowning  Judge  draws  nigh, 

"  Hide  us,  hide  us, 
fi^cks  and  mountains,  from  his  eye !" 


FUTURE    STATE.  49"? 

6  With  what  different  exclamation 

Shall  the  saints  his  banner  see ! 
By  the  tokens  of  his  passion, 

By  the  marks  received  for  me ! 
All  discern  him, 
All  with  shouts  cry  out,  <"Tis  He!" 
6  Yes,  the  prize  shall  soon  be  given  ; 

We  his  open  face  shall  see : 
Love,  the  earnest  of  our  heaven, — 

Love  our  full  reward  shall  be : 
Love  shall  crown  us 
Kings  through  all  eternity. 

693  L.  M.  W.  Scott. 

Dies  irce. 

THE  day  of  wrath,  that  dreadful  day, 
When  heaven  and  earth  shall  pass  away ! 
What  power  shall  be  the  sinner's  stay? 
How  shall  he  meet  that  dreadful  day — 

2  When,  shriv'ling  like  a  parched  scroll, 
The  flaming  heavens  together  roll ; 
&nd,  louder  yet,  and  yet  more  dread, 
Swells  the  high  trump  that  wakes  the  dead  ? 

3  0  on  that  day,  that  wrathful  day, 
When  man  to  judgment  wakes  from  clay. 
Be  thou,  0  Christ,  the  sinner's  stay, 
Though  heaven  and  earth  shall  pass  away ! 

894  C.  M.  C  Wesley. 

"Prepare  to  meet  thy  God," 

WOE  to  the  men  on  earth  who  dwell, 
Nor  dread  th'  Almighty's  frown  ; 
When  God  doth  all  his  wrath  reveal, 
And  shower  his  judgments  down  ! 
2  Sinners,  expect  those  heaviest  showers : 
To  meet  your  God  prepare  i 


498  DEATH   AND   THE 

For  lo  !  the  seventh  angel  pours 
His  phial  on  the  air. 

3  Lo  !  from  their  seats  the  mountains  leap: 
The  mountains  are  not  found: 

Transported  far  into  the  deep, 
And  in  the  ocean  drowned. 

4  Who  then  shall  live  and  face  the  throni, 
And  face  the  Judge  severe  ? 

When  heaven  and  earth  are  fled  and  goi©j 
0,  where  shall  I  appear  ? 

5  Now,  only  now,  against  that  hour, 
We  may  a  place  provide  ; 

Beyond  the  grave,  beyond  the  power 
Of  hell,  our  spirits  hide : 

6  Firm  in  the  all-destroying  shock, 
May  view  the  final  scene ; 

For  lo  !  the  everlasting  Rock 
Is  cleft  to  take  us  in. 

695  C.  M.  C.  Wesxet. 

Concluded. 

BY  faith  we  find  the  place  above, 
The  Rock  that  rent  in  twain, 
Beneath  the  shade  of  dying  love, 
And  in  the  cleft  remain. 

2  Jesus,  to  thy  dear  wounds  we  flee ; 
We  sink  inn  thy  side  ; 

Assured  that  all  who  trust  in  thee 
Shall  evermore  abide. 

3  Then  let  the  thund'ring  trumpet  sound : 
The  latest  lightnings  glare ; 

The  mountains  melt ;  the  solid  ground 
Dissolve  as  liquid  air ; 

4  The  huge  celestial  bodies  roll 
Amidst  the  general  fire ; 


FUTURE    STATE.  499 

And  shrivel  as  a  parchment  scroll, 
And  all  in  smoke  expire  ! — 

5  Yet  still  the  Lord,  the  Saviour  reigns, 
When  nature  is  destroyed, 

And  no  created  thing  remains 
Throughout  the  flaming  void. 

6  Sublime  upon  his  azure  throne, 
He  speaks  th!  almighty  word : 

His  fiat  is  obeyed !  'tis  done ; 
And  paradise  restored. 

7  So  be  it !  let  this  system  end ! 
This  ru'nous  earth  and  skies ! 

The  New  Jerusalem  descend  ! 
The  new  creation  rise  ! 

8  Thy  power  omnipotent  assume  ! 
Thy  brightest  majesty ! 

And  when  thou  dost  in  glory  come, 
My  Lord,  remember  me ! 

696  7,6,7,6,7,8,7,6.        C.  Wesley. 

The  final  conflagration. 

^  TAXD  th'  omnipotent  decree  ! 
Jehovah's  will  be  done! 
Nature's  end  we  wait  to  see, 
And  hear  her  final  groan  -. 
Let  this  earth  dissolve,  and  blend 

In  death  the  wicked  and  the  just  j 
Let  those  pond'rous  orbs  descend, 
And  grind  us  into  dust. 

2  Bests  secure  the  righteous  man  I 

At  his  Bedeemer's  beck, 
Sure  t'  emerge,  and  rise  again, 

And  mount  above  the  wreck:    - 
Lo  !  the  heavenly  spirit  towers, 

Like  flame,  o'er  nature's  funeral  pyre, 


S! 


500  DEATH   AND    THE 

Triumphs  in  immortal  powers, 

And  claps  his  -wings  of  fire ! 
8  Nothing  hath  the  just  to  lose, 

By  worlds  on  worlds  destroyed ', 
Far  beneath  his  feet  he  views, 

With  smiles,  the  flaming  void ; 
Sees  this  universe  renewed, 

The  grand  millennial  reign  begun ;  , 
Shouts,  With  all  the  sons  of  God, 

Around  th'  eternal  throne  ! 
4  Resting  in  this  glorious  hope, 

To  be  at  last  restored, 
Yield  we  now  our  bodies  up 

To  earthquake,  plague,  or  sword : 
List'ning  for  the  call  Divine, 

The  latest  trumpet  of  the  seven, 
Soon  our  soul  and  dust  shall  join, 

And  both  fly  up  to  heaven. 

697  L  M.  Watts. 

Heaven.     Psalm  xvii.  15. 

WHAT  sinners  value,  I  resign ; 
Lord,  'tis  enough  that  thou  art  mine : 

1  shall  behold  thy  blissful  face, 

And  stand  complete  in  righteousness. 

2  This  life's  a  dream,~an  empty  show; 
But  the  bright  world  to  which  I  go 
Hath  joys  substantial  and  sincere : 
When  shall  I  wake  and  find  me  there  ? 

3  0,  glorious  hour !  0,  blest  abode  ! 
I  shall  be  near,  and  like,  my  God ; 
And  flesh  and  sin  no  more  control 
The  sacred  pleasures  of  the  soul. 

4  My  flesh  shall  slumber  in  the  ground 
Till  the  last  trumpet's  joyful  sound ; 
Then  burst  the  chains  with  sweet  surprise, 
And  in  my  Saviour's  image  rise. 


FUTURE   STATE.  50i 

693  8s.  C.  Wesley 

Isaiah  xxxiii.  17. 

I  LONG-  to  behold  him  arrayed 
With  glory  and  light  from  above ; 
The  King  in  his  beauty  displayed, 
His  beauty  of  holiest  love : 

1  languish  and  sigh  to  be  there, 

Where  Jesus  hath  fixed  his  abode . 
0,  "when  shall  we  meet  in  the  air, 
And  fly  to  the  mountain  of  God ! 

2  With  him  I  on  Sion  shall  stand, 
For  Jesus  hath  spoken  the  word, 

The  breadth  of  Immanuel's  land, 
Survey  by  the  light  of  my  Lord ; 

But  when,  on  thy  bosom  reclined, 
Thy  face  I  am  strengthened  to  see, 

My  fulness  of  rapture  I  find, 
My  heaven  of  heavens,  in  thee. 

699  C.  M.  Watts. 
1  Cor.  vi.  9,  10. 

PURE  are  the  joys  above  the  sky, 
And  all  the  region  peace ; 
No  wanton  lip,  nor  envious  eye, 
Can  see  or  taste  the  bliss. 

2  Those  holy  gates  for  ever  bar 

Pollution,  sin,  and  shame; 
None  shall  obtain  admittance  there, 

But  foll'wers  of  the  Lamb. 

700  C.  M.  WATT3 

1  Peter  i.  8-5. 

BLEST  be  the  everlasting  God, 
The  Father  of  our  Lord  ; 
Be  his  abounding  mercy  praised, 
His  majesty  adored. 


502  DEATH   AND    THE 

2  When  from  the  dead  he  raised  his  Son. 
And  called  him  to  the  sky, 

He  gave  our  souls  a  lively  hope 
That  they  should  never  die. 

3  There's  an  inheritance  divine, 
Reserved  against  that  day ; 

'Tis  uncorrupted,  undefiled, 
And  cannot  waste  away. 

4  Saints  by  the  power  of  God  are  kept, 
Till  the  salvation  come  : 

We  walk  by  faith,  as  strangers  here, 
Till  Christ  shall  call  us  home. 

701  7s.  C.  Weslet 

Rev.  vii.  9-12. 

LIFT  your  eyes  of  faith,  and  see 
Saints  and  angels  joined  in  one  : 
What  a  countless  company 

Stand  before  yon  dazzling  throne ! 
Each  before  his  Saviour  stands ; 
All  in  whitest  robes  arrayed, 
Palms  they  carry  in  their  hands, 
Crowns  of  glory  on  their  head. 

2  Saints  begin  the  endless  song, 
Cry  aloud  in  heavenly  lays, 

Glory  doth  to  God  belong. — 

God  the  glorious  Saviour  praise : 

All  salvation  from  him  came — 

Him  who  reigns  enthroned  on  high  ■ 

Glory  to  the  bleeding  Lamb, 
Let  the  morning  stars  reply. 

3  Angel-powers  the  throne  surround, 
Next  the  saints  in  glory  they ; 

Lulled  with  the  transporting  sound, 
They  their  silent  homage  pay  ; 

Prostrate  on  their  face,  before 
God  and  his  Messiah  fall ; 


FUTURE    STATE.  503 

Then  in  hymns  of  praise  adore, 

Shout  the  Lamb  that  died  for  all! 
4  Be  it  so.  they  all  reply : 

Him  let  all  our  orders  praise, — 
Him  that  did  for  sinners  die, 

Saviour  of  the  favored  race  ! 
Render  we  our  God  his  right, 

Glory,  wisdom,  thanks,  and  power, 
Honor,  majesty,  and  might: 

Praise  him,  praise  him  evermore ! 

7«  \-2  7s.  C.  Wesley 

Rev.  vii.  13-17. 

XTTHAT  are  these  arrayed  in  white, 

V  V      Brighter  than  the  noonday  sun ; 
Foremost  of  the  sons  of  light, 

Xearest  the  eternal  throne  ? 
These  are  they  that  bore  the  cross, 

Nobly  for  their  Master  stood ; 
Suff:rers  in  his  idghteous  cause, 

Foll'vers  of  the  dying  God. 

2  Out  of  great  distress  they  came, 
Washed  their  robes  by  faith  below 

In  the  blood  of  yonder  Lamb, 

Blood  that  washes  white  as  snow; 

Therefore  are  they  next  the  throne, 
Serve  their  Maker  day  and  night: 

God  resides  among  his  own, 
God  doth  in  his  saints  delight. 

3  More  than  conquerors  at  last, 
Here  they  find  their  trials  o'er ; 

They  have  all  their  suff'rings  passed. 
Hunger  now  and  thirst  no  more : 

No  excessive  heat  they  feel 
From  the  sun's  directer  ray; 

In  a  milder  clime  they  dwell, 
Region  of  eternal  day. 


504  DEATH    AND    THE 

4  He  that  on  the  throne  doth  reign, 

Them  the  Lamb  shall  always  feed, 
With  the  tree  of  life  sustain, 

To  the  living  fountains  lead : 
He  shall  all  their  sorrows  chase, 

All  their  wants  at  once  remove, 
Wipe  the  tears  from  every  face, 

Fill  up  every  soul  with  love. 

703  8s-  C.  Wesley. 

Rev.  xxi. 

AWAY  with  our  sorrow  and  fear ! 
We  soon  shall  recover  our  home ; 
The  city  of  saints  shall  appear ; 

The  day  of  eternity  come. 
From  earth  we  shall  quickly  remove, 

And  mount  to  our  native  abode ; 
The  house  of  our  Father  above, 
The  palace  of  angels  and  God. 

2  Our  mourning  is  all  at  an  end, 
When,  raised  by  the  life-giving  word, 

We  see  the  new  city  descend, 

Adorned  as  a  bride  for  her  Lord : 

The  city  so  holy  and  clean, 

No  sorrow  can  breathe  in  the  air  : 

No  gloom  of  affliction  or  sin, 
No  shadow  of  evil  is  there ! 

3  By  faith  we  already  behold 
That  lovely  Jerusalem  here ; 

Her  walls  are  of  jasper  and  gold, 
As  crystal  her  buildings  are  clear: 

Immovably  founded  in  grace. 

She  stands  as  she  ever  hath  stood, 

And  brightly  her  builder  displays, 
And  flames  with  the  glory  of  God. 

4  No  need  of  the  sun  in  that  day 
Which  never  is  followed  by  night, 


FUTURE    STATE.  505 

Where  Jesus' s  beauties  display 

A  pure  and  a  permanent  light  : 
The  Lamb  is  their  light  and  their  sun, 

And  lo  !  by  reflection  they  shine  : 
With  Jesus  ineffably  one, 

And  bright  in  effulgence  Divine  ! 
5  The  saints  in  his  presence  receive 

Their  great  and  eternal  reward ; 
In  Jesus,  in  heaven  they  lire  ; 

They  reign  in  the  smile  of  their  Lord  : 
The  flame  of  angelical  love 

Is  kindled  at  Jesus's  face  ; 
And  all  the  enjoyment  above 

Consists  in  the  rapturous  gaze  ! 

704  8s.  C.  Wesley. 
Rev.  xxii.  17. 

THE  Church  in  her  militant  state 
Is  weary,  and  cannot  forbear ! 
The  saints  in  an  agony  wait, 

To  see  Him  again  in  the  air ! 
The  Spirit  invites  in  the  bride 

Her  heavenly  Lord  to  descend, 
And  place  her  enthroned  at  his  side, 

In  glory  that  never  shall  end. 
2  The  news  of  his  coming  I  hear, 

And  join  in  the  catholic  cry: 
0  Jesus,  in  triumph  appear  ; 

Appear  in  the  clouds  of  the  sky ! 
Whom  only  I  languish  to  love, 

In  fulness  of  majesty  come; 
And  give  me  a  mansion  above; 

And  take  to  my  heavenly  home  I 

705  c.  m. 

The  heavenly  Jerusalem. 

JERUSALEM,  my  happy  home! 
Name  ever  dear  to  me  I 


506  DEATH   AND   THE 

When  shall  my  labors  have  an  end, 
In  joy,  and  peace,  and  thee? 

2  When  shall  these  eyes  thy  heaven-built  walls 
And  pearly  gates  behold  ? 

Thy  bulwarks,  with  salvation  strong, 
And  streets  of  shining  gold  ? 

3  0  when,  thou  city  of  my  God, 
Shall  I  thy  courts  ascend, 

Where  congregations  ne'er  break  up, 
And  Sabbaths  have  no  end  ? 

4  There  happier  bowers  than  Eden's  bloom, 
Nor  sin  nor  sorrow  know : 

Blest  seats !  through  rude  and  stormy  scenes 
I  onward  press  to  you. 

5  Why  should  I  shrink  at  pain  and  woe  ? 
Or  feel  at  death  dismay  ? 

I've  Canaan's  goodly  land  in  view, 
And  realms  of  endless  day. 

6  Apostles,  martyrs,  prophets,  there, 
Around  my  Saviour  stand  ; 

And  soon  my  friends  in  Christ  below 
Will  join  the  glorious  band. 

7  Jerusalem !  my  happy  home ! 
My  soul  still  pants  for  thee ; 

Then  shall  my  labors  have  an  end, 
When  I  thy  joys  shall  see. 

706  C.  M.  Watts- 

THe  heavenly  Canaan. 
npHERE  is  a  land  of  pure  delight, 
\_    Where  saints  immortal  reign ; 
Infinite  day  excludes  the  night, 

And  pleasures  banish  pain. 
2  There  everlasting  spring  abides, 

And  never- with'ring  flowers : 

Death,  like  a  narrow  sea,  divides 

This  heavenly  land  from  ours. 


FUTURE    STATE.  507 

3  Street  fields  beyond  the  swelling  flood 
Stand  dressed  in  living  green ; 

So  to  the  Jews  old  Canaan  stood, 
While  Jordan  rolled  between. 

4  Could  we  but  climb  where  Moses  stood, 
And  view  the  landscape  o'er, 

Not  Jordan's  stream,  nor  death's  cold  flood, 
Should  fright  us  from  the  shore. 

707  c-  M-  s-  Stennbtt 

The  heavenly  Canaan. 

ON  Jordan's  stormy  banks  I  stand, 
And  cast  a  wishful  eye 
To  Canaan's  fair  and  happy  land, 
Where  my  possessions  lie. 

2  0,  the  transporting,  rapt'rous  scene 
That  rises  to  my  sight ! 

Sweet  fields  arrayed  in  living  green, 
And  rivers  of  delight ! 

3  There  gen'rous  fruits  that  never  fail 
On  trees  immortal  grow  : 

There  rocks,  and  hills,  and  brooks,  and  vales^ 
With  milk  and  honey  flow. 

4  All  o'er  those  wide-extended  plains 
Shines  one  eternal  day ; 

There  God,  the  Sun,  for  ever  reigns, 
And  scatters  night  away. 

5  No  chilling  winds  nor  pois'nous  breath 
Can  reach  that  healthful  shore  ; 

Sickness  and  sorrow,  pain  and  death. 
Are  felt  and  feared  no  more. 

6  When  shall  I  reach  that  happy  place, 
And  be  for  ever  blest  ? 

When  shall  I  see  my  Father's  face, 
And  in  his  bosom  rest  ? 


508  DEATH    AND    THE 

7  Filled  with  delight,  my  raptured  soul 

Would  here  no  longer  stay ! 
Though  Jordan's  waves  around  me  roll, 

Fearless  I'd  launch  away. 

*708  lls-  Muhlenberg. 

"/  would  not  live  alway." 

1  WOULD  not  live  alway :  I  ask  not  to  stay 
Where  storm  after  storm  rises  dark  o'er  the 
way  ; 
The  few  lurid  mornings  that  dawn  on  us  here 
Are  enough  for  life's  woes,  full  enough  for  its 
cheer. 

2  I  would  not  live  alway:   no — welcome  the 

tomb, 
Since  Jesus  hath  lain  there,   I  dread  not  its 

gloom ; 
There  sweet  be  my  rest,  till  he  bid  me  arise, 
To  hail  him  in  triumph  descending  the  skies. 

3  Who,  who  would  live  alwav,  away  from  his 

God- 
Away  from  yon  heaven,  that  blissful  abode, 
Where  the  rivers  of  pleasure  flow  o'er  the  bright 

plains, 
And  the  noontide  of  glory  eternally  reigns : 

4  Where   the  saints  of  all  ages   in   harmony 

meet, 
Their   Saviour  and  brethren,    transported   to 

greet ; 
While  the  anthems  of  rapture  unceasingly  roll, 
And  the  smile  of  the  Lord  is  the  feast  of  the  soul- 

709  7,6,7,6,7,7,7,6.         C.  Weslei 

The  beatific  vision. 

WHERE  shall  true  believers  go 
When  from  the  flesh  they  fly? 


FUTURE    STATE.  509 

Glorious  joys  ordained  to  know. 

They  mount  above  the  sky, 
To  that  bright  celestial  place  ; 

There  they  shall  in  raptures  live, 
More  than  tongue  can  e'er  express, 

Or  heart  can  e'er  conceive. 

2  When  they  once  are  entered  there, 
Their  mourning  days  are  o'er ; 

Pain,  and  sin,  and  want,  and  care, 

And  sighing,  are  no  more  ; 
Subject  then  to  no  decay, 

Heavenly  bodies  they  put  on, 
Swifter  than  the  lightning's  ray 

And  brighter  than  the  sun. 

3  But  their  greatest  happiness, 
Their  highest  joy,  shall  be, 

God  their  Saviour  to  possess, 

To  know,  and  love,  and  see ; 
With  that  beatific  sight 

Glorious  ecstasy  is  given : 
This  is  their  supreme  delight, 

And  makes  a  heaven  of  heaven. 

4  Him  beholding  face  to  face, 
To  him  they  glory  give, 

Bless  his  name  and  sing  his  praise, 

As  long  as  God  shall  live. 
While  eternal  ages  roll, 

Thus  employed  in  heaven  they  are: 
Lord,  receive  my  happy  soul 

With  all  thy  servants  there  ! 

710  I*.  M.  Doddridge. 

"Ever  with  the  Lord." 

JESUS  !  what  ecstasy  unknown 
Fills  the  wide  circle  round  thy  throne, 
Where  every  rapturous  hour  appears 
Nobler  than  millions  of  our  years  I 


510  DEATH   AND   THE 

2  Millions  by  millions  multiplied, 
Shall  ne'er  thy  saints  from  thee  divide ; 
But  the  bright  legions  live  and  praise 
Through  all  thy  own  immortal  days. 

3  0  happy  dead,  in  thee  that  sleep, 
While  o'er  their  mouldering  dust  we  weep  I 
0  faithful  Saviour,  who  shalt  come 

That  dust  to  ransom  from  the  tomb ! 

4  While  thy  unerring  word  imparts 
So  rich  a  cordial  to  our  hearts, 

Through  tears  our  triumphs  shall  be  shown, 
Though  round  their  graves,  and  near  our  own. 

711  C.  M.  C.  Wesley. 

Visions  of  heaven. 

ND  let  this  feeble  body  fail, 
And  let  it  droop  or  die : 
My  soul  shall  quit  the  mournful  vale, 

And  soar  to  worlds  on  high, — 
Shall  join  the  disembodied  saints, 

And  find  its  long-sought  rest, 
That  only  bliss  for  which  it  pants, 
In  my  Redeemer's  breast. 

2  In  hope  of  that  immortal  crown, 
I  now  the  cross  sustain ; 

And  gladly  wander  up  and  down, 

And  smile  at  toil  and  pain : 
I  suffer  out  my  threescore  years, 

Till  my  Deliv'rer  come, 
And  wipe  away  his  servant's  tears, 

And  take  his  exile  home. 

3  Surely  he  will  not  long  delay: 
I  hear  his  Spirit  cry, 

"Arise,  my  love,  make  haste  away ! 
Go,  get  thee  up  and  die. 


A1 


FUTURE    STATE.  5D 

Cer  death,  who  now  has  lost  his  sting, 

I  give  thee  victory ; 
And  with  me  my  reward  I  bring, 

I  bring  my  heaven  for  thee." 

4  Lord,  I  the  welcome  word  receive, 

Thee  on  the  mount  adore, 
For  thy  dear  sake  content  to  live 

Some  painful  moments  more : 

1  live  in  holy  grief  and  joy, 

On  Pisgah's  top  I  stand, 
And  life's  important  point  employ 
To  view  the  promised  land. 

712  &  M.  C.  Wesws 

Concluded. 

WHAT  hath  Jesus  bought  for  me' 
Before  my  ravished  eyes 
Rivers  of  life  divine  I  see, 
And  trees  of  paradise  ! 
They  flourish  in  perpetual  bloom, 

Fruit  every  month  they  give  : 
And  to  the  healing  leaves  who  come, 
Eternally  shall  live. 

2  I  see  a  world  of  spirits  bright, 
"Who  reap  the  pleasures  there  ! 

They  all  are  robed  in  spotless  white, 
And  conquring  palms  they  bear : 

Adorned  by  their  Redeemer's  grace, 
They  close  pursue  the  Lamb, 

And  every  shining  front  displays 
Th'  unutterable  name. 

3  They  drink  the  vivifying  streapi, 
They  pluck  th'  ambrosial  fruit, 

And  each  records  the  praise  of  Him 
Who  tuned  his  golden  lute  ■ 


0 


512  DEATH   AND    THE 

At  once  they  strike  th'  harmonious  wire, 
And  hymn  the  great  Three-One : 

He  hears  ;  he  smiles ;  and  all  the  choir 
Fall  down  before  his  throne. 

4  0,  what  are  all  my  suff 'rings  here, 
If,  Lord,  thou  count  me  meet 

With  that  enraptured  host  t'  appear, 
And  worship  at  thy  feet ! 

Give  joy  or  grief,  give  ease  or  pain  :— 
Take  life  or  friends  away, 

1  come  to  find  them  all  again 

In  that  eternal  day. 

713  C.  M.  C.  Wesley. 

The  full  assurance  of  hope. 

HOW  happy  every  child  of  grace, 
Who  knows  his  sins  forgiven! 
This  earth,  he  cries,  is  not  my  place, 

I  seek  my  place  in  heaven  ; 
A  country  far  from  mortal  sight ; — 

Yet,  0  !  by  faith  I  see 
The  land  of  rest,  the  saints'  delight, 
The  heaven  prepared  for  me. 

2  A  stranger  in  the  world  below, 
I  calmly  sojourn  here  ; 

Nor  can  its  happiness  or  woe 

Provoke  my  hope  or  fear ; 
Its  evils  in  a  moment  end, 

Its  joys  as  soon  are  past ! 
But  0  !  'the  bliss  to  which  I  tend 

Eternally  shall  last. 

8  To  that  Jerusalem  above 

With  singing  I  repair ; 
While  in  the  flesh,  my  hope  and  love, 

My  heart  and  soul,  are  there. 


FUTURE    STATE.  513 

There  my  exalted  Saviour  stands 

My  merciful  High  Priest, 
And  still  extends  his  wounded  hands, 

To  take  me  to  his  breast. 

734  C.  M.  C.  Weslet. 

Continued. 

WHAT  is  there  here  to  court  my  slay 
To  hold  me  back  from  home. 
While  angels  beckon  me  away, 

And  Jesus  bids  me  come  ? 
Shall  I  regret  my  parted  friends 

Still  in  the  vale  confined  ? 
Nay,  but  whene'er  my  soul  ascends, 
They  will  not  stay  behind. 

2  The  race  -we  all  are  running  now ; 
And  if  I  first  attain, 

They,  too,  their  willing  head  shall  bow. 

They,  too,  the  prize  shall  gain. 
Now  on  the  brink  of  death  we  stand ; 

And  if  I  pass  before, 
They  all  shall  soon  escape  to  land, 

And  hail  me  on  the  shore. 

3  Then  let  me  suddenly  remove, 
That  hidden  life  to  share : 

I  shall  not  lose  my  friends  above, 

But  more  enjoy  them  there. 
There  we  in  Jesus'  praise  shall  join. 

His  boundless  love  proclaim ; 
And  solemnize,  in  songs  divine, 

The  marriage  of  the  Lamb. 


715  C.  M.  C.  Wesley. 

Concluded. 

WHAT  a  blessed  hope  is  ours ! 

While  here  on  earth  we  stay, 

17 


0 


514  DEATH    AXD    THE 

We  more  than  taste  the  heavenly  powers, 

And  antedate  that  day  : 
We  feel  the  resurrection  near, 

Our  life  in  Christ  concealed, 
An  I  with  his  glorious  presence  here 

Our  earthen  vessels  filled. 
2  0,  would  he  more  of  heaven  bestow, 

And  let  the  vessels  break, 
And  let  our  ransomed  spirits  go, 

To  grasp  the  God  we  seek ; 
In  rapt'rous  awe  on  him  to  gaze, 

Who  bought  the  sight  for  me, 
And  shout,  and  wonder  at  his  grace 

To  all  eternity! 

716  C.  M.  C.  Wesiey. 

The  whole  family  in  heaven  and  earth. 

C10ME,  let  us  join  our  friends  above, 
J     That  have  obtained  the  prize ; 
And  on  the  eagle  wings  of  love 

To  joys  celestial  rise  : 
Let  all  the  saints  terrestrial  sing, 

With  those  to  glory  gone  ;  « 

For  all  the  servants  of  our  King, 
In  earth  and  heaven,  are  one. 

2  One  family  we  dwell  in  him, 
One  Church  above,  beneath, 

Though  now  divided  by  the  stream, 

The  narrow  stream  of  death. 
One  arnry  of  the  living  God, 

To  his  command  we  bow ; 
Part  of  his  host  have  crossed  the  flood, 

And  part  are  crossing  now. 

3  Ten  thousand  to  their  endless  home 
This  solemn  moment  fly ; 

And  we  are  to  the  margin  come, 
And  we  expect  to  die: 


FUTURE    STATE.  515 

His  militant  embodied  host, 
With  wishful  looks  we  stand, 

And  long  to  see  that  happy  coast, 
And  reach  the  heavenly  land. 

4  Our  old  companions  in  distress 
We  haste  again  to  see, 

And  eager  long  for  our  release, 

And  full  felicity: 
E'en  now  by  faith  we  join  our  hands 

With  those  that  went  before  ; 
And  greet  the  blood-besprinkled  bands 

On  the  eternal  shore. 

5  Our  spirits  too  shall  quickly  join, 
Like  theirs  with  glory  crowned, 

And  shout  to  see  our  Captain's  sign, 

To  hear  his  trumpet  sound. 
0  that  we  now  might  grasp  our  Guide ! 

0  that  the  word  were  given  ! 
Come,  Lord  of  hosts,  the  waves  divide. 

And  land  us  all  in  heaven  ! 

y]_y  k.  M.  Doddridge. 

The  contrast. 

IN  what  confusion  earth  appears — 
God's  dearest  children  bathed  in  tears ! 
While  they  who  heaven  itself  deride 
Riot  in  luxury  and  pride. 

2  But  patient  let  my  soul  attend, 
And,  ere  I  censure,  view  the  end : 
That  end  how  different ! — who  can  tell 
The  wide  extremes  of  heaven  and  hell  ? 

3  See  the  red  flames  around  him  twine 
Who  did  in  gold  and  purple  shine ; 
Nor  can  his  tongue  one  drop  obtain 

T'  allay  the  scorching  of  his  pain. 


I 


516  DEATH    AND    THE 

4  While  round  the  saint,  so  poor  below, 
Full  rivers  of  salvation  flow ; 

On  Abrah'm's  breast  he  leans  his  head, 
And  banquets  on  celestial  bread. 

5  Jesus,  my  Saviour,  let  me  share 
The  meanest  of  thy  servants'  fare : 
May  I  at  last  approach  to  taste 
The  blessings  of  thy  marriage  feast. 

718  C.  M.  Watts. 
Hell. 

SING  to  the  Lord,  ye  heavenly  hosts, 
And  thou,  0  earth,  adore ; 
Let  death  and  hell  through  all  their  coasts 
Stand  trembling  at  his  power. 

2  His  sounding  chariot  shakes  the  sky, 
He  makes  the  clouds  his  throne, 

There  all  his  stores  of  lightning  lie, 
Till  vengeance  darts  them  down. 

3  Think,  0  my  soul,  the  dreadful  day 
When  this  incensed  God 

Shall  rend  the  sky,  and  burn  the  sea, 
And  fling  his  wrath  abroad. 

4  What  shall  the  wretch,  the  sinner  do  ? 
He  once  defied  the  Lord ; 

But  he  shall  dread  the  Thund'rer  now, 
And  sink  beneath  his  word. 

5  Tempests  of  angry  fire  shall  roll 
To  blast  the  rebel-worm, 

And  beat  upon  his  naked  soul 
In  one  eternal  storm. 

719  C.  M.  Watts. 

Eternal  death. 
rpHAT  awful  day  will  surely  come. 
J_     Th'  appointed  hour  makes  haste, 


FUTURE    STATE.  517 

When  I  must  stand  before  my  Judge, 
And  pass  the  solemn  test. 

2  Jesus,  thou  Source  of  all  my  joys, 
Thou  Ruler  of  my  heart. 

How  could  I  bear  to  hear  thy  -voice 
Pronounce  the  sound,  "Depart!" 

3  The  thunder  of  that  awful  word 
Would  so  torment  my  ear, 

'T  would  tear  my  soul  asunder,  Lord, 
With  most  tormenting  fear. 

4  What,  to  be  banished  from  my  Lord, 
And  yet  forbid  to  die ! 

To  linger  in  ete»nal  pain, 
And  death  for  ever  fly  ! 

5  0  wretched  state  of  deep  despair, 
To  see  my  God  remove, 

And  fix  my  doleful  station  where 
I  must  not  taste  his  love  ! 

720  c-  M-  s-  Stennett. 

Funeral  of  a  child. 

THY  life  I  read,  my  gracious  Lord, 
With  transport  all  divine  : 
Thine  image  trace  in  every  word, 
Thy  love  in  every  line. 

2  Methinks  I  see  a  thousand  charms 
Spread  o'er  thy  lovely  face, 

While  infants  in  thy  tender  arms 
Receive  the  smiling  grace. 

3  "I  take  these  little  lambs,"  said  he, 
"And  lay  them  in  my  breast  : 

Protection  they  shall  find  in  me, 
In  me  be  ever  blest. 

4  "Death  may  the  bands  of  life  unloose 
But  can 't  dissolve  my  love : 


518  DEATH   ANI>   THE 

Millions  of  infant  souls  compose 
The  family  above. 

5  "  Their  feeble  frames  mj  power  shall  raise, 
And  mould  with  heavenly  skill; 

I'll  give  them  tongues  to  sing  my  praise, 
And  hands  to  do  my  will." 

6  His  words  the  happy  parents  hear, 
And  shout  with  joys  divine: 

0  Saviour,  all  we  have  and  are 
Shall  be  for  ever  thine. 

721  C.  M.  Steele. 

Funeral  of  a  child. 

LIFE  is  a  span,  a  fleeting  hour, — 
How  soon  the  vapor  flies  ! 
Man  is  a  tender,  transient  flower, 
That  e'en  in  blooming  dies. 

2  Death  spreads  his  with'ring,  wintry  arms, 
And  beauty  smiles  no  more  : 

Ah!  where  are  now  those  rising  charms 
Which  pleased  our  eyes  before  ? 

3  That  once  loved  form,  now  cold  and  dead, 
Each  mournful  thought  employs  ; 

We  weep  our  earthly  comforts'  fled, 
And  withered  all  our  joys. 

4  Hope  looks  beyond  the  bounds  of  time, 
When  what  we  now  deplore, 

Shall  rise  in  full,  immortal  prime, 
A  ad  bloom  to  fade  no  more. 

■yQQ  C.  M.  Doddridge. 

Funeral  of  a  child. 

YE  mourning  saints,  whose  streaming  tears 
Flow  o'er  your  children  dead. 
Bay  not,  in  transports  of  despair, 
That  all  your  hopes  are  fled. 


FUTURE    STATE.  519 

2  Though,  your  young  branches  torn  away, 
Like  withered  trunks  ye  stand, 

With  fairer  verdure  shall  ye  "bloom, 
Touched  by  tlr  Almighty's  hand. 

3  "I'll  give  the  mourner."  saith  the  Lord, 
"  In  my  own  house  a  place  : 

No  names  of  daughters  and  of  sons 
Could  yield  so  high  a  grace. 

4  "Transient  and  vain  is  every  hope 
A  rising  race  can  give  : 

In  endless  honor  and  delight 

My  children  all  shall  live." 
6  We  welcome,  Lord,  those  rising  tears 

Through  which  thy  face  we  see, 
And  bless  those  wounds   which  through   oui 
hearts 

Prepare  a  way  for  thee. 

723  C.  M.  Steele. 

Funeral  of  a  young  person. 
TT7~HEN  blooming  youth  is  snatched  away, 

W     By  death's  resistless  hand, 
Our  hearts  the  mournful  tribute  pay, 
Which  pity  must  demand. 

2  While  pity  prompts  the  rising  sigh, 

0  may  this  truth,  impressed 
With  awful  power — I  too  must  die — 

Sink  deep  in  every  breast ! 
tJ  Let  this  vain  world  delude  no  more : 

Behold  the  gaping  tomb  ! 
It  bids  us  seize  the  present  hour, 

To-morrow  death  may  come. 
4,  The  voice  of  this  alarming  scene 

Let  every  heart  obey  ; 
Nor  be  the  heavenly  warning  vain. 

Which  calls  to  watch  and  pray. 


520  DEATH    AND    THE 

724  L-  M.         S.  Wesley,  Jr- 

Funeral  of  a  youth.     1  Peter  i.  24,  25. 

TITHE  morning  flowers  display  their  sweets, 
J_      And  gay  their  silken  leaves  unfold, 
As  careless  of  the  noontide  heats, 
As  feailess  of  the  evening  cold. 

2  Nipped  by  the  wind's  unkindly  blast, 
Parched  by  the  sun's  directer  ray, 

The  momentary  glories  waste, 

The  short-lived  beauties  die  away. 

3  So  blooms  the  human  face  divine, 
When  youth  its  pride  of  beauty  -shows  : 

Fairer  than  spring  the  colors  shine, 
And  sweeter  than  the  virgin  rose. 

4  Or  worn  by  slowly-rolling  years, 
Or  broke  by  sickness  in  a  day. 

The  fading  glory  disappears, 

The  short-lived  beauties  die  away. 

5  Yet  these,  new  losing  from  the  tomb, 
With  lustre  brighter  far  shall  shine, 

Revive  with  ever-during  bloom, 
Safe  from  diseases  and  decline. 

6  Let  sickness  blast,  let  death  devour. 
If  heaven  must  recompense  our  pains  : 

Perish  the  grass,  and  fade  the  flower, 
If  firm  the  word  of  God  remains. 

725  6,6,8,6,8,8.       Moxtqomeev. 

Funeral  of  a  friend. 

FRIEND  after  friend  departs : 
Who  has  not  lost  a  friend  ? 
There  is  no  union  here  of  hearts 
That  finds  not  here  an  end. 


FUTURE    STATE.  521 

Were  this  frail  world  our  final  rest, 
Living  or  dying  none  were  blest. 

2  Beyond  the  flight  of  time, 
Beyond  the  reign  of  death, 

There  surely  is  some  blessed  clime 

Where  life  is  not  a  breath, — 
Nor  life's  affections  transient  fire, 
Whose  sparks  fly  upward  and  expire. 

3  There  is  a  world  above, 
Where  parting  is  unknown ; 

A  long  eternity  of  love. 

Formed  for  the  good  alone  ; 
And  faith  beholds  the  dying  here 
Translated  to  that  glorious  sphere. 

4  Thus  star  by  star  declines, 
Till  all  are  passed  away, 

As  morning  high  and  higher  shines 

To  pure  and  perfect  day ; 
Nor  sink  those  stars  in  empty  night, 
But  hide  themselves  in.  ^eaven's  own  light 

726  C.   M.  WATT9 

Funeral  of  a  Christian.     Rev.  xiv.  13. 

HEAR  what  the  voice  from  heaven  proclaims 
For  all  the  pious  dead ! 
Sweet  is  the  savor  of  their  names, 
And  soft  their  sleeping  bed. 

2  They  die  in  Jesus,  and  are  blessed ; 

How  kind  their  slumbers  are ! 
iTrom  suff 'rings  and  from  sins  released, 

And  freed  from  every  snare. 

I  Far  from  this  world  of  toil  and  strife, 

They're  present  with  the  Lord: 
The  labors  of  their  mortal  life 

End  in  a  large  reward. 


522  DEATH    AND    THE 

727  7s.  C.  Wesley. 

Funeral  of  a  Christian.     Rev.  xiv.  13. 

HARK !  a  voice  divides  the  sky, 
Happy  are  the  faithful  dead ! 
In  the  Lord  who  sweetly  die, 

They  from  all  their  toils  are  freed. 

2  Them  the  Spirit  hath  declared 
Blest,  unutterably  blest : 

Jesus  is  their  great  reward, 
Jesus  is  their  endless  rest. 

3  Followed  by  their  works,  they  go 
Where  their  Head  has  gone  before : 

Reconciled  by  grace  below, 

Grace  had  opened  Mercy's  door. 

4  Justified  through  faith  alone, 

Here  they  knew  their  sins  forgiven ; 
Here  they  laid  their  burden  down, 
Hallowed,  and  made  meet  for  heaven. 

728  *■•  M-  Watts. 

Funeral  of  a  Christian. 

UNVEIL  thy  bosom,  faithful  tomb, 
Take  this  new  treasure  to  thy  trust ; 
And  give  these  sacred  relics  room, 
To  slumber  in  the  silent  dust. 

2  Nor  pain,  nor  grief,  nor  anxious  fear, 
Invades  thy  bounds ;  no  mortal  woes 

Can  reach  the  peaceful  sleeper  here, 
While  angels  watch  the  soft  repose. 

3  So  Jesus  slept :   God's  dying  Son 

Passed  through  the  grave,  aud  blessed  the  bed, 
Rest  here,  blest  saint,  till  from  his  throne 
The  morning  break,  and  pierce  the  shade. 

4  Break  from  his  throne,  illustrious  morn ! 
Attend,  0  earth,  his  sovereign  word ! 

Restore  thy  trust :   a  glorioirs  form 
Shall  then  arise  to  meet  the  Lord. 


FUTURE    STATE.  523 

7Q9  C.  M.  Watts. 

Funeral  of  a  Christian. 

WHY  do  we  mourn  departing  friends, 
Or  shake  at  death's  alarms? 
'Tis  but  the  voice  that  Jesus  sends, 
To  call  them  to  his  arms. 

2  Are  we  not  tending  upward  too, 
As  fast  as  time  can  move  ? 

Nor  should  we  wish  the  hours  more  slow 
To  keep  us  from  our  Love. 

3  Why  should  we  tremble  to  convey 
Their  bodies  to  the  tomb  ? 

There  once  the  flesh  of  Jesus  lay, 
And  left  a  long  perfume. 

4  The  graves  of  all  his  saints  he  blessed, 
And  softened  every  bed : 

Where  should  the  dying  members  rest, 
But  with  their  dying  Head  ? 

5  Thence  he  arose,  ascending  high, 
And  showed  our  feet  the  way: 

Up  to  the  Lord  our  flesh  shall  fly, 
At  the  great  rising  day. 

6  Then  let  the  last  loud  trumpet  sound, 
And  bid  our  kindred  rise : 

Awake,  ye  nations  under  ground  ; 
Ye  saints,  ascend  the  skies ! 

730  S.  M,  Watts. 

Funeral  of  a  Christian. 

AND  must  this  body  die, 
This  well- wrought  frame  decay? 
And  must  these  active  limbs  of  mine 

Lie  mould'ring  in  the  clay? 
2  Corruption,  earth,  and  worms. 
Shall  but  refine  this  flesh. 


524  DEATH   AND    THE 

Till  my  triumphant  spirit  comes 
To  put  it  on  afresh. 

3  God,  my  Redeemer,  lives, 
And  ever  from  the  skies 

Looks  down,  and  watches  all  my  dus' 
Till  he  shall  bid  it  rise. 

4  Arrayed  in  glorious  grace 
Shall  these  vile  bodies  shine, 

And  every  shape,  and  every  face, 
Be  heavenly  and  divine. 

5  These  lively  hopes  we  owe, 
Lord,  to  thy  dying  love  : 

0  may  we  bless  thy  grace  below, 
And  sing  thy  grace  above ! 

731  13,11.  Heber. 

Funeral  of  a  Christian. 

THOU  art  gone  to  the  grave — but  we  will  not 
deplore  thee : 
Though  sorrows  and  darkness  encompass  the 
tomb, 
Thy  Saviour  has  passed  through  its  portal  be- 
fore thee, 
And  the  lamp  of  his  love  is  thy  guide  through 
the  gloom. 

2  Thou  art  gone  to  the  grave — we  no  longer 

behold  thee, 

Nor  tread  the  rough  paths  of  the  world  by 
thy  side ; 
But  the  wide  arms  of  mercy  are  spread  to  en- 
fold thee, 

And  sinners  may  hope  since  the  Sinless  has 
died. 

3  Thou  art  gone  to  the  grave — and  its  mansion 

forsaking, 
Perchance  thy  weak  spirit  in  fear  lingered 
lone. 


FUTURE    STATE.  525 

But  the  mild  rays  of  paradise  beamed  on  thy 
waking, 
And  the  sound  which  thou  heardst  was  the 
seraphim's  song. 
\  Thou  art  gone  to  the  grave — but  we  will  not 
deplore  thee, 
Whose  God  was  thy  ransom,  thy  guardian 
and  guide : 
He   gave   thee;    he   took   thee;    and   he   ?fiL 
restore  thee ; 
And  death  has  no  sting,  for  the  Saviour  has 
died. 

732  .       10,10,11,11.  C.  Wesley. 
Funeral  of  a  Christian. 

TIS  finished,  'tis  done,  The  spirit  is  fled; 
The  pris'ner  is  gone,  The  Christian  is  dead ; 
The  Christian  is  living,  Through  Jesus's  love, 
And  gladly  receiving  A  kingdom  above. 

2  Then  let  us  record  The  conquering  name ; 
Our  Captain  and  Lord  With  shoutings  proclaim : 
Who  trust  in  his  passion,  And  follow  our  Head, 
To  certain  salvation  We  all  shall  be  led. 

3  0  Jesus  !  lead  on  Thy  militant  care, 

And  give  us  the  crown  Of  righteousness  there. 
Where,  dazzled  with  glory,  The  seraphim  gaze, 
Or  prostrate  adore  thee,  In  silence  of  praise. 

4  Come,  Lord,  and  display  Thy  sign  in  the  sk\ 
And  bear  us  away  To  mansions  on  high : 
The  kingdom  be  given,  The  purchase  divine. 
And  crown  us  in  heaven  Eternally  thine. 

733  7s.  C.  Wesley. 
Funeral  of  a  Christian  sister. 

LO!  the  pris'ner  is  released, 
Lightened  of  her  fleshly  load : 


526  DEATH    AND    THE 

Where  the  weary  are  at  rest, 

She  is  gathered  into  God!. 
Lo !  the  pain  of  life  is  past, 

All  her  warfare  now  is  o'er ; 
Death  and  hell  behind  are  cast, 

Grief  and  suffering  are  no  more. 

2  Yes,  the  Christian's  course  is  run,. 
Ended  is  the  glorious  strife ; 

Fought  the  fight,  the  work  is  done, 
Death  is  swallowed  up  of  life ! 

Borne  by  angels  on  their  wings, 
Far  from  earth  the  spirit  flies, 

Finds  her  God,  and  sits,  and  sings, 
Triumphing  in  paradise. 

3  Let  the  world  bewail  their  dead, 
Fondly  of  their  loss  complain : 

Sister !  friend !  by  Jesus  freed, 
Death,  to  thee,  to  us,  is  gain : 

Thou  art  entered  into  joy: 
Let  the  unbelievers  mourn  ; 

We  in  songs  our  lives  employ 
Till  we  all  to  God  return. 

734  8s.  C.  Wesley 

Funeral  of  a  Christian  sister. 
"OS ANNA  to  Jesus  on  high, 
Another  has  entered  his  rest; 
Another  has  'scaped  to  the  sky, 

And  lodged  in  Immanuel's  breast: 
The  soul  of  our  sister  is  gone 

To  heighten  the  triumph  above  ; 
Exalted  to  Jesus' s  throne, 

And  clasped  in  the  arms  of  his  love. 
2  What  fulness  of  rapture  is  there, 

While  Jesus  his  glory  displays, 
And  purples  the  heavenly  air, 
And  scatters  the  odors  of  grace ! 


H( 


FUTURE    STATE.  527 

He  looks — and  his  servants  in  light 
The  blessings  ineffable  meet : 

He  smiles — and  they  faint  at  his  sight, 
And  fall  overwhelmed  at  his  feet, 

3  How  happy  the  angels  that  fall 
Transported  at  .Jesus' s  name  ; 

The  saints  whom  he  soonest  shall  call 
To  share  in  the  feast  of  the  Lamb ! 

No  longer  imprisoned  in  clay, 

"Who  next  from  his  dungeon  shall  fly ' 

Who  first  shall  be  summoned  away — 
My  merciful  Lord,  is  it  1 1 

4  0  Jesus,  if  this  be  thy  will, 
That  suddenly  I  should  depart. 

Thy  counsel  of  mercy  reveal, 

And  whisper  the  call  in  my  heart ! 

0  give  me  a  signal  to  know 

If  soon  thou  wouldst  have  me  remove, 

And  leave  the  dull  body  below, 
And  fly  to  the  regions  above. 

735  8s.  C.  Wbslsy 

Funeral  of  a  Christian  brother. 

EEJOICE  for  a  brother  deceased, 
Our  loss  is  his  infinite  gain ; 
A  soul  out  of  prison  released, 

And  freed  from  his  bodily  chain : 
With  songs  let  us  follow  his  flight, 

And  mount  with  his  spirit  above; 
Escaped  to  the  mansions  of  light, 
And  lodged  in  the  Eden  of  love. 

2  Our  brother  the  haven  hath  gained, 
Outflying  the  tempest  and  wind  j. 

His  rest  he  hath  sooner  obtained, 
And  left  his  companions  behiad, — 


528  DEATH    AND    THE 

Still  tossed  on  a  sea  of  distress, 

Hard  toiling  to  make  the  blest  shore. 

Where  all  is  assurance  and  peace, 
And  sorrow  and  sin  are  no  more. 

3  There  all  the  ship's  company  meet, 

Who  sailed  with  the  Saviour  beneath 
With  shouting  each  other  they  greet, 

And  triumph  o'er  sorrow  and  death ; 
The  voyage  of  life  's  at  an  end, 

The  mortal  affliction  is  past : 
The  age  that  in  heaven  they  spend 

For  ever  and  ever  shall  last. 


736  10,5,11.  C.  Wesley. 

Funeral  of  a  Christian  brother. 

HOSANNA  to  God,  In  his  highest  abode ; 
All  heaven  be  joined 
T'  extol  the  Redeemer  and  Friend  of  mankind  ! 
He  claims  all  our  praise,  Who  in  infinite  grace 

Again  hath  stooped  down 
And  caught  up  a  worm  to  inherit  a  crown. 

2  Our  friend  is  restored  To  the  joy  of  his  Lord. 

With  triumph  departs, 
Rut  speaks  by  his  death  to  our  echoing  hearts  . 
Follow  after,  he  cries,  As  he  mounts  to  the  skies, 

Follow  after  your  friend 
To  the  blissful  enjoyments  that  never  shall  end. 

3  Thro  ugh  Jesus'  s  name  Our  comrade  o'ercame. 

And  Jesus  is  ours, 
And  arms  us  with  all  his  invincible  powers : 
He  looks  from  the  skies,  He  shows  us  the  prize 

And  gives  us  a  sign 
That  we  shall  o'ercome  by  the  mercy  Divine 


FUTURE    STATE.  529 

i  For  us  is  prepared  The  angelical  guard ; 

The  convoy  attends — 
A  minist'ring  host  of  invisible  friends — 
Ready-winged  for  their  flight  To  the  regions 
of  light, 

The  horses  are  come, 
The  chariots  of  Israel  to  carry  us  home. 

737  C.  M.  Doddkidge. 

Funeral  of  a  minister. 

WHAT  though  the  arm  of  conqu'ring  death 
Does  God's  own  house  invade? 
What  though  the  prophet  and  the  priest 
Be  numbered  with  the  dead  ? 

2  Though  earthly  shepherds  dwell  in  dust, 
The  aged  and  the  young, — 

The  watchful  eye  in  darkness  closed, 
And  mute  th'  instructive  tongue, — 

3  Th'  Eternal  Shepherd  still  survives, 
New  comfort  to  impart ; 

Eis  eye  still  guides  us,  and  his  voice 
Still  animates  our  heart. 

4  "Lo!  I  am  with  you,"  saith  the  Lord, 
"  My  Church  shall  safe  abide ; 

For  I  will  ne'er  forsake  my  own, 
Whose  souls  in  me  confide." 

5  Through  every  scene  of  life  and  death, 
This  promise  is  our  trust ; 

And  this  shall  be  our  children's  song 
When  we  are  cold  in  dust. 

733  10s.  Montgomery 

Funeral  of  a  young  minister. 

GO  to  the  grave  in  all  thy  glorious  prime, 
In  full  activity  of  zeal  and  power: 


530  DEATH   AND    THE 

A  Christian  cannot  die  before  his  time, — 
The  Lord's  appointment  is  the  servant's  hour 

2  Go  to  the  grave  :  at  noon  from  labor  cease; 

Rest  on  thy  sheaves ;  thy  harvest-task  is  done  i 
Come  from  the  heat  of  battle,  and  in  peace, 

Soldier,  go  home  :  with  thee  the  fight  is  woe 

i  Go  to  the  grave ;  for  there  thy  Saviour  lay 
In  death's  embraces,  ere  he  rose  on  high : 

And  all  the  ransomed,  by  that  narrow  way 
Pass  to  eternal  life  beyond  the  sky. 

4  Go  to  the  grave: — no  !  take  thy  seat  above, 
Be  thy  pure  spirit  present  with  the  Lord, 

Where  thou  for  faith  and  hope  hast  perfect  love. 
And  open  vision  for  the  written  word. 

739  S.  M.  Montgomery. 

Funeral  of  an  aged  minister. 

((  QERVANT  of  God,  well  done! 

KJ     Rest  from  thy  loved  employ ; 
The  battle  fought,  the  vict'ry  won, 

Enter  thy  Master's  joy." 
The  voice  at  midnight  came ; 

He  started  up  to  hear: 
A  mortal  arrow  pierced  his  frame : 

He  fell ;  but  felt  no  fear. 

2  Tranquil  amid  alarms, 

It  found  him  on  the  field, 
A  vet'ran,  slumb'ring  on  his  arms, 

Beneath  his  red-cross  shield 
His  sword  was  in  his  hand, 

Still  warm  with  recent  fight, 
Ready  that  moment,  at  command, 

Through  rock  and  steel  to  smite. 


FUTURE    STATE.  531 

3  It  -was  a  two-edged  Wade, 
Of  heavenly  temper  keen ; 

And  double  were  the  -wounds  it  made, 

Where'er  it  glanced  between. 
'Twas  death  to  sin — 'twas  life 

To  all  who  mourned  for  sin  : 
It  kindled  and  it  silenced  strife, 

Made  war  and  peace  within. 

4  Oft  with  its  fiery  force 

His  arm  had  quelled  the  foe, 
And  laid,  resistless  in  his  course, 

The  alien-armies  low. 
Bent  on  such  glorious  toils, 

The  world  to  him  was  loss, 
Yet  all  his  trophies,  all  his  spoils, 

He  hung  upon  the  cross. 

5  At  midnight  came  the  cry, 

"  To  meet  thy  God  prepare  !" 
He  woke, — and  caught  his  Captain's  eye. 

Then,  strong  in  faith  and  prayer, 
His  spirit,  with  a  bound, 

Left  its  encumb'ring  clay : 
His  tent,  at  sunrise,  on  the  ground 

A  darkened  ruin  lay. 

6  The  pains  of  death  are  past, 
Labor  and  sorrow  cease ; 

And,  life's  long  warfare  closed  at  last, 

His  soul  is  found  in  peace. 
Soldier  of  Christ,  well  done ! 

Praise  be  thy  new  employ; 
And  while  eternal  ages  run, 

Rest  in  thy  Saviour's  joy. 


532  SPECIAL   OCCASIONS. 

SECTION  IX. 
£p*ual  ©zzzsionB. 

I.  MISSIONS. 
740  S.  M.      Brady  and  Tats 

Psalm  lxvii. 

TO  bless  thy  chosen  race, 
In  mercy,  Lord,  incline ; 
And  cause  the  brightness  of  thy  face 
On  all  thy  saints  to  shine : 

2  That  so  thy  wondrous  way 

May  through  the  world  be  known ; 
While  distant  lands  their  tribute  pay, 
And  thy  salvation  own. 

3  Let  diff'ring  nations  join 
To  celebrate  thy  fame  ; 

Let  all  the  world,  0  Lord,  combine 
To  praise  thy  glorious  name ! 

4  0  let  them  shout  and  sing, 
With  joy  and  pious  mirth! 

For  thou,  the  righteous  Judge  and  King 
Shalt  govern  all  the  earth. 

5  Let  diff'ring  nations  join 
To  celebrate  thy  fame ; 

Let  all  the  world,  0  Lord,  combine 
To  praise  thy  glorious  name ! 

6  Then  God  upon  our  land 

Shall  constant  blessings  shower, 
And  all  the  world  in  awe  shall  stand 
Of  his  resistless  power. 


missions.  533 

Y4-1  L.  M.  Watts. 

Psalm  lxxii. 

TESTIS  shall  reign  where'er  the  sun 
J    Does  his  successive  journeys  run; 
His  kingdom  stretch  from  shore  to  shore. 
Till  moons  shall  wax  and  wane  no  more. 

2  From  north  to  south  the  princes  meet 
To  pay  their  homage  at  his  feet ; 
While  western  empires  own  their  Lord, 
And  savage  tribes  attend  his  word. 

3  For  him  shall  endless  prayer  be  made, 
And  endless  praises  crown  liis  head ; 
His  name,  like  sweet  perfume,  shall  rise 
With  every  morning  sacrifice. 

4  People  and  realms,  of  every  tongue, 
Dwell  on  his  love  with  sweetest  song, 
And  infant  voices  shall  proclaim 
Their  early  blessings  on  his  name. 

5  Blessings  abound  where'er  he  reigns, 
The  pris'ner  leaps  to  loose  his  chains, 
The  weary  find  eternal  rest. 

And  all  the  sons  of  want  are  blessed. 

6  Where  he  displays  his  healing  powei, 
Death  and  the  curse  are  known  no  more . 
In  him  the  tribes  of  Adam  boast 

More  blessings  than  their  father  lost 

7  Let  every  creature  rise  and  bring 
Peculiar  honors  to  our  King ; 
Angels  descend  with  songs  again, 
And  earth  repeat  the  long  Amen ! 

^4:3  7,6,7,6.  Montgomery. 

Psalm  lxxii.  1—11. 

HAIL  to  the  Lord's  Anointed, 
Great  David's  greater  Son! 


534  SPECIAL   OCCASIONS. 

Hail,  in  the  time  appointed, 
His  reign  on  earth  begun ! 

He  comes  to  break  oppression, 
To  let  the  captive  free, 

To  take  away  transgression, 
And  rule  in  equity. 

2  He  comes  with  succor  speedy, 
To  those  who  suffer  wrong ; 

To  help  the  poor  and  needy, 
And  bid  the  weak  be  strong ; 

To  give  them  songs  for  sighing, 
Their  darkness  turn  to  light, 

Whose  souls,  condemned  and  dying, 
Were  precious  in  his  sight. 

3  He  shall  come  down  like  showers 
Upon  the  fruitful  earth, 

And  love,  joy,  hope,  like  flowers, 
Spring  in  his  path  to  birth: 

Before  him  on  the  mountains 
Shall  peace  the  herald  go  ; 

And  righteousness  in  fountains 
From  hill  to  valley  flow. 

4  Arabia's  desert-ranger 

To  him  shall  bow  the  knee ; 
The  Ethiopian  stranger 

His  glory  come  to  see: 
With  offerings  of  devotion, 

Ships  from  the  isles  shall  meet 
To  pour  the  wealth  of  ocean, 

In  tribute,  at  his  feet. 

6  Kings  shall  fall  down  before  him- 
And  gold  and  incense  bring ; 

All  nations  shall  adore  him, 
His  praise  all  people  sing* 


missions.  535 

For  lie  shall  have  dominion 

O'er  river,  sea,  and  shore, 
Far  as  the  eagle's  pinion 

Or  dove's  light  wing  can  soar. 

743  C.  M.  oflBBONS 

Psalm  lxxii.  16-19. 

THE  seed,  in  scanty  handfuls  sown, 
Upon  the  mountain  tops, — 
Nourished  by  heaven's  enlivening  beams, 
By  heaven's  enriching  drops, — 

2  Shall  in  an  ample  harvest  rise, 
Shall  overspread  the  ground, 

Shall  shake  like  Lebanon  with  woods 
Of  tow'ring  cedar  crowned. 

3  The  cities,  through  the  world  dispersed 
By  crowds  of  men  possessed, 

Shall  nourish  like  the  blooming  meads 
In  spring's  embroid'ry  dressed. 

4  Long  as  the  sun  shall  rule  the  day 
Mankind  shall  sound  his  fame  : 

[n  him  all  nations  shall  be  blessed, 
And  all  shall  bless  his  name. 

5  Immortal  and  unbounded  praise 
Let  Israel's  God  receive  : 

These  miracles  of  power  and  grace 
He  only  could  achieve. 

6  Now  let  our  Lord,  as  summer  suns 
Make  haste  the  world  to  gild, 

Shine  all  abroad  till  all  our  globe 
Is  with  his  glories  filled ! 

7  Amen,  with  joy  divine,  let  earth's 
Unnumbered  myriads  cry  ; 

Amen,  with  joy  divine,  let  heaven'e 
Unnumbered  choirs  reply! 


536  SPECIAL   OCCASIONS. 

744  L.  M.  Watts 

Psalm  cxvii. 

FROM  all  that  dwell  below  the  skies, 
Let  the  Creator's  praise  arise, — 
Let  the  Redeemer's  name  be  sung 
Through  every  land,  by  every  tongue. 
2  Eternal  are  thy  mercies,  Lord, 
Eternal  truth  attends  thy  word ; 
Thy  praise  shall  sound  from  shore  to  shore 
Till  suns  shall  rise  and  set  no  more. 

745  C.  M.  Logan 

Isaiah  ii.  1—5. 

BEHOLD,  the  mountain  of  the  Lord, 
In  latter  days  shall  rise 
Above  the  mountains  and  the  hills, 
And  draw  the  wond'ring  eyes. 

2  To  this  the  joyful  nations  round, 
All  tribes  and  tongues,  shall  flow  : 

"  Up  to  the  hill  of  God,"  they  say, 
"And  to  his  house,  we'll  go." 

3  The  beam  that  shines  on  Zion's  hill 
Shall  lighten  every  land  : 

The  King  who  reigns  in  Zion's  towers 
Shall  all  the  world  command. 

4  Among  the  nations  he  shall  judge ; 
His  judgments  truth  shall  guide; 

His  sceptre  shall  protect  the  just, 
And  quell  the  sinner's  pride. 

5  No  strife  shall  rage,  nor  hostile  feuds 
Disturb  those  peaceful  years  ; 

To  ploughshares  men  shall  beat  their  swords 
To  pruning-hooks  their  spears. 

6  No  longer  hosts  encount'ring  hosts. 
Shall  crowds  of  slain  deplore; 


missions.  537 

They  hang  the  trumpet  in  the  hall, 

And  study  war  no  more. 
7  Come  then,  0  house  of  Jacob !  come 

To  worship  at  his  shrine ; 
And,  walking  in  the  light  of  God, 

With  holy  beauties  shine. 

*A.Q  C.  M.  MoNTGOireihr. 

Conversion  of  the  Jeics. 

DAUGHTER  of  Zion,  from  the  dust 
Exalt  thy  fallen  head  ; 
Again  in  thy  Redeemer  trust : 
He  calls  thee  from  the  dead. 

2  Awake,  awake !  put  on  thy  strength, 
Thy  beautiful  array; 

The  day  of  freedom  dawns  at  length, 
The  Lord's  appointed  day. 

3  Rebuild  thy  walls,  thy  bounds  enlarge, 
And  send  thy  heralds  forth : 

Say  to  the  south,  "Give  up  thy  charge/' 
And,  "Keep  not  back,  0  north." 

4  They  come!  they  come!  thine  exiled  ban  as. 
Where'er  they  rest  or  roam, 

Have  heard  thy  voice  in  distant  lands, 
And  hasten  to  their  home. 

5  Thus,  though  the  universe  shall  burn, 
And  God  his  works  destroy, 

With  songs  thy  ransomed  shall  return. 
And  everlasting  joy. 

^47  8,8,8,8,8,8.  C.  Wesley. 

For  the  seed  of  Abraham. 

FATHER  of  faithful  Abrah'm,  hear 
Our  earnest  suit  for  Abrah'm's  seed  : 
Justly  they  claim  the  softest  prayer 
From  us,  adopted  in  their  stead. 


538  SPECIAL    OCCASIONS. 

Who  mercy  through  their  fall  obtain, 
And  Christ  by  their  rejection  gain. 

2  Outcast  from  thee,  and  scattered  wide, 
Through  every  nation  under  heaven, 

Blaspheming  whom  they  crucified, 
Unsaved,  unpitied,  unforgiven, 

Like  wretched  Cain,  they  bear  their  load. 

Oppressed  of  men,  and  cursed  of  God. 

8  But  hast  thou  finally  forsook, 

For  ever  cast  thy  own  away? 
Wilt  thou  not  bid  the  murd'rers  look 

On  him  they  pierced,  and  weep  and  pray  ? 
Yes,  gracious  Lord,  thy  word  is  passed, 
"All  Israel  shall  be  saved  at  last." 

4  Come,  then,  thou  great  Deliv'rer,  come, 
The  veil  from  Jacob's  heart  remove: 

Receive  thy  ancient  people  home, 
That,  quickened  by  thy  dying  love, 

The  world  may  their  reception  find 

Life  from  the  dead  for  all  mankind. 

748  S.  M.  C.  Wesley. 

For  "the  dry  bones  of  the  house  of  Israel." 

MESSIAH,  full  of  grace, 
Redeemed  by  thee,  we  plead 
The  promise  made  to  Abrah'm's  race, 
To  souls  for  ages  dead. 

2  Their  bones,  as  quite  dried  up, 
Throughout  the  vale  appear : 

Cut  off  and  lost  their  last  faint  hope 
To  see  thy  kingdom  here. 

3  Open  their  graves,  and  bring 
The  outcasts  forth,  to  own 

Thou  art  their  Lord,  their  God,  their  King, 
Their  true  Anointed  One. 


missions.  539 

4  To  save  the  race  forlorn, 

Thy  glorious  arm  display  ! 
And  show  the  world  a  nation  born, 

A  nation  in  a  day ! 

'49  C.  M.  Moors. 

Spiritual  restoration  of  the  Jews. 

BUT  who  shall  see  the  glorious  day,  • 
When,  throned  on  Zion's  brow, 
The  Lord  shall  rend  that  veil  away 
Which  hides  the  nations  now, — 

2  When  earth  no  more  beneath  the  fear 
Of  his  rebuke  shall  lie, — 

When  pain  shall  cease,  and  every  tear 
Be  wiped  from  every  eye  ? 

3  Then,  Judah,  thou  no  more  shalt  mourn 
Beneath  the  heathen's  chain  ; 

Thy  days  of  splendor  shall  return, 
And  all  be  new  again. 

4  The  fount  of  life  shall  then  be  quaffed 
In  peace  by  all  who  come, 

And  every  wind  that  blows  shall  waft 
Some  long-lost  exile  home. 

'50  S.  M.  C.  Wesley. 

Hebrew  missionaries. 

ALMIGHTY  God  of  love, 
Set  up  th'  attracting  sign, 
And  summon  whom  thou  dost  approve 
For  messengers  divine. 

2  From  favored  Abrah'nrs  seed 
The  new  apostles  choose, 

In  isles  and  continents  to  spread 
The  dead-revivicg  news. 

3  0  send  thy  servants  forth, 
To  call  the  Hebrews  home ! 

From  East,  and  West,  and  South,  and  North, 
Let  all  the  wand'rers  come : 


540  SPECIAL    OCCASIONS. 

4  With  Israel's  myriads  sealed. 

Let  all  the  nations  meet, 
And  show  the  mystery  fulfilled, 

The  family  complete ! 

751  8,8,8,8,8,8.  C.  Weslsy 

For  the  Mohammedans. 

MUN  of  unclouded  righteousness, 
£j    With  healing  in  thy  wings  arise, 
A  sad  benighted  world  to  bless, 

Which  now  in  sin  and  error  lies, 
Wrapped  in  Egyptian  night  profound, 
With  chains  of  hellish  darkness  bound. 

2  The  smoke  of  the  infernal  cave, 

Which  half  the  Christian  world  o'erspread, 
Disperse,  thou  heavenly  Light,  and  save 

The  souls  by  that  impostor  led, 
That  Arab  thief,  as  Satan  bold, 
Who  quite  destroyed  thy  Asian  fold, 

3  0,  might  the  blood  of  sprinkling  cx-y 
For  those  who  spurn  the  sprinkled  blood ; 

Assert  thy  glorious  Deity  ! 

Stretch  out  thy  arm,  thou  Triune  God, 
E'en  now  the  Moslem  fiend  expel, 
And  chase  his  doctrine  back  to  hell. 

1  Come,  Father,  Son,  and  Holy  Ghost, 
Thou  Three  in  One,  and  One  in  Three, 

Resume  thy  own,  for  ages  lost, 
Finish  the  dire  apostasy  ; 

Tliy  universal  claim  maintain, 

And  Lord  of  the  creation  reign! 

75  2  8,8,8,8,8,8.  C.  Wesley, 

For  the  Heathen. 

LORD  over  all,  if  thou  hast  made, 
Hast  ransomed  every  soul  of  man. — 


missions.  541 

Why  is  the  grace  so  long  delayed  ? 

Why  unfulfilled  the  saving  plan  ? 
The  bliss  for  Adam's  race  designed, 
When  will  it  reach  to  all  mankind  ? 
2  Art  thou  the  God  of  Jews  alone,. 

And  not  the  God  of  Gentiles  too  ? 
To  Gentiles  make  thy  goodness  known ; 

Thy  judgments  to  the  nations  show ; 
Awake  them  by  the  gospel  call  ; 
Light  of  the  world,  illumine  all ! 
8  The  servile  progeny  of  Ham 

Seize  as  the  purchase  of  thy  blood; 
Let  all  the  heathen  know  thy  name  : 

From  idols  to  the  living  God 
The  wand'ring  Indian  tribes  concert, 
And  shine  in  every  pagan  heart ! 
4  As  lightning  launched  from  east  to  west, 

The  coming  of  thy  kingdom  be ; 
To  thee,  by  angel  hosts  confessed, 

Bow  ererj  soul  and  every  knee : 
Thy  glory  let  all  flesh  behold ! 
And  then  fill  up  thy  heavenly  fold. 

753  S.  M.  C.  Wesley. 

"One  fold  under  one  Shepherd." 

EATHER  of  boundless  grace, 
Thou  hast  in  part  fulfilled 
Thy  promise  made  to  Adam's  race, 
In  God  incarnate  sealed. 

2  A  few  from  every  land 
At  first  to  Salem  came, 

And  saw  the  wonders  of  thy  hand. 
And  saw  the  tongues  of  flame. 

3  Yet  still  we  wait  the  end, 
The  coming  of  our  Lord, — 

The  full  accomplishment  attend, 
Of  thy  prophetic  word. 


542  SPECIAL   OCCASIONS. 

4  Thy  promise  deeper  lies 
In  unexhausted  grace, 

And  new-discovered  worlds  arise 
To  sing  their  Saviour's  praise. 

5  Beloved  for  Jesus'  sake, 
By  him  redeemed  of  old, 

All  nations  must  come  in,  and  make 
One  undivided  fold : 

6  While  gathered  in  by  thee, 
And  perfected  in  one, 

They  all  at  once  thy  glory  see 
In  thy  coequal  Son. 

754  7,6,7,6,7,7,7,6.         C.  Wesley. 

"Thy  kingdom  come." 

SAVIOUR,  whom  our  hearts  adore, 
To  bless  our  earth  again, 
Now  assume  thy  royal  power, 
And  o'er  the  nations  reign : 
Christ,  the  world's  Desire  and  Hope, 

Power  complete  to  thee  is  given ; 
Set  the  last  great  empire  up, 
Eternal  Lord  of  heaven. 

2  Where  they  all  thy  laws  have  spurned, 
Thy  holiest  name  profaned, 

Where  the  ruined  world  hath  mourned, 
With  blood  of  millions  slain  : 

Open  there  th'  ethereal  scene, 

Claim  the  heathen  tribes  for  thine ; 

There  the  endless  reign  begin 
With  majesty  Divine. 

3  Universal  Saviour,  thou 
Wilt  all  thy  creatures  bless ; 

Every  knee  to  thee  shall  bow, 
And  every  tongue  confess  : 


missions.  543 

Nfone  shall  in  thy  mount  destroy ; 

War  shall  then  be  learned  no  more ; 
Saints  shall  their  great  King  enjoy, 

And  all  mankind  adore. 

755  6,6,6,6,8,8.  C.  Wesley. 
Rapid  extension. 

SAVIOUR-,  we  know  thou  art 
In  every  age  the  same : 
Now,  Lord,  in  ours  exert 
The  virtue  of  thy  name  ; 
And  daily,  through  thy  word,  increase 
Thy  blood-besprinkled  witnesses. 

2  Thy  people,  saved  below 
From  every  sinful  stain, 

Shall  multiply  and  grow, 
If  thy  command  ordain ; 
And  one  into  a  thousand  rise, 
And  spread  thy  praise  through  earth  and  skiea. 

3  In  many  a  soul,  and  mine, 
Thou  hast  displayed  thy  power, 

But  to  thy  people  join 

Ten  thousand  thousand  more ; 
Saved  from  the  guilt  and  strength  of  sin, 
In  life  and  heart  entirely  clean. 

756  8,7,8,7,4,7.        W.  William 
Spread  of  the  gospel. 

O'ER  the  gloomy  hills  of  darkness, 
Look,  my  soul,  be  still  and  gaze ; 
All  the  promises  do  travail 
With  a  glorious  day  of  grace : 

Blessed  jub'lee, 
Let  thy  glorious  morning  dawn ! 

2  Kingdoms  wide  that  sit  in  darkness, 
Grant  them,  Lord,  the  glorious  light; 


544  SPECIAL   OCCASIONS. 

And  from  eastern  coast  to  western, 
May  the  morning  chase  the  night ; 

And  redemption, 
Freely  purchased,  win  the  day. 

3  Fly  abroad,  thou  mighty  gospel ; 

"Win  and  conquer,  never  cease ; 
May  thy  lasting,  wide  dominions. 

Multiply,  and  still  increase : 
Sway  thy  sceptre, 

Saviour,  all  the  world  around. 

757  S.  M.  C.  Wbslet 

God  giveth  the  increaae. 

LORD,  if  at  thy  command 
The  word  of  life  we  sow, 
Watered  by  thy  almighty  hand, 

The  seed  shall  surely  grow : 
The  virtue  of  thy  grace 

A  large  increase  shall  give, 
And  multiply  the  faithful  race, 
Who  to  thy  glory  live. 

2  Now,  then,  the  ceaseless  shower 

Of  gospel  blessings  send, 
And  let  the  soul-converting  power 

Thy  ministers  attend. 
On  multitudes  confer 

The  heart-renewing  love, 
And  by  the  joy  of  grace  prepare 

For  fuller  joys  above. 

758  L-  M.  C.  Wesley. 

"Come,  Lord  Jesus." 

HEAD  of  thy  Church,  whose  Spirit  fills, 
And  flows  through  evei-y  faithful  soul, 
Unites  in  mystic  love,  and  seals 
Them  one,  and  sanctifies  the  whole: 


missions.  545 

2  "Come,  Lord,"  thy  glorious  Spirit  cries, 
And  souls  beneath  the  altar  groan; 

"Come,  Lord,"  the  bride  on  earth  replies, 
"And  perfect  all  our  souls  in  one.;' 

3  Pour  out  the  promised  gift  on  all, 
Answer  the  universal  "  Come  !" 

The  fulness  of  the  Gentiles  call, 

And  take  thine  ancient  people  home 

4  To  thee  let  all  the  nations  flow, 
Let  all  obey  the  gospel  word : 

Let  all  their  bleeding  Saviour  know, 
Filled  with  the  glory  of  the  Lord. 

^59  L.  M.  CoLLYEB. 

Missionary  meeting. 

ASSEMBLED  at  thy  great  command, 
Before  thy  face,  dread  King,  we  stand  ; 
The  voice  that  marshalled  every  star 
Has  called  thy  people  from  afar. 

2  We  meet  through  distant  lands  to  spread 
The  truth  for  which  the  martyrs  bled ; 
Along  the  line — to  either  pole — 

The  anthem  of  thy  praise  to  roll. 

3  Our  prayers  assist ;  accept  our  praise  ; 
Our  hopes  revive  ;   our  courage  raise  ; 
Our  counsels  aid  ;  to  each  impart 

The  single  eye,  the  faithful  heart. 

4  Forth  with  thy  chosen  heralds  come ; 
Recall  the  wand'ring  spirits  home : 
From  Zion's  mount  send  forth  the  sound, 
To  spread  the  spacious  earth  around. 

760  7,6,7,6.  Hebe*. 

"Come  over — and  help  us  .'" 

FROM  Greenland's  icy  mountains, 
From  India's  coral  strand: 
-18 


546  SPECIAL   OCCASIONS. 

Where  Afric's  sunny  fountains 
Roll  down  their  golden  sand; 

From  many  an  ancient  river, 
From  many  a  palmy  plain, 

They  call  us  to  deliver 

Their  land  from  error's  chain. 

2  What  though  the  spicy  breezes 
Blow  soft  o'er  Ceylon's  isle, 

Though  every  prospect  pleases, 

And  only  man  is  vile : — 
In  vain  with  lavish  kindness 

The  gifts  of  God  are  strown; 
The  heathen  in  his  blindness 

Bows  down  to  wood  and  stone. 

3  Shall  we  whose  souls  are  lighted 
With  wisdom  from  on  high, 

Shall  Ave  to  men  benighted 

The  lamp  of  life  deny  ? 
Salvation !  0,  salvation ! 

The  joyful  sound  proclaim, 
Till  earth's  remotest  nation 

Has  learned  Messiah's  name. 

4  Waft,  waft,  ye  winds,  his  story, 
And  you,  ye  waters,  roll, 

Till,  like  a  sea  of  glory, 

It  spreads  from  pole  to  pole : 

Till  o'er  our  ransomed  nature, 
The  Lamb  for  sinners  slain, 

Redeemer,  King,  Creator, 
In  V.iss  returns  to  reign. 

761  C.  M.  Gilbert. 

Responding  to  the  appeal. 
'HE  nations  call!  from  sea  to  sea 

Extends  the  thrilling  cry, 
Come  over,  Christians,  if  there  be. 
And  help  us,  ere  we  die." 


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missions.  .  .    547 

2  Our  hearts,  0  Lord,  the  summons  feel ; 
Let  hand  with  heart  •combine, 

And  answer  to  the  world's  appeal 
By  giving  "that  is  thine:'"' 

3  Say  to  thy  gifted  servants,  "Speed! 
Behold  the  world  your  field  ;" 

Say  to  the  gold,  "  The  Lord  hath  need," 
Till  hoarded  treasures  yield. 

4  Say  to  the  slumb'ring  soul.  '-'Awake  ! 
Ere  wanes  thy  noon  away  ; 

Lo !  soon  I  come  th'  account  to  take, 
Ye  stewards  of  a  day." 

5  Saviour,  forgive ;  ashamed  we  lie, 
Thy  gracious  will  we  know : 

Behold,  while  we  delay,  they  die ! 
Bid,  bid  us  send,  or  go. 

762  3,7.  Fraxcis. 

"Freely  ye  have  received — -freely  give." 

PRAISE  the  Saviour,  all  ye  nations, 
Praise  him,  all  ye  hosts  above ; 
Shout,  with  joyful  acclamations, 

His  Divine,  victorious  love  : 
Be  his  kingdom  now  promoted, 

Let  the  earth  her  monarch  know  ; 
Be  my  all  to  him  devoted, 
To  my  Lord  my  all  I  owe. 

2  See  how.  beauteous  on  the  mountains 
'  Are  their  feet,  whose  grand  design 

Is  to  guide  us  to  the  fountains 

That  o'erflow  with  bliss  divine — 
Who  proclaim  the  joyful  tidings 

Of  salvation  all  around, 
Disregard  the  world's  deridings, 

And  in  works  of  love  abound. 


G( 


548  SPECIAL   OCCASIONS. 

3  With  my  substance  I  will  honor 
My  Redeemer  and  my  Lord ; 

Were  ten  thousand  worlds  my  manor, 
All  were  nothing  to  his  word: 

While  the  heralds  of  salvation 
His  abounding  grace  proclaim, 

Let  his  friends,  of  every  station, 
Gladly  join  to  spread  his  fame. 

7(33  ^s-  Marsden. 

"Go  ye  therefore" — 

0,  ye  messengers  of  God! 

Like  the  beams  of  morning  fly, 
Take  the  wonder-working  rod, 
Wave  the  banner-cross  on  high ! 

2  Where  th'  aspirant  minaret 
Gleams  along  the  morning  skies, 

Wave  it  till  the  crescent  set, 
And  the  "Star  of  Jacob"  rise. 

8  Go  !  to  many  a  tropic  isle 

In  the  bosom  of  the  deep, 
Where  the  skies  for  ever  smile, 

And  th'  oppressed  for  ever  weep ! 

4  O'er  the  negro's  night  of  care 
Pour  the  living  light  of  heaven ; 

Chase  away  the  fiend  despair, 
Bid  him  hope  to  be  forgiven ! 

5  Where  the  golden  gates  of  day 
Open  on  the  palmy  East,  < 

Wide  the  bleeding  cross  display, 
Spread  the  gospel's  richest  feast. 

6  Circumnavigate  the  ball, 
Visit  every  soil  and  sea: 

Preach  the  cross  of  Christ  to  all — 
Jesus'  love  is  full  and  free. 


missions.  549 

7(34.  8,7.  SlGOUBWEY. 

Missionaries  charged. 

ONWARD,  onward,  men  of  heaven ; 
Bear  the  gospel  banner  high ; 
Rest  not  till  its  light  is  given — 

Star  of  every  pagan  sky : 
Send  it  where  the  pilgrim  stranger 

Faints  beneath  the  torrid  ray; 
Bid  the  hardy  forest-ranger 
Hail  it,  ere  he  fades  away. 

2  Where  the  Arctic  Ocean  thunders, 
Where  the  tropics  fiercely  glow, 

Broadly  spread  its  page  of  wonders, 
Brightly  bid  its  radiance  flow  : 

India  marks  its  lustre  stealing ; 

Shiv'ring  Greenland  loves  its  rays  ; 

Afric,  mid  her  deserts  kneeling, 
Lifts  the  untaught  strain  of  praise. 

3  Rude  in  speech,  or  wild  in  feature, 
Dark  in  spirit,  though  they  be, — 

Show  that  light  to  every  creature, 
Prince  or  vassal,  bond  or  free : 

Lo  !  they  haste  to  every  nation  ; 
Host  on  host  the  ranks  supply : 

Onward !  Christ  is  your  salvation, 
And  your  death  is  victory. 


7G5  "s-  BOWRING. 

"  Watchman,  what  of  the  nightV 

"ATCHMAN,  tell  us  of  the  night, 
What  its  signs  of  promise  are. 
Trav'ller,  o'er  yon  mountain's  height, 

See  that  glory-beaming  star. 
Watchman,  does  its  beauteous  ray 
Aught  of  hope  or  joy  foretell? 


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550  SPECIAL    OCCASIONS. 

Trav'ller,  yes ;  it  brings  the  day, 
Promised  day  of  Israel. 

2  Watchman,  tell  us  of  the  night ; 
Higher  yet  that  star  ascends. 

Trav'ller,  blessedness  and  light, 

Peace  and  truth,  its  course  portends. 

Watchman,  will  its  beams  alone 

Gild  the  spot  that  gave  them  birth  ? 

Trav'ller,  ages  are  its  own, 

See!  it  bursts  o'er  all  the  earth. 

3  Watchman,  tell  us  of  the  night, 
For  the  morning  seems  to  dawn. 

Trav'ller,  dai-kness  takes  its  flight, 
Doubt  and  terror  are  withdrawn. 

Watchman,  let  thy  wand'rings  cease ; 
Hie  thee  to  thy  quiet  home. 

Trav'ller,  lo  !  the  Prince  of  peace, 
Lo  !  the  Son  of  God  is  come. 

7QQ  L.  M.  C.  Wesley. 

"The  morning  comeih." 

GLORY  to  God,  whose  sovereign  grace 
Hath  animated  senseless  stones ; 
Galled  us  to  stand  before  his  face, 
And  raised  us  into  Abrah'm's  sons. 

2  The  people  that  in  darkness  lay, 
In  sin  and  error's  deadly  shade, 

Have  seen  a  glorious  gospel-day, 
In  Jesus'  lovely  face  displayed. 

3  Thou  only,  Lord,  the  work  hast  done, 
And  bared  thine  arm  in  all  our  sight ; 

Hast  made  the  reprobates  thine  own, 
And  claimed  the  outcasts  as  thy  right. 

4  Thy  single  arm,  almighty  Lord, 
To  us  the  great  salvation  brought; 


MISSIONS.  551 

Thy  "Word,  thy  all-creating  Word, 

That  spake  at  first  the  world  from  naught. 

5  For  this  the  saints  lift  up  their  voice, 
And  ceaseless  praise  to  thee  is  given ; 

F;r  this  the  hosts  above  rejoice  : — 
We  raise  the  happiness  of  heaven. 

6  For  this,  (no  longer  sons  of  night.) 
To  thee  our  thankful  hearts  we  give ; 

To  thee,  who  call'dst  us  into  light: 
To  thee  we  die,  to  thee  we  live. 

Success. 

SEE  how  great  a  flame  aspires, 
Kindled  by  a  spark  of  grace ! 
Jesus'  love  the  nations  fires, 

Sets  the  kingdoms  on  a  blaze. 
To  bring  fire  on  earth  he  came ; 
Elndled  in  some  hearts  it  is : 
0  that  all  might  catch  the  flame, 
All  partake  the  glorious  bliss  ! 

2  When  he  first  the  work  begun, 
Small  and  feeble  was  his  day : 

Now  the  word  doth  swiftly  run, 
Now  it  wins  its  widening  way : 

More  and  more  it  spreads  and  grows, 
Ever  mighty  to  prevail ; 

Sin's  strongholds  it  now  o'erthrows, 
Shakes  the  trembling  gates  of  helL 

3  Sons  of  God,  your  Saviour  praise! 
He  the  door  hath  opened  wide ; 

He  hath  given  the  word  of  grace, 

Jesus'  word  is  glorified ; 
Jesus,  mighty  to  redeem, 

He  alone  the  work  hath  wrought ; 


552  SPECIAL   OCCASIONS. 

Worthy  is  the  work  of  "Him, — 

Him  who  spake  a  world  from  naught. 

1  Saw  ye  not  the  cloud  arise, 
Little  as  a  human  hand  ? 

Now  it  spreads  along  the  skies, 
Hangs  o'er  all  the  thirsty  land; 

Lo  !  the  promise  of  a  shower 
Drops  already  from  above  : 

But  the  Lord  will  shortly  pour 
All  the  Spirit  of  his  love. 

768  7s-         R-  w-  Hamiltoh 

Triumph. 

OWHAT  blessings,  lavished  wide, 
Cover  all  the  woes  of  man, — 
As  heaven's  rainbows  soft  bestride 
All  the  gloom  beneath  their  span. 

2  Hark !  what  rapt'rous  hymns  arise 
Where  the  ensign-cross  he  rears ! 

Songs  are  tuning  out  of  sighs, 

Smiles  are  wreathing  out  of  tears ! 

3  All  shall  bless  him  !  lift  thy  voice, 
Earth, — and  sea, — and  firmament! 

Acclamation  of  your  joys 

Peal  out,  in  one  chorus  blent ! 

7(39  7s.  Montgomery. 

The  song  of  jubilee. 

HARK !  the  song  of  jubilee, 
Loud  as  mighty  thunders  roar 
Or  the  fulness  of  the  sea, 

When  it  breaks  upon  the  shore : 
Hallelujah  !  for  the  Lord 

God  omnipotent  shall  reign  ; 
Hallelujah  !  let  the  word 

Echo  round  t\e  earth  and  main. 


BIBLE.  553 

2  Hallelujah!  hark!  the  sound 
From  the  depth  unto  the  skies 

Wakes  above,  beneath,  around, 

All  creation's  harmonies: 
See  Jehovah's  banner  furled, 

Sheathed  his  sword :  he  speaks :  'tis  lone ; 
And  the  kingdoms  of  this  world 

Are  the  kingdoms  of  his  Son. 

3  He  shall  reign  from  pole  to  pole, 
With  illimitable  sway : 

He  shall  reign,  when,  like  a  scroll, 
Yonder  heavens  have  passed  away ! 

Then  the  end— beneath  his  rod 
Mans  last  enemy  shall  fall : 

Hallelujah:  Christ  in  God, 
God  in  Christ,  is  all  is  all. 

2.    BIBLE. 

770  L-  M-  Watts. 

Psalm  xix. 

THE  heavens  declare  thy  glory,  Lord, 
In  every  star  thy  wisdom  shines ; 
But  when  our  eyes  behold  thy  word, 
We  read  thy  name  in  fairer  lines. 

2  The  rolling  sun,  the  changing  light, 
And  night  and  day,  thy  power  confess ; 

But  the  blest  volume  thou  hast  writ, 
Reveals  thy  justice  and  thy  grace. 

3  Sun,  moon,  and  stars,  convey  thy  praise 
Bound  the  whole  earth,  and  never  stand ; 

So  when  thy  truth  began  its  race, 

It  touched  and  glanced  on  every  land. 

4  Nor  shall  thy  spreading  gospel  rest, 

Till  through  the  world  thy  truth  has  run: 


554  SPECIAL   OCCASIONS. 

Till  Christ  has  all  the  nations  blessed, 
That  see  the  light,  or  feel  the  sun. 

6  Great  Sun  of  righteousness,  arise! 

Bless  the  dark  world  with  heavenly  light: 
Thy  gospel  makes  the  simple  wise ; 

Thy  laws  are  pure,  thy  judgments  right. 

771  C.  M.  Watts. 
Psalm  cxix. 

HOW  shall  the  young  secure  their  hearts, 
And  guard  their  lives  from  sin  ? 
Thy  word  the  choicest  rule  imparts, 
To  keep  the  conscience  clean. 

2  When  once  it  enters  to  the  mind, 
It  spreads  such  light  abroad, 

The  meanest  souls  instruction  find, 
And  raise  their  thoughts  to  God. 

3  'Tis  like  the  sun,  a  heavenly  light, 
That  guides  us  all  the  day ; 

And  through  the  dangers  of  the  night, 
A  lamp  to  lead  our  way. 

4  Thy  word  is  everlasting  truth ; 
How  pure  is  every  page ! 

That  holy  book  shall  guide  our  youth, 
And  well  support  our  age. 

772  i-  M.  Watts. 

Excellence  of  God's  word 

LET  everlasting  glories  crown 
Thy  head,  my  Saviour,  and  my  Lord; 
Thy  hands  have  brought  salvation  dcwn, 
And  writ  the  blessings  in  thy  word. 

2  In  vain  the  trembling  conscience  seeks 
Some  solid  ground  to  rest  upon ; 


BIBLE.  555 

With  long  despair  the  spirit  breaks, 
Till  we  apply  to  Christ  alone. 

3  How  well  thy  blessed  truths  agree ! 
How  wise  and  holy  thy  commands ! 

Thy  promises — how  firm  they  be  ! 

How  firm  our  hope,  our  comfort,  stands ! 

4  Should  all  the  forms  that  men  devise 
Assault  my  faith  with  treach'rous  art, 

I'd  call  them  vanity  and  lies, 

And  bind  the  gospel  to  my  heart. 

773  8,8,8,8,8,8.  C.  Wesley. 

Treasury  of  the  word. 

F'SPIREE  of  the  ancient  seers, 
Who  wrote  from  thee  the  sacred  page, 
The  same  through  all  succeeding  years, 

Vouchsafe  to  us,  in  this  our  age, 
The  Spirit  of  thy  word  t'  impart, 
And  breathe  the  life  into  our  heart. 

2  Whene'er  in  error's  paths  we  rove, 
The  living  God  through  sin  forsake, 

Our  conscience  by  thy  word  reprove, 

Convince,  and  bring  the  wand'rers  back ; 
Deep  wounded  by  thy  Spirit's  sword, 
And  then  by  Gilead's  balm  restored. 

3  The  sacred  lessons  of  thy  grace, 
Transmitted  through  thy  word,  repeat,  ■ 

Aud  train  us  up  in  all  thy  ways, 

To  make  us  in  thy  will  complete: 
Fulfil  thy  love's  redeeming  plan, 
And  bring  us  to  a  perfect  man. 

4  Furnished  out  of  thy  treasury, 
0  may  we  always  ready  stand. 

To  help  the  souls  redeemed  by  thee, 

In  what  their  various  states  demand  1 
To  teach,  convince,  correct,  reprove ; 
And  build  them  up  in  holiest  love  I 


556  SPECIAL    OCCASIONS 

774  C.  M.  S.  Stennett. 

"Search  the  Scriptures." 

THE  counsels  of  redeeming  grace 
The  sacred  leaves  unfold  : 
And  here  the  Saviour's  lovely  face 
Our  raptured  eyes  behold. 

2  Here  light  descending  from  above 
Directs  our  doubtful  feet ; 

Here  promises  of  heavenly  love 
Our  ardent  wishes  meet. 

3  Our  num'rous  griefs  are  here  redressed, 
And  all  our  wants  supplied  : 

Naught  -we  can  ask  to  make  us  blessed 
Is  in  this  book  denied. 

4  For  these  inestimable  gains, 
That  so  enrich  the  mind, 

0  may  we  search  with  eager  pains, 
Assured  that  we  shall  find ! 

775  C.  M.  Steele. 

Delighting  in  the  word. 

FATHER  of  mercies,  in  thy  word 
What  endless  glory  shines  ! 
For  ever  be  thy  name  adored 
For  these  celestial  lines. 

2  Here  may  the  wretched  sons  of  want 
Exhaustless  riches  find, 

Riches  above  what  earth  can  grant, 
And  lasting  as  the  mind. 

3  Here  the  fair  tree  of  knowledge  grows, 
And  yields  a  free  repast, 

Sublimer  sweets  than  nature  knows 
Invite  the  longing  taste. 

4  Here  the  Ptedeemer's  welcome  voice 
Spreads  heavenly  peace  around ; 


BIBLE.  557 

And  life,  and  everlasting  joys, 
Attend  the  blissful  sound. 

5  0  may  these  heavenly  pages  be 
My  ever  dear  delight ; 

And  still  new  beauties  may  I  see,        ^ 
And  still  increasing  light ! 

6  Divine  Instructor,  gracious  Lord, 
Be  thou  for  ever  near; 

Teach  me  to  love  thy  sacred  -word, 
And  view  my  Savioui  there. 

776  C-  M-  G.  Weslbt, 
Before  sermon. 

rATHER  of  all,  in  whom  alone 
"We  lire,  and  move,  and  breathe, 
One  bright,  celestial  ray,  dart  down, 
And  cheer  thy  sons  beneath. 

2  While  in  thy  word  ve  search  for  thee. 
(We  search  "with  trembling  awe  !) 

Open  our  eyes,  and  let  us  see 
The  wonders  of  thy  law. 

3  Now  let  our  darkness  comprehend 
The  light  that  shines  so  clear ; 

Now  the  revealing  Spirit  send, 
And  give  us  ears  to  hear. 

4  Before  us  make  thy  goodness  pass, 
Which  here  by  faith  we  know ; 

Let  us  in  Jesus  see  thy  face, 
And  die  to  all  below. 

777  L.  M.  C.  Wesley. 

Spread  of  the  Scriptures. 

THE  law  and  prophets  all  foretold 
That  Christ  should  die,  and  leave  the  grave, 


558  •   SPECIAL    OCCASIONS. 

Gather  the  -world  into  his  fold, 

The  Church  of  Jews  and  Gentiles  save. 

'    2  Yet  by  the  prince  of  darkness  bound, 

The  nations  still  are  -wrapped  in  night ; 

They  never  heard  the  joyful  sound, 

They  never  saw  the  gospel  light. 

3  Light  of  the  world,  again  appear 

In  mildest  majesty  of  grace, 
And  bring  the  great  salvation  near, 
And  claim  our  whole  apostate  race. 

778  S.  M.  C.  Wesley 

Universal  dissemination. 

JESUS,  the  word  bestow, 
The  true  immortal  seed ; 
Thy  gospel  then  shall  greatly  grow, 

And  all  our  land  o'erspread ; 
Through  earth  extended  wide 

Shall  mightily  prevail, 
Destroy  the  works  of  self  and  pride, 
And  shake  the  gates  of  hell. 

2  Its  energy  exert 

In  the  believing  soul ; 
Diffuse  thy  grace  through  every  part, 

And  sanctify  the  whole : 
Its  utmost  virtue  show 

In  pure  consummate  love, 
And  fill  with  all  thy  life  below, 

'lnd  give  us  thrones  above 

/79  C.  M.  Gibbous. 

Spreading  over  all  the  earth. 

G\  HEAT  God,  the  nations  of  the  earth 
X    Are  by  creation  thine  ; 
And  in  thy  works,  by  all  beheld, 
Thy  radiant  glories  shine. 


ERECTION    OF    CHURCHES.         55$ 

2  But,  Lord,  thy  greater  love  has  sent 

Thy  gospel  to  .mankind, 
Unveiling  what  rich  stores  of  grace 

Are  treasured  in  thy  mind. 

S  0,  when  shall  these  glad  tidings  spreaa 

The  spacious  earth  around, 
Till  every  tribe  and  -every  soul 

Shall  hear  the  joyful  sound? 

4  Smile,  Lord,  on  each  divine  attempt 

To  spread  the  gospel's  rays, 
And  build  on  sin's  demolished  throne 

The  temples  of  thy  praise. 


3.  ERECTION  OF  CHURCHES. 

780  L-  M-  <*•  Robinson 

Laying  the  foundation. 

WHEN  to  the  exiled  seer  was  given 
A  rapt'rous  foregaze  into  heaven, 
All  glorious  though  the  visions  were, 
Yet  he  beheld  no  temple  there. 

2  The  New  Jerusalem  on  high 
Hath  one  pervading  sanctity  ; 

No  sin  to  mourn,  no  grief  to  mar — 
God  and  the  Lamb  its  temple  are. 

3  But  we,  frail  sojourners  below, 
The  pilgrim-heirs  of  guilt  and  woe, 
Must  seek  a  tabernacle,  where 

Our  scattered  souls  may  blend  in  prayer, 

4  0  Thou!  who  o'er  the  cherubim 
Didst  shine  in  glories  veiled  and  dim, 
With  purer  light  our  temple  cheer, 
\nd  dwell  in  unveiled  glory  here* 


560  SPECIAL    OCCASIONS. 

781  7,6,7,6,7,8,7,03.         A.  Bulmebl. 

Laying  the  foundation. 

THOU  who  hast  in  Zion  laid 
The  true  Foundation-stone, 
And  with  those  a  cov'nant  made 

Who  build  on  that  alone  ; 
Hear  us,  Architect  Divine  ! 

Great  Builder  of  thy  Church  below: 
Now  upon  thy  servants  shine, 
Who  seek  thy  praise  to  show. 

2  Earth  is  thine ;  her  thousand  hills 
Thy  mighty  hand  sustains  ; 

Heaven  thy  awful  presence  fills ; 

O'er  all  thy  glory  reigns : 
Yet  the  place  of  old  prepared, 

By  regal  David's  favored  son, 
Thy  peculiar  blessing  shared, 

And  stood  thy  chosen  throne. 

3  Father,  Son,  aud  Spirit,  send 
The  consecrating  flame ; 

Now  in  majesty  descend, 

Inscribe  the  living  name  : 
That  great  name  by  which  we  live 

Now  write  on  this  accepted  stone ; 
Us  into  thy  hands  receive, 

Our  temple  make  thy  throne. 

782  CM,  Watts. 

Psalm  cxviii.  22,  23. 

BEHOLD  the  sure  foundation-stone 
Which  God  in  Zion  lays, 
To  build  our  heavenly  hopes  upon, 
And  his  eternal  praise. 

2  Chosen  of  God,  to  sinners  dear, 
We  now  adore  thy  name : 


ERECTION    OF    CHURCHES.         563 

We  trust  our  whole  salvation  liere, 
Nor  can  we  suffer  shame. 

3  The  foolish  builders,  scribg  and  priest, 
Reject  it  with  disdain  ; 

Yet  on  this  Rock  the  Chrj-oh  shall  rest, 
And  envy  rage  in  vain. 

4  What  though  the  gates  of  hell  withstood^ 
Yet  must  this  building  rise : 

'lis  thine  own  work,  Almighty  God, 
And  wondrous  in  our  eyes. 


G( 


783  6,6,6,6,8,8.         G.  Robinsou, 

Dedication. 
OD  of  thine  Israel  true, 

Their  pillar,  shield,  and  rock, 
Who,  all  the  desert  through, 

Didst  lead  them  like  a  flock ; 
In  this  our  sanctuary  dwell, 
Thou  glorious,  felt,  Invisible ! 

2  That  holy  peace  shed  down, 
The  world  can  never  give  ; 

Thy  truth  with  triumph  crown, 

Command  the  deaxl  to  live  ; 
And  fill  this  consecrated  place 
With  living  trophies  of  thy  grace. 

3  Great  Shepherd  of  thy  flock, 
Our  glorious  leader  be ; 

Our  pillar,  shield,  and  rock, 
Till  the  fair  land  we  see : 
Ruler  of  heaven's  eternal  sphere, 
Be  thou  the  guardian  glory  here ! 

784  L.  M.  Palmer. 

Dedication. 

BEHOLD  thy  temple,  God  of  grace, 
The  house  that  we  have  reared  for  thee, 


562  SPECIAL   OCCASIONS. 

Regard  it  as  thy  resting-place, 
And  fill  it  with  thy  majesty, 

2  When  from  its  altar  shall  arise 
Joint  supplication  to  thy  name, 

Deign  to  accept  the  sacrifice, 

Thyself  our  answ'ring  God  proclaim. 

3  And  when  from  hence  the  voice  of  praise 
Shall  lift  its  triumphs  to  thy  throne, 

Show  thy  acceptance  of  our  lays, 
By  making  all  thy  glory  known. 

4  When  here  thy  ministers  shall  stand, 
To  speak  what  thou  shalt  bid  them  say, ' 

Maintain  thy  cause  with  thine  own  hand, 
And  give  thy  truth  a  winning  way. 

5  Now,  therefore,  0  our  God,  arise ! 
In  this  thy  resting-place  appear; 

And  let  thy  people's  longing  eyes 
Behold  thee  fix  thy  dwelling  here. 

*?&&  7s.  Montgomery. 

Dedication. 

LORD  of  hosts,  to  thee  we  raise 
Here  a  house  of  prayer  and  praise  •, 
Thou  thy  people's  hearts  prepare 
Here  to  meet  for  praise  and  prayer. 

2  Let  the  living  here  be  fed 

With  thy  word,  the  heavenly  bread  ; 
Here,  in  hope  of  glory  blest, 
May  the  dead  be  laid  to  rest ; — 

3  Here  to  thee  a  temple  stand, 
While  the  sea  shall  gird  the  land; 
Here  reveal  thy  mercy  sure, 
While  the  sun  and  moon  endure. 

4  Hallelujah  ! — earth  and  sky 
To  the  joyful  sound  reply  ; 
Hallelujah  ! — hence  ascend 
Prayer  and  praise  till  time  shall  end. 


ERECTION   OE   CHURCHES.        563 

786  k.  li.  Doddridge. 
Dedication. 

A  XL  "will  the  great,  eternal  God, 
On  earth  establish  his  abode? 
And  will  he,  from  his  radiant  throne, 
Avow  our  temple  for  his  own  ? 

2  We  bring  the  tribute  of  our  praise ; 
And  sing  that  condescending  grace, 
Which  to  our  notes  will  lend  an  ear, 
And  call  us  sinful  mortals  near. 

3  These  walls  we  to  thy  honor  raise, 
Long  may  they  echo  to  thy  praise ; 
And  thou,  descending,  fill  the  place 
With  choicest  tokens  of  thy  grace. 

4  And  in  the  great,  decisive  day, 
When  God  the  nations  shall  survey, 
May  it  before  the  world  appear 
That  crowds  were  born  to  glory  here  ! 

787  C.  M.  Mant. 
Psalm  xxvi.  6-8. 

I'LL  wash  my  hands  in  innocence, 
And  round  thy  altar  go  ; 
Pour  the  glad  hymn  of  triumph  thence, 
And  thence  thy  wonders  show. 

2  Thy  house  is  ever  my  delight. 

Thy  dwelling,  0  my  God ! 
The  place  where,  shrined  in  radiance  bright. 

Thy  glory  makes  abode. 

788  S.  11  Watts. 

Psalm  xlviii. 

r\  KEAT  is  the  Lord  our  God, 
VJT    And  let  his  praise  be  great ; 


564  SPECIAL    0CCASI0N8. 

He  makes  his  churches  his  abode, 
His  most  delightful  seat. 

2  These  temples  of  his  grace 
How  beautiful  they  stand  ' 

The  honors  of  our  native  place, 
And  bulwarks  of  our  land. 

3  In  Sion  God  is  known 
A  refuge  in  distress  ; 

How  bright  has  his  salvation  shone 
Through  all  her  palaces  ! 

4  In  every  new  distress 
We'll  to  his  house  repair ; 

We'll  think  upon  his  wondrous  grace, 
And  seek  deliv'rance  there. 


789  L.  M.  Brady  &  Tatr 

Psalm  xciii. 

"TTTITH  glory  clad,  with  strength  arrayed, 
W       The  Lord  that  o'er  all  nature  reigns 
The  world's  foundations  strongly  laid, 
And  the  vast  fabric  still  sustains. 

2  How  sure  established  is  thy  throne, 
Which  shall  no  change  or  period  see ! 

For  thou.  0  Lord,  and  thou  alone, 
Art  King  from  all  eternity. 

3  The  floods,  0  Lord,  lift  up  their  vMce, 
And  toss  their  troubled  waves  on  high  ; 

But  God  above  can  still  their  noise, 
And  make  the  angry  sea  comply. 

1  Thy  promise,  Lord,  is  ever  sure : 
And  they  that  in  thy  house  would  dwelL 

That  happy  station  to  secure. 
Must  still  in  holiness  excel. 


EDUCATION   OP  YOUTH.  565 

790  CM.  Watts. 
Psalm  cxxxii.  8,  15. 

ARISE,  0  King  of  grace,  arise, 
And  enter  to  thy  rest ! 
Lo  !  thy  Church  waits,  with  longing  eyes, 
Thus  to  be  owned  and  blessed. 

2  Enter  with  all  thy  glorious  train, 
Thy  Spirit  and  thy  word : 

All  that  the  ark  did  once  contain 
Could  no  such  grace  afford. 

3  Here,  mighty  God,  accept  our  vows ; 
Here  let  thy  praise  be  spread; 

Bless  the  provisions  of  thy  house, 
And  fill  thy  poor  with  bread. 

4.  EDUCATION  OF  YOUTH. 

791  L.  M.  Mant 

For  a  College  Commencement.  Psalmlxx.yin.  1-7. 

HEAR,  ye  my  law,  my  people,  hear ; 
Lend  to  my  words  the  listening  ear  ■ 
My  mouth  shall  lofty  lore  unfold, 
My  lips  dark  sentences  of  old. 

2  Such  truths  to  us  our  sires  have  shown. 
Our  ears  have  heard,  our  hearts  have  known  ; 
Nor  shall  our  lips  forbear  to  trace 

The  image  for  our  future  race. 

3  But  times  remote, — the  latter  days, — 
The  story  of  Jehovah's  praise 

Shall  hear  ;  and  ponder  with  delight 
His  wondrous  deeds,  his  arm  of  might. 

4  His  law  to  Jacob  he  revealed, 
His  covenant  with  Israel  sealed. 
And  gave  our  sires  the  charge  Divine, 
In  trust  for  their  succeeding  line : 


566  SPECIAL    OCCASIONS. 

5  That  year  to  year,  and  age  to  age, 
Might  safe  convey  the  sacred  page  ; 
And  still  his  truth  perpetual  run, 
Transmitted  down  from  sire  to  son: 

6  That  on  the  arm  of  power  Divine 
Sons  yet  unborn  might  still  recline : 
Nor  e'er  forget  the  works  of  God, 
Nor  e'er  forsake  his  guiding  rod. 

792  C.  M.  Gilbert 
For  a  Commencement. 

WHILE  we  with  fear  and  hope  survey 
This  youthful,  blooming  throng, 
And  little  know  th'  eventful  way 
Their  steps  may  pass  along, — 

2  One  day  is  as  a  thousand  years, 
Eternal  God,  to  thee, 

And  present  to  thine  eye  appears 
Their  whole  futurity. 

3  Thou  seest  temptation's  subtle  thread, 
Or  torture's  fiery  test: — 

Mid  scenes  of  pleasure,  or  of  dread, 
Screen  thou  th'  unguarded  breast. 

4  Saviour  !  through  each  portentous  change 
And  dangers  yet  untrod, 

"Where'er  they  rest,  where'er  they  range, 
Be  thou  their  present  God ! 

793  L.  M.  Collyeb 
"Young  men — exhort  to  be  sober-minded." 

YOUNG  men  exhort,  th'  apostle  said, 
To  cherish  soberness  of  mind ; 
So  when  the  bloom  of  life  is  fled, 

Substantial  fruit  shall  stay  behind. 
2  If  God's  eternal  word  of  truth 

Affect  your  hearts,  your  thoughts  engage, 


EDUCATION    OF    YOUTH.  567 

Its  guardian  power  shall  shield  your  youth, 
Its  consolations  cheer  your  age. 

3  Come,  then,  and  choose  religion's  "ways, 
In  life's  sweet  fragrancy  and  prime  ; 

So  peace  shall  crown  your  foll'wing  days- 
Peace,  indestructible  by  time. 

7^4  8,8,8,8,8,8.  C.  Wesles 

"Learning  and  holiness  combined." 
pOME,  Father,  Son,  and  Holy  Ghost, 
\j     To  whon:  we  for  our  children  cry; 
The  good  desired  and  wanted  most, 
Out  of  thy  richest  grace  supply ! 
The  sacred  discipline  be  given 
To  train  and  bring  them  up  for  heaven. 

2  Error  and  ignorance  remove, 

Their  blindness  both  of  heart  and  mindj 
Give  them  the  wisdom  from  above, 

Spotless,  and  peaceable,  and  kind: 
In  knowledge  pure  their 'minds  renew; 
And  store  with  thoughts  divinely  true. 

3  Learning's  redundant  part  and  vain 
Be  here  cut  off,  and  cast  aside ; 

But  let  them,  Lord,  the  substance  gain, 

In  every  solid  truth  abide  ; 
Swiftly  acquire,  and  ne'er  forego, 
The  knowledge  fit  for  man  to  know. 

4  Unite  the  pair  so  long  disjoined, 
Knowledge  and  vital  piety  : 

Learning  and  holiness  combined, 

And  truth  and  love  let  all  men  see, 
In  those  whom  up  to  thee  we  give, 
Thine,  wholly  thine,  to  die  and  live ! 

795  8,8,8,8,8,8.  C.  Wesley. 

Youth  devoted  to  God. 

CAPTAIN  of  our  salvation,  take 
The  souls  we  here  present  to  thee, 


568  SPECIAL    OCCASIONS. 

And  fit  for  thy  great  service  make 

These  heirs  of  immortality  ; 
And  let  them  in  thine  image  rise, 
And  then  transplant  to  paradise. 
2  Train  up  thy  hardy  soldiers,  Lord, 

In  all  their  Captain's  steps  to  tread ! 
Or  send  them  to  proclaim  thy  word, 

Thy  gospel  through  the  world  to  spread  ; 
Freely  as  they  receive  to  give, 
And  preach  the  death  by  which  we  live. 

796  *  8s.  Gilbert. 

Sunday-School  Celebration. 

HOW  sweet  is  the  fragrance  of  flowers 
That  bloom  at  the  dawning  of  day ! 
Refreshed  with  heaven's  kindliest  showers, 

How  healthy  and  beautiful  they  ! 
Thus  lovely  and  soothing  the  sight — 

More  lovely  |han  nature  supplies — 
Are  those  who  at  earliest  light 

Expand  their  young  hearts  to  the  skies. 
£  A  tribute  acceptable,  paid 

Yet  green,  in  the  season  of  prime, 
Ere  noon  hath  its  ravages  made, 

And  verdure  is  sullied  by  time ; 
Collect  for  thine  altars,  0  God, 

A  wreath  from  our  garden  below ; 
Nay,  send  thy  refreshings  abroad, 

That  all  the  plantation  may  grow. 
8  0  suffer  not  one  to  remain, 

Beside  living  waters  unfed, 
But  give  thou  the  plentiful  rain, 

The  sun  of  thine  influence  shed: 
So,  comely  as  willows  that  bend 

Where  streamlets  and  fountains  abound, 
Be  these  the  young  plants  that  we  tend, 

With  blossoms  and  fruitfulness  crowned. 


EDUCATION    OP   YOUTH,  569 

797  C.  M.  Straphan. 

Sunday-School  Celebration. 

MERCY,  descending  from  above, 
In  softest  accents  pleads: 
0  may  each  tender  bosom  move, 
"When  mercy  intercedes ! 

2  Children  our  kind  protection  claim 
And  God  will  well  approve 

When  infants  learn  to  lisp  his  name, 
And  their  Creator  love. 

3  Delightful  work !  young  souls  to  win, 
And  turn  the  rising  race 

From  the  deceitful  paths  of  sin, 
To  seek  their  Saviour's  face. 

4  Almighty  God !  thine  influence  shed, 
To  aid  this  blest  design  ; 

The  honor  of  thy  name  be  spread, 
And  all  the  glory  thine. 

798  6,6,6,6,8,8.  Buddek. 
Sunday -School  Celebration. 

Children. 

(10ME,  let  our  voices  join 
J     In  one  glad  song  of  praise ; 
To  God,  the  God  of  love, 

Our  grateful  hearts  we  raise : 

Congregation. 
To  God  alone  your  praise  belongs :  . 
His  love  demands  your  earliest  songs. 

Children. 
2  Now  we  are  taught  to  read 

The  book  of  life  divine. 
Where  our  Redemer's  love 

And  brightest  glories  shine: 


570  SPECIAL   OCCASIONS. 

Congregation. 
To  God  alone  the  praise  is  due, 
Who  sends  his  word  to  us  and  you. 
Children. 

3  Within  these  hallowed  walls  . 
Our  wand' ring  feet  are  brought ; 

Where  prayer  and  praise  ascend, 
And  heavenly  truths  are  taught : 
Congregation. 
To  God  alone  your  off'rings  bring ; 
Here  in  his  church  his  praises  sing. 
Children. 

4  For  blessings  such  as  these 
Our  gratitude  receive ; 

Lord,  here  accept  our  hearts, 
'Tis  all  that  we  can  give : 
Congregation. 
Great  God,  accept  their  infant  songs : 
To  thee  alone  their  praise  belongs. 
Both. 

5  Lord,  bid  this  work  of  love 

Be  crowned  with  meet  success ; 
May  thousands  yet  unborn 

This  institution  bless : 
Thus  shall  the  praise  resound  to  thee, 
Now,  and  through  all  eternity. 

^99  8,7,8,7,4,7.  J  Taylor. 

Sunday-School  Celebration. 

THOU,  who  didst  with  love  and  blessing 
Gather  Sion's  babes  to  thee, 
Still  a  Saviour's  love  expressing, 
These,  the  babes  of  Sion,  see; 

Bless  the  labors 
That  would  bring  them  up  for  thee. 


EDUCATION    Or   YOUTH.  571 

2  Smile  upon  the  weak  endeavor, 
Vain,  if  thou  thy  smile  deny: 

Lo  !  they  rise, — to  live  for  ever ! 
Train,  0  train  them  for  the  sky ! 

Ne'er  may  Satan 
Plunder  Sion's  nursery. 

3  Lord,  with  humble  fervor  bending, 
We  thy  blessing  would  entreat, 

On  the  youthful  heart  descending, 
Make  the  toils  of  learning  sweet : 

Still  to  Sion 
Guide  the  young  disciples'  feet. 

4  Then,  when  long  we  both  have  slumbered 
Side  by  side  in  common  dust, 

With  thy  ransomed  people  numbered, 
With  th'  assembly  of  the  just, 

Child  and  teacher, 
Saviour !   own  our  humble  trust. 

800  C.  M.  C.  Wesley. 

For  an  orphan  asylum. 

FATHER,  of  mercies,  hear  our  prayers 
For  those  that  do  us  good, 
Whose  love  for  us  a  place  prepares, 

And  gives  the  orphans  food. 
2  Their  alms  in  blessings  on  their  head 

A  thousand-fold  restore ; 
0  feed  their  souls  with  living  bread, 

And  let  their  cup  run  o'er ! 
tS  For  ever  in  thy  Christ  built  up, 

Thy  bounty  let  them  prove  ; 
Steadfast  in  faith,  joyful  through  hope, 

And  rooted  deep  in  love. 
4  For  those  who  kindly  founded  this, 

A  better  house  prepare  ; 
Remove  them  to  thy  heavenly  bliss, 

And  let  us  meet  them  there. 


572  SPECIAL    OCCASIONS. 

801  C.  M.  C.  Wesley. 

Anniversary  of  an  orphan  asylum. 

AGAIN  the  kind  revolving  year 
Has  brought  this  happy  day, 
And  we  in  God's  blest  house  appear 
Again  our  vow  to  pay. 

2  Our  watchful  guardians,  robed  in  light, 
Adore  the  heavenly  King ; 

Ten  thousand  thousand  seraphs  bright 
Incessant  praises  sing. 

3  They  know  no  want,  they  feel  no  care, 
Nor  ever  sigh  as  we ; 

Sorrow  and  sin  are  strangers  there, 
And  all  is  harmony. 

4  If  aught  can  there  enhance  their  bliss, 
Or  raise  their  raptures  higher, 

New  joys  in  heaven  at  sights  like  this, 
New  anthems  fill  the  choir. 

5  With  what  resembling  care  and  love 
Both  worlds  for  us  appear  : — 

Our  friendly  guardians,  those  above, 
Our  benefactors,  here. 

802  C.  M.  Browne 

Pleading  for  the  orphan. 

OHOW  can  they  look  up  to  heaven, 
And  ask  for  mercy  there, 
Who  never  soothed  the  poor  man's  pang, 

Nor  dried  the  orphan's  tear ! 
2  The  dread  omnipotence  of  Heaven 

We  every  hour  provoke  \ 
Yet  still  the  mercy  of  our  God 

Withholds  th'  avenging  stroke ; 
8  And  Christ  was  still  the  healing  friend 

Of  poverty  and  pain ; 


THE    SEASONS.  .  573 

And  never  did  imploring  wretch 
His  garment  touch  in  vain. 

4  May  we  with  humble  effort  take 
Example  from  above  ; 

And  thence  the  active  lesson  learn 
Of  charity  and  love  ! 

5  But  chiefly  be  the  labor  ours 
To  shade  the  early  plant  ; 

To  guard  from  ignorance  and  guilt 
The  infancy  of  want ; — 

6  To  graft  the  virtues,  ere  the  bud 
The  canker-worm  has  gnawed, 

And  teach  the  rescued  child  to  lisp 
Its  gratitude  to  God. 

5.   THE    SEASONS. 

803  10,5,11.  C.  Weslet. 

New -Year  s  day. 

t^OME,  let  us  anew  Our  jouianey  pursue, 
j     Roll  round  with  the  year, 
And  never  stand  still  till  the  Master  appear! 
His  adorable  will  Let  us  gladly  fulfil. 

And  our  talents  improve, 
By  the  patience  of  hope,  and  the  labor  of  love 

2  Our  life  is  a  dream ;— Our  time,  as  a  stream, 

Glides  swiftly  away; 
And  the  fugitive  moment  refuses  to  stay. 
The  arrow  is  flown,  The  moment  is  gone; 

The  millennial  year 
Rushes  on  to  our  view,  and  eternity's  here. 

3  0  that  each  in  the  day  Of  his  coming  may  say 

"I  have  fought  my  way  through ; 
I  have  finished  the  work  thou  didst  give  me  to 
do !" 


574  .SPECIAL   OCCASIONS. 

0  that  each  from  his  Lord  May  receive  the  glad 
word, 
"  Well  and  faithfully  done  ! 
Enter  into  my  joy,  and  sit  down  on  my  throne." 

R04  6,6,6,6,8,8.  C.  Weslky. 

New -Year's  day. 

THE  Lord  of  earth  and  sky, 
The  God  of  ages  praise  ! 
Who  reigns  enthroned  on  high, 
Ancient  of  endless  days  ! 
Who  lengthens  out  our  trials  here, 
And  spares  us  yet  another  year. 

2  Barren  and  withered  trees, 
We  cumbered  long  the  ground ! 

No  fruit  of  holiness 

On  our  dead  souls  was  found ; 
Yet  doth  he  us  in  mercy  spare 
Another  and  another  year. 

3  When  justice  gave  the  word 
To  cut  the  fig-tree  down, 

The  pity  of  the  Lord 

Cried,  "  Let  it  still  alone  !" 
The  Father  mild  inclines  his  ear, 
.  And  spares  us  yet  another  year. 

4  Jesus,  thy  speaking  blood 
From  God  obtained  the  grace ; 

Who  therefore  hath  bestowed 
On  us  a  longer  space ; 
Thou  didst  in  our  behalf  appear, 
And  lo  !  we  see  another  year ! 

5  Then  dig  about  the  root, 
Break  up  our  fallow  ground, 

And  let  our  gracious  fruit 
To  thy  great  praise  abound: 
0  let  us  all  thy  praise  declare, 
And  fruit  unto  perfection  bear ! 


THE    SEASONS.  575 

805  C.  Til.  C.  Wtsslkt 

New  -  Year's  day. 

LET  me  alone  another  year, 
In  honor  of  thy  Son, 
Who  cloth  my  Advocate  appear 
Before  thy  gracious  throne. 

2  Thou  hast  vouchsafed  a  longer  space> 
And  spared  the  barren  tree, 

Because  for  me  my  Saviour  prays, 
And  pleads  his  death  for  me. 

3  Time  to  repent  thou  dost  bestow ; 
But  0,  the  power  impart ! 

And  let  my  eyes  with  tears  o'erflow, 
And  break  my  stubborn  heart. 

4  I'd  nail  my  passions  to  the  cross, 
Where  my  Redeemer  died ; 

And  all  things  count  but  shame  and  loss 
For  Jesus  crucified. 

5  Giver  of  penitential  pain, 
Before  that  cross  I  lie, 

In  grief  determined  to  remain 
Till  thou  thy  blood  apply. 

6  Forgiveness  on  my  conscience  seal ; 
Bestow  thy  promised  rest ; 

With  purest  love  thy  servant  fill, 
And  number  with  the  blest. 

^06  C.  M.  DODDKIDGE 

New -Year's  day. 

EEMATLK,  my  soul,  the  narrow  bound 
Of  the  revolving  year  ; 
How  swift  the  weeks  complete  their  round  ! 

How  short  the  months  appear! 
2  So  fast  eternity  comes  on— 
And  that  important  day3 


576  SPECIAL    OCCASIONS. 

When  all  that  mortal  life  hath  done; 
God's  judgment  shall  survey. 

3  Yet,  like  an  idle  tale,  we  pass 
The  swift-advancing  year; 

And  study  artful  ways  t'  increase 
The  speed  of  its  career. 

4  Waken,  0  God,  my  careless  heart, 
Its  great  concern  to  see, 

That  I  may  act  the  Christian  part. 
To  give  the  year  to  thee. 

807  7s-  Newton. 

New-  Year's  day.      Before  sermon. 

WHILE  with  ceaseless  course  the  sun 
Hasted  through  the  former  year, ' 
Many  souls  their  race  have  run, 

Never  more  to  meet  us  here : 
Fixed  in  an  eternal  state, 

They  have  done  with  all  below ; 
We  a  little  longer  wait, 

But  how  little. — none  can  know. 

2  As  the  winged  arrow  flies 
Speedily  the  mark  to  find, — 

As  the  lightning  from  the  skies 

Darts  and  leaves  no  trace  behind, — ■ 

Swiftly  thus  our  fleeting  days 
Bear  us  down  life's  rapid  stream : 

Upward,  Lord,  our  spirits  raise, 
All  below  is  but  a  dream. 

3  Thanks  for  mercies  past  receive  ; 
Pardon  of  our  sins  renew ; 

Teach  us  henceforth  how  to  live 

With  eternity  in  view : 
Bless  thy  word  to  young  and  old, 

Fill  us  with  a  Saviour's  love ; 
And  when  life's  short  tale  is  told, 

May  we  dwell  with  thee  above. 


THE    SEASONS.  577 

S08  C.  M.  C.  Wesley 

New-  Year's  day. 

SING-  to  the  great  Jehovah's  praise  ! 
All  praise  to  him  belongs, 
Who  kindly  lengthens  out  our  days, 

Demands  our  choicest  songs  : 
His  providence  hath  brought  us  through 

Another  various  year  ; 
We  all  with  vows  and  anthems  new 
Before  our  God  appear. 

2  Father,  thy  mercies  past  we  own, 
Thy  still  continued  care  : 

To  thee  presenting,  through  thy  Son, 

Whate:er  we  have  or  are  : 
Our  lips  and  lives  shall  gladly  show 

The  wonders  of  thy  love, 
While  on  in  Jesus'  steps  we  go 

To  seek  thy  face  above. 

3  Our  residue  of  days  or  hours, 
Thine,  wholly  thine,  shall  be ; 

And  all  our  consecrated  powers 

A  sacrifice  to  thee  : 
Till  Jesus  in  the  clouds  appear 

To  saints  on  earth  forgiven, 
And  bring  the  grand  sabbatic  year, 

The  jubilee  of  heaven. 

b$09  L.  M.  Doddridge 

'■'■Thou  croxcnest  the  year  with  thy  goodness.'''' 

ETERNAL  Source  of  every  joy, 
Well  may  thy  praise  our  lips  employ, 
While  in  thy  temple  we  appear, 
Whose  goodness  crowns  the  circling  year. 

2  The  flowery  spring,  at  thy  command, 
Embalms  the  air.  and  paints  the  land ; 
19 


578  SPECIAL    OCCASIONS. 

The  summer  rays  with  vigor  shine, 
To  raise  the  corn  and  cheer  the  vine. 

3  Thy  hand  in  autumn  richly  pours, 
Through  all  our  coasts,  redundant  stores ; 
And  -winters,  softened  by  thy  care. 

No  more  a  face  of  horror  wear. 

4  Seasons,  and  months,  and  weeks,  and  days, 
Demand  successive  songs  of  praise  ; 

Still  be  the  cheerful  homage  paid 
With  op'ning  light  and  evening  shade. 

5  Here  in  thy  house  shall  incense  rise, 
As  circling  Sabbaths  bless  our  eyes ; 
Still  we  will  make  thy  mercies  known 
Around  thy  board,  and  round  our  own. 

6  0  may  our  more  harmonious  tongue 
In  worlds  unknown  pursue  the  song; 
And  in  those  brighter  courts  adore, 
Where  days  and  years  revolve  no  more ! 

810  C.  M.  Steele 

Spring. 

WHEN  verdure  clothes  the  fertile  vale, 
And  blossoms  deck  the  spray, 
And  fragrance  breathes  in  every  gale, 
How  sweet  the  vernal  day  ! 

2  Hark !  how  the  feathered  warblers  sing,— 
'Tis  nature's  cheerful  voice  ; 

Soft  music  hails  the  lovely  spring, 
And  woods  and  fields  rejoice. 

3  0  God  of  nature  and  of  grace, 
Thy  heavenly  gifts  impart ; 

Then  shall  my  meditation  trace 
Spring,  blooming  in  my  heart. 

4  Inspired  to  praise,  I  then  shall  join 
Glad  nature's  cheerful  song ; 

And  love  and  gratitude  divine 
Attune  my  joyful  tongue 


THE    SEASONS.  579 

Q]_l  C.  M.  Beddome. 

Seed-  time. 

ETERNAL  God  !  we  humbly  bow 
Before  thy  sacred  throne  ; 
From  thee  our  varied  comforts  flow, 
From  thee,  and  thee  alone. 

2  We  plead  the  promise  in  thy  word, 
That  seed-time  shall  be  given ; 

Now  verify  thy  promise,  Lord, 
And  send  us  help  from  heaven. 

3  Then  we  will  give  thee  lasting  praise 
For  all  thy  love  and  care ; 

Unite  in  fervent,  grateful  lays, 
For  prospects  bright  and  fair. 


0 


SXQ,  S.  M.  Beddomb. 

Praying  for  rain. 
LORD,  in  mercy  spare 
The  herbage  of  the  field; 
And,  under  thy  paternal  care, 
May  it  abundance  yield. 

2  Restrain  the  burning  ray, 
And  grant  refreshing  rains  ; 

Restore  the  verdure  from  decay, 
And  drench  the  parched  plains. 

3  Then  we  our  praise  will  show 
To  our  preserver,  God ; 

Our  songs  of  melody  shall  flow, 
And  spread  his  name  abroad. 

$13  CM.  Watts 

Thanksgiving  for  rain.     PsaHmlxv.  9-13. 

GOOD  is  the  Lord,  the  heavenly  King, 
Who  makes  the  earth  his  care ; 
Visits  the  pastures  every  spring, 
And  bids  the  grass  appear. 


580  SPECIAL    OCCASIONS. 

2  The  clouds,  like  rivers  raised  on  high, 
Pour  out  at  his  command 

Their  wat'ry  blessings  from  the  sky, 
To  cheer  the  thirsty  land. 

3  The  softened  ridges  of  the  field 
Permit  the  corn  to  spring ; 

The  valleys  rich  provision  yield, 
And  the  poor  lab'rers  sing. 

4  The  little  hills  on  every  side 
Rejoice  at  falling  showers; 

The  meadows,  dressed  in  all  their  pride, 
Perfume  the  air  with  flowers. 

5  The  various  months  thy  goodness  crown? 
How  bounteous  are  thy  ways ! 

The  bleating  flocks  spread  o'er  the  downs, 
And  shepherds  shout  thy  praise. 

C$14:  7s.  Newton. 

Summer. 

SEE  the  corn  again  in  ear, 
How  the  fields  and  valleys  smile! 
Harvest  now  is  drawing  near, 
To  repay  the  farmer's  toil : 

2  Gracious  Lord,  secure  the  crop, 
Satisfy  the  poor  with  food ; 

In  thy  mercy  is  our  hope, 

We  have  sinned,  but  thou  art  good. 

3  Let  the  praise  be  all  the  Lord's, 
As  the  benefit  is  ours  : 

He  in  season  still  affords 

Kindly  heat  and  gentle  showers: 

4  By  his  care  the  produce  thrives, 
Waving  o'er  the  furrowed  lands; 

And  when  harvest-time  arrives, 
Ready  for  the  reaper  stands. 


THE    SEASONS.  581 

yi5  C.  M.  Gibbons 

Praying  for  fair  weather. 

HOW  hast  thou,  Lord,  from  year  to  year, 
Our  land  with  plenty  crownei, 
And  gen'rous  fruit  and  golden  grain 
Have  spread  their  riches  round. 

2  But  we  abuse  thy  mercies  ;  we 
Thy  precious  gifts  destroy  ; 

And  vice  is  fed  by  what  was  given 
T'  inspire  our  holy  joy. 

3  Ecpial  though  awful  is  the  doom, 
That  fierce  descending  ram 

Should  into  inundations  swell, 
And  crush  the  rising  grain. 

4  But,  Lord,  have  mercy  on  our  land ; 
These  floods  of  vengeance  stay ; 

Dispel  these  glooms,  and  let  the  sun 
Shine  in  unclouded  day. 

Q15  C.  M.  Nssdbam. 

Harvest. 

T'O  praise  the  ever-bounteous  Lord, 
My  soul,  wake  all  thy  powers  ! 
He  calls,  and  at  his  voice  come  forth 
The  smiling  harvest  hours. 

2  His  cov'nant  with  the  earth  he  keeps ; 
My  tongue,  his  goodness  sing ; 

Summer  and  winter  know  their  time, 
His  harvest  crowns  the  spring. 

3  Well  pleased  the  toiling  swains  behold 
The  waving  yellow  er<vp : 

With  joy  they  bear  the  sheaves  away; 
And  sow  again  in  hope. 

4  Thus  teach  me,  gracious  God,  to  sow 
The  seeds  of  righteousness : 


582  SPECIAL   OCCASIONS. 

Smile  on  my  soul,  and  with  thy  beams 

The  ripening  harvest  bless. 
5  Then,  in  the  last  great  harvest,  1 

Shall  reap  a  glorious  crop: 
The  harvest  shall  by  far  exceed 

What  I  have  sown  in  hope. 

817  8,7.  Horse 
Autumn. 

SEE  the  leaves  around  us  falling, 
Dry  and  withered,  to  the  ground, 
Thus  to  thoughtless  mortals  calling, 
In  a  sad  and  solemn  sound, — 

2  "Youth,  on  length  of  days  presuming, 
Who  the  paths  of  pleasure  tread, 

View  us,  late  in  beauty  blooming, 
Numbered  now  among  the  dead. 

3  "  What  though  yet  no  losses  grieve  you, — 
Gay  with  health  and  many  a  grace, — 

Let  not  cloudless  skies  deceive  you : 
Summer  gives  to  autumn  place." 

4  On  the  Tree  of  Life  eternal, 
Lord,  let  all  our  hopes  be  stayed ! 

This  alone,  for  ever  vernal, 

Bears  a  leaf  that  shall  not  fade. 

818  L-  M  C.  Weslet. 
tlWe  all  do  fade  as  a  leaf." 

"YYTELL  doth  a  summer  leaf  explain 
\  V     The  transient  state  of  feeble  man  : 
We  flourish  fair  in  youthful  bloom, 
Till  age  and  pallid  autumn  come. 
2  He  comes  with  sickness  at  his  side,— 
He  withers  all  our  verdant  pride, 
And.  shaken  by  the  stormy  gust, 
We  drop,  and  crumble  into  dust- 


THE    SEASONS.  583 

yi9  C.  If.  Watts. 

Winter.     Psalm  cxlvii. 

TT^ITH  songs  and  honors  sounding  loud, 

\  \     Address  the  Lord  on  high ; 
Over  the  heavens  he  spreads  his  cloud, 
And  waters  veil  the  sky. 

2  His  steady  counsels  change  the  face 
Of  the  declining  year  ; 

He  bids  the  sun  cut  short  his  race, 
And  wintry  days  appear. 

3  His  hoary  frost,  his  fleecy  snow. 
Descend  and  clothe  the  ground ; 

The  liquid  streams  forbear  to  flow, 
In  icy  fetters  bound. 

4  When,  from  his  dreadful  stores  on  high, 
He  pours  the  sounding  hail, 

The  wretch  that  dares  his  God  defy 
Shall  find  his  courage  fail. 

5  The  changing  wind,  the  flying  cloud, 
Obey  his  mighty  word : 

With  songs  and  honors  sounding  loud, 
Praise  ye  the  sovereign  Lord. 

$QQ  CM.  Doddridge. 

Close  of  the  year. 

A  WAKE,  ye  saints,  and  raise  your  eyes, 
±\_    And  raise  your  voices  high ; 
Awake,  and  praise  that  sovereign  love 
That  shows  salvation  nigh. 

2  On  all  the  wings  of  time  it  flies, 

Each  moment  brings  it  near  : 
Then  welcome,  each  declining  day! 

Welcome,  each  closing  year  I 


584  SPECIAL   OCCASIONS. 

3  Ye  wheels  of  nature,  speed  your  course  ; 

Ye  mortal  powers,  decay : 
Fast  as  ye  bring  the  night  of  death. 

Ye  bring  eternal  day. 

821  C.  M.  Browne. 

End  of  the  year, 

AND  now,  my  soul,  another  year 
Of  thy  short  life  is  past ; 

1  cannot  long  continue  here, 

And  this  may  be  my  last. 

2  Awake,  my  soul !  with  utmost  care 
Thy  true  condition  learn : 

What  are  thy  hopes?  how  sure?  how  fair? 
What  is  thy  great  concern  ? 

3  Behold,  another  year  begins  ! 
Set  out  afresh  for  heaven ; 

Seek  pardon  for  thy  former  sins, 
In  Christ  so  freely  given. 

4  Devoutly  yield  thyself  to  God, 
And  on  his  grace  depend ; 

With  zeal  pursue  the  heavenly  road, 
Nor  doubt  a  happy  end. 


Y 


&Q2  6,6,6,6,8,8.  C.  Wesiei. 

Watch-night. 
L7~E  virgin  souls,  arise, 

With  all  the  dead  awake  ! 
Unto  salvation  wise. 

Oil  in  your  vessels  take  : 
Upstarting  at  the  midnight  cry, 
"Behold  the  heavenly  Bridegroom  nigh  " 
2  He  comes,  he  comes,  to  call 

The  nations  to  his  bar, 
And  raise  to  glory  all 
Who  fit  for  glory  are  : 


THE    SEASONS.  585 

Made  ready  for  your  full  reward, 
Go  forth  with  joy  to  meet  your  Lord 

3  Go  meet  him  in  the  sky, 
Your  everlasting  Friend: 

Your  Head  to  glorify, 

With  all  his  saints  ascend : 
Ye  pure  in  heart,  obtain  the  grace 
To  see,  without  a  veil,  his  face ! 

4  The  everlasting  doors 
Shall  soon  the  saints  receive, 

Above  yon  angel  powers 
In  glorious  joy  to  live  : 
Far  from  a  world  of  grief  and  sin, 
With  God  eternally  shut  in. 

823  8,8,8,8,8,8.  C.  Wesley. 

Watch-night. 

HOW  many  pass  the  guilty  night 
In  revelling  and  frantic  mirth ! 
The  creature  is  their  sole  delight, 

Their  happiness  the  things  of  earth ; 
But  0,  suffice  the  season  past ! 
We  choose  the  better  part  at  last. 

2  We  will  not  close  our  wakeful  eyes, 
We  will  not  let  our  eyelids  sleep, 

But  humbly  lift  them  to  the  skies, 

And  all  a  solemn  vigil  keep : 
So  many  nights  on  sin  bestowed, 
Can  we  not  watch  one  hour  for  God  ? 

3  We  can,  0  Jesus,  for  thy  sake, 
Devote  our  every  hour  to  thee ; 

:  .Speak  but  the  word,  our  souls  shall  wake: 
And  sing  with  cheerful  melody. 
Thy  praise  shall  our  glad  tongues  employ1 
And  every  heart  shall  dance  for  joy. 


586  SPECIAL   OCCASIONS. 

824  S.  M.  C.  Wesley, 

Watch-night. 

THOU  Judge  of  quick  and  dead, 
Before  whose  bar  severe, 
With  holy  joy,  or  guilty  dread, 

We  all  shall  soon  appear, 
Our  cautioned  souls  prepare 
For  that  tremendous  day, 
And  fill  us  now  with  watchful  care, 
And  stir  us  up  to  pray : 

2  To  pray,  and  wait  the  hour, 
That  awful  hour  unknown, 

When,  robed  in  majesty  and  power, 
Thou  shalt  from  heaven  come  down. 

Th'  immortal  Son  of  man, 
To  judge  the  human  race, 

With  all  thy  Father's  dazzling  train, 
With  all  thy  glorious  grace. 

3  To  damp  our  earthly  joys, 

T'  increase  our  gracious  fears, 
For  ever  let  th'  archangel's  voice 

Be  sounding  in  our  ears 
The  solemn  midnight  cry,  • 

"Ye  dead,  the  Judge  is  come; 
Arise,  and  meet  him  in  the  sky, 

And  meet  your  instant  doom!" 

4  0  may  we  thus  be  found, 
Obedient  to  his  word ; 

Attentive  to  the  trumpet's  sound. 

And  looking  for  our  Lord ! 
0  may  we  thus  insure 

A  lot  among  the  blest ; 
And  watch  a  moment  to  secure 

An  everlasting  rest ! 


THE    SEASONS.  587 

825  7,6,7,6,7,7,7,6.         C.  Weslet. 

Watch-night. 

HEAKKEN  to  the  solemn  voice, 
The  awful  midnight  cry  ! 
Waiting  souls,  rejoice,  rejoice, 

And  see  the  Bridegroom  nigh  ! 
Lo  !  he  comes  to  keep  his  word, 

Light  and  joy  his  looks  impart; 
Go  ye  forth  to  meet  your  Lord, 
And  meet  him  in  your  heart. 

2  Ye  who  faint  beneath  the  load 
Of  sin,  your  heads  lift  up  ; 

See  your  great  redeeming  God ; 

He  comes,  and  bids  you  hope! 
In  the  midnight  of  your  grief, 

Jesus  doth  his  mourners  cheer  ; 
Lo  !  he  brings  you  sure  relief; 

Believe,  and  feel  him  here ! 

3  Ye  whose  loins  are  girt,  stand  forth, 
Whose  lamps  are  burning  bright ; 

Worthy  in  your  Saviour's  worth 

To  walk  with  him  in  white  ; 
Jesus  bids  your  hearts  be  clean , 

Bids  you  all  his  promise  prove , 
Jesus  comes  to  cast  out  sin, 

And  perfect  you  in  love. 

4  Happy  he  whom  Christ  shall  find 
Watching  to  see  him  come  ; 

Him  the  Judge  of  all  mankind 
Shall"  bear  triumphant  home  ! 

Who  can  answer  to  his  word  ? — 

Which  of  you  dares  meet  his  day  ?— 

"Rise,  and  come  to  judgment!" — Lord, 
We  rise  and  come  away. 


588  SPECIAL    OCCASIONS. 

326  8>8A  0.  Wesley 

Watch-night. 

HOW  happy,  gracious  Lord,  arc  we ! 
Divinely  drawn  to  follow  thee, 
Whose  hours  divided  are 
Betwixt  the  mount  and  multitude : 
Our  day  is  spent  in  doing  good, 
Our  night  in  praise  and  prayer. 

2  With  us  no  melancholy  void, 
No  moment  lingers  unemployed 

Or  unimproved  below : 
Our  weariness  of  life  is  gone, 
Who  live  to  serve  our  God  alone, 

And  only  thee  to  know. 

3  The  winter's  night,  and  summer's  day, 
Glide  imperceptibly  away, 

Too  short  to  sing  thy  praise ; 
Too  few  we  find  the  happy  hours, 
And  haste  to  join  those  heavenly  powers, 

In  everlasting  lays. 

4  With  all  who  chant  thy  name  on  high, 
And,  Holy,  holy,  holy,  cry — 

A  bright,  harmonious  throng — 
We  long  thy  praises  to  repeat, 
And  ceaseless  sing,  around  thy  seat, 

The  new,  eternal  song, 

827  0.  M.  C.  Wesley 

Watch  -  night. 

JOIN  all  ye  ransomed  sons  of  grace, 
The  holy  joy  prolong, 
And  shout  to  the  Redeemer's  praise 
A  solemn  midnight  song. 

2  Blessing,  and  thanks,  and  love,  and  might, 
Be  to  our  Jesus  given, 


THE    SEASONS.  589 

Who  turns  our  darkness  into  light, — 
Who  turns  our  hell  to  heaven. 

3  Thither  our  faithful  souls  he  leads, — 

Thither  he  bids  us  rise, 
With  crowns  of  joy  upon  our  heads, 

To  meet  him  in  the  skies. 


828  C.   M.  C.    WE3LB1 

Reneiving  the  covenant. 

C'lOME,  let  us  use  the  grace  Divine, 
J    And  all,  with  one  accord, 
In  a  perpetual  cov'nant  join 
Ourselves  to  Christ  the  Lord , — 

2  Give  up  ourselves,  through  Jesus'  power. 
His  name  to  glorify; 

And  promise,  in  this  sacred  hour, 
For  God  to  live  and  die. 

3  The  cov'nant  we  this  moment  make, 
Be  ever  kept  in  mind  : 

We  will  no  more  our  God  forsake, 
Or  cast  his  words  behind. 

4  We  never  will  throw  off  his  fear, 
Who  hears  our  solemn  vow : 

And  if  thou  art  well  pleased  to  hear, 
Come  down   and  meet  us  now  ! 

6  Thee,  Father,  Son,  and  Holy  Ghost 

Let  all  our  hearts  receive  ; 
Present  with  the  celestial  host. 

The  peaceful  answer  give. 

6  To  each  the  cov'nant  blood  apply. 

Which  takes  our  sins  away  ; 
And  register  our  names  on  high, 

And  keep  us  to  that  day. 


590  SPECIAL   OCCASIONS. 

6.  NATIONAL  SOLEMNITIES. 

839  8,8,8,8,8,8.  C.  Weslsy. 

Public  fast. 

OGOD,  thy  righteousness  we  own : 
Judgment  is  at  thy  house  begun  1 
With  humble  awe  thy  rod  we  hear, 
And  guilty  in  thy  sight  appear : 
We  cannot  in  thy  judgment  stand; 
But  sink  beneath  thy  mighty  hand. 

2  Our  mouth  as  in  the  dust  we  lay, 
And  still  for  mercy,  mercy,  pray : 
Unworthy  to  behold  thy  face; 
Unfaithful  stewards  of  thy  grace ; 
Our  sin  and  wickedness  we  own, 
And  deeply  for  acceptance  groan. 

3  Lord,  do  not  drive  us  from  thy  face, 
A  stiff-necked  and  hard-hearted  race ; 
But  0  !  in  tender  mercy  break 

The  iron  sinew  in  our  neck ! 

The  soft'ning  power  of  love  impart, 

And  melt  the  marble  of  our  heart ! 

830  JJ-  M-  Doddridge. 

Public  fast.     Ezek.  ix.  4-6. 

0  RIGHTEOUS  God,  thou  Judge  supreme, 
We  tremble  at  thy  dreadful  name ! 
And  all  our  crying  guilt  we  own, 
In  dust  and  tears,  before  thy  throne. 

2  Justly  might  this  polluted  land 
Prove  all  the  vengeance  of  thy  hand ; 

And,  bathed  in  heaven,  thy  sword  might  come, 
To  drink  our  blood,  and  seal  our  doom. 

3  Yet  hast  thou  not  a  remnant  here, 
Whose  souls  are  filled  wiih  pious  fear? 


NATIONAL    SOLEMNITIES.  59J 

0  bring  thy  wonted  mercy  nigh, 
While  prostrate  at  thy  feet  they  lie ! 
4  Behold  their  tears,  attend  their  moan, 
Nor  turn  away  their  secret  groan : 
With  these  we  join  our  humble  prayer ; 
Our  nation  shield,  our  country  spare. 

831  C.  M.  -        Scon 

Public  supplication. 

WHEN  Abrah'm,  full  of  sacred  awe, 
Before  Jehovah  stood, 
And  with  an  humble,  fervent  prayer, 
For  guilty  Sodom  sued, — 

2  With  what  success,  what  wondrous  grace, 
Was  his  petition  crowned ! 

The  Lord  would  spare,  if  in  the  place 
Ten  righteous  men  were  found. 

3  And  could  a  single  pious  soul 
So  rich  a  boon  obtain  ? 

Great  God,  and  shall  a  nation  cry, 
And  plead  with  thee  in  vain? 

4  Are  not  the  righteous  dear  to  thee 
Now,  as  in  ancient  times  ? 

Or  does  this  sinful  land  exceed 
Gomorrah  in  her  crimes  ? 

5  Still  we  are  thine ;  we  bear  thy  name ; 
Here  yet  is  thine  abode ; 

Long  has  thy  presence  blessed  our  land: — 
Forsake  us  not,  0  God. 

832  8,8,8,8,8,8.  C.  Wesley 
Supplication. 

0  WONDROUS  power  of  faithful  prayer ! 
What  tongue  can  tell  th'  almighty  grace  '< 
God's  hands  or  bound  or  open  are. 
As  Moses  or  Elijah  prays  ; 


592  SPECIAL    OCCASIONS. 

Let  Moses  in  the  Spirit  groan, 

And  God  cries  out,  "Let  me  alone! — 

2  "Let  me  alone,  that  all  my  wrath 
May  rise,  the  wicked  to  consume ! 

While  justice  hears  thy  praying  faith, 

It  cannot  seal  the  sinner's  doom  : 
My  Son  is  in  my  servant's  prayer, 
And  Jesus  forces  me  to  spare." 

3  Father,  we  ask  in  Jesus'  name ; 
In  Jesus'  power  and  spirit  pray: 

Divert  thy  vengeful  thunder's  aim ! 

0  turn  thy  threat'ning  wrath  away  ! 
Our  guilt  and  punishment  remove, 
And  magnify  thy  pard'ning  love. 

4  Father,  regard  thy  pleading  Son, 
Accept  his  all-availing  prayer ; 

And  send  a  peaceful  answer  down, 

Tn  honor  of  our  Spokesman  there! 
Whose  blood  proclaims  our  sins  forgiven, 
And  speaks  thy  rebels  up  to  heaven. 

833  S.  M.  C.  Wesley 

Impending  judgments. 

UNNERS,  the  call  obey, 
The  latest  call  of  grace ; 
The  day  is  come,  the  vengeful  day 

Of  a  devoted  race  : 
Devils  and  men  combine 

To  plague  the  faithless  seed, 
And  vials  full  of  wrath  Divine 

Are  bursting  on  your  head. 

2  Enter  into  the  Rock, 

Ye  trembling  slaves  of  sin, — 

The  Rock  of  your  salvation,  struct 
And  cleft  to  take  you  in: 


S1 


NATIONAL    SOLEMNITIES,         593 

To  shelter  the  distressed, 

He  did  the  cross  endure: 
Enter  into  the  clefts,  and  rest 

Tn  Jesus'  wounds  secure. 

S34  S.  M.  C.  Wesley. 

Concluded. 

JESUS,  to  thee  we  fly 
From  the  devouring  sword  ; 
Our  city  of  defence  is  nigh : 

Our  help  is  in  the  Lord: — 
Or  if  the  scourge  o'erfiow, 
And  laugh  at  innocence, 
Thine  everlasting  arms,  we  know, 
Shall  be  our  soul's  defence. 

2  We  in  thy  word  believe, 

And  on  thy  promise  stay; 
Our  life,  which  still  to  thee  we  give, 

Shall  be  to  us  a  prey: 
Our  life  with  thee  we  hide 

Above  the  furious  blast, 
And  sheltered  in  thy  wounds  abide 

Till  all  the  storms  are  past. 

835  L.  M.  Davies. 

In  time  of  war. 

WHILE  o'er  our  guilty  land,  0  Lord, 
We  view  the  terrors  of  thy  sword. 
0  !  whither  shall  the  helpless  fly? 
To  whom  but  thee  direct  their  cry? 

2  The  helpless  sinner's  cries  and  tears 
Are  grown  familiar  to  thine  ears ; 

Oft  has  thy  mercy  sent  relief, 

When  all  was  fear  and  hopeless  grief. 

3  See,  we  repent,  we  weep,  we  mourn. 
To  our  forsaken  Clod  we  turn; 


594  SPECIAL    OCCASIONb 

0  spare  our  guilty  country,  spare 

The  Church  which  thou  hast  planted  here. 

4  We  plead  thy  grace,  indulgent  God; 

We  plead  thy  Son's  atoning  blood ; 

We  plead  thy  gracious  promises — 

And  are  they  unavailing  pleas  ? 

6  These  pleas,  presented  at  thy  throne, 

Have  brought  ten  thousand  blessings  down 

On  guilty  lands  in  helpless  "woe ; 

Let  them  prevail  to  save  us  too. 

836  7s.  Mant. 
Psalm  xx.  7—9. 

SOME  their  warrior  horses  boast. 
Some  their  chariots'  marshalled  host ; 
But  our  trust  will  we  proclaim, 
In  our  God,  Jehovah's  name. 
2  Down  they  sank  and  fell  subdued ; 
We  arose  and  upright  stood. 
Save,  Jehovah !  King  of  all, 
Hear  us  when  to  thee  we  call. 

837  C.  M.  Burgess. 
Psalm  xx.  7-9. 

SOME  trust  their  chariots'  wedged  array, 
And  some  their  warlike  steeds ; 
The  Lord's  great  name  is  all  our  stay, 

And  God  our  vict'ry  leads. 
2  Chariot  and  steed ! — o'erthrown  they  fall 

We  stand,  and  upward  rise: 
Save,  Lord,  and  hear  us  when  we  call, 
King  of  the  earth  and  skies ! 

838  C.  M.  Maesh. 
Psalm  lx.  1-5. 

GOD,  thou  hast  scattered  us  and  driven, 
Forget  thy  wrath  once  more  I 


NATIONAL    SOLEMNITIES  595 

Thy  land  is  by  thy  fury  riven. 
0  heal  its  trembling  sore  ! 

2  With  grief  thy  people  thou  hast  fed, 
And  drenched  with  deadly  wine, 

Yet  o'er  thy  saints  thy  banner  spread, 
Inscribed  with  truth  Divine  ! 

3  0  be  thou  still  in  woe  our  light  ! 
In  Tain  to  man  we  sue ; 

God  yet  will  nerve  our  arm  in  fight, 
And  all  our  foes  subdue. 

839  L.  M.  Goodi. 

Psalm  be.  9-12. 
TT^HO  shall  our  troops  to  vict'ry  lead? 

YV    What  arm  our  cause  triumphant  plead  ■ 
Through  the  strong  fortress  bid  them  break, 
And  all  their  ancient  courage  wake  ? 

2  Will  not  our  God  his  arm  display, 
Though  long  beneath  thy  wrath  we  lay? 
Will  not  the  Lord  our  help  prepare, 
Though  long  denied  thy  guardian  care  ? 

3  Eise,  rise,  Jehovah,  God  of  hosts ! 
Vain  is  the  strength  the  nation  boasts : 
Vain  are  our  fleets,  our  armies  vain, 
Without  thy  favor  to  sustain. 

4  Bold  in  our  God  we'll  onward  go, 
Assured  of  vict'ry  o'er  the  foe : 

His  word  our  conquest  can  complete, 
And  lay  the  foe  beneath  our  feet. 

84:0  L-  M-  Steele. 

Thanksgiving  for  peace. 
TTTHEX  angry  nations  rush  to  arms, 
YV     And  rage,  and  noise,  and  tumult  reign 
And  war  resounds  its  dire  alarms, 
And  slaughter  spreads  the  hostile  plain, — ■ 


596  SPECIAL    OCCASIONS 

2  Thine  eye,  0  God,  looks  calmly  down, 

And  marks  their  course,   and  bounds  their 
power  ; 
Thy  word  the  angry  nations  own, 

And  noise  and  war  are  heard  no  more. 

3  Then  peace  returns  with  balmy  wing, 
(Sweet  peace,  with  her  what  blessings  fled  ! 

Glad  plenty  laughs,  the  valleys  sing, 
Reviving  commerce  lifts  her  head. 

4  To  thee  we  pay  our  grateful  songs, 
Thy  kind  protection  still  implore : 

0  may  our  hearts,  and  lives,  and  tongues, 
Confess  thy  goodness  and  adore ! 


A 


841  8,8,6.  C.  Wesley. 

Thanksgiving  for  peace. 

NATION  God  delights  to  bless, 
Can  all  our  raging  foes  distress, 
Or  hurt  whom  they  surround? 
Hid  from  the  gen'ral  scourge  we  are, 
Nor  see  the  bloody  waste  of  war, 
Nor  hear  the  trumpet's  sound. 

2  0  may  we,  Lord,  the  grace  improve, 
By  lab'ring  for  the  rest  of  love, 

The  soul-composing  power: 
Bless  us  with  that  internal  peace, 
And  all  the  fruits  of  righteousness, 

Till  time  shall  be  no  more. 

B43  s- M-  Marsh  . 

Psalm  lxxvi. 

GOD  is  in  Judah  known, 
Israel  extols  his  name, 
In  Salem  he  has  placed  his  throne, 
In  Zion  lives  his  fame. 


NATIONAL    SOLEMNITIES  5^7 

2  There  did  he  break  the  shield, 
The  battle  and  the  bow, 

There  to  his  glorious  might  shall  yield 
The  desolating  foe. 

3  There  is  the  spoiler  spoiled, 

The  proud  have  slept  their  sleep  , 
There  are  the  men  of  battle  foiled, 
In  one  promiscuous  heap. 

4  When  thy  rebuke  is  heard, 
Both  horse  and  car  expire ; 

Thou  God  of  Jacob  shalt  be  feared, 
0  who  shall  meet  thine  ire  ? 

5  Heaven  uttered  thy  decree, 
Earth,  trembling,  paused  to  hear ; 

Soon  shall  the  world  thy  judgments  see, 
Thy  saints  no  more  shall  fear 

6  Man's  wrath  shall  give  thee  praise, 
His  wrath  shall  be  restrained  ! 

A  tribute  to  Jehovah  raise, 
From  all  the  world  obtained ! 

7  Let  all  adore  his  reign, 
And  own  his  peerless  worth ! 

The  power  of  chiefs  he  will  restrain, 
And  quell  the  kings  of  earth. 


r 


843  C.  M.  Gibbons. 

For  American  Independence. 

'IIY  mighty  arm,  0  God,  was  nigh 
When  we  our  foes  assailed ; 
'Tis  thou  hast  raised  our  honors  high. 
And  o'er  their  host  prevailed. 

2  The  thund'ring  horse,  the  martial  band, 
Without  thine  aid  were  vain ; 

And  vict'ry  flies  at  thy  command 
To  crown  the  bright  campaign. 


598  SPECIAL    OCCASIONS. 

3  Their  mounds,  their  camps,  their  lofty  towers, 
Into  our  hands  are  given; 

Not  from  desert  or  strength  of  ours, 
But  through  the  grace  of  Heaven. 

4  The  faithful  tablet  of  our  heart 
These  mercies  shall  recoi 

\  nd  never  thence  shall  they  depart, 
Nor  we  forget  the  Lord. 

6  To  our  young  race  will  we  proclaim 

The  mercies  God  has  shown ; 
That  they  may  learn  to  bless  his  name-, 

And  choose  him  for  their  own. 

6  Thus,  while  we  sleep  in  silent  dust, 

When  threat'ning  dangers  come, 
Their  fathers'  God  shall  be  their  trust, 

Their  refuge,  and  their  home. 

844  C.  M.  Wreford. 

For  the  Fourth  of  July. 

LORD,  while  for  all  mankind  we  pray, 
Of  every  clime  and  coast, 
0  hear  us  for  our  native  land, — 
The  land  we  love  the  most ! 

2  0  guard  our  shores  from  every  foe, 
With  peace  our  borders  bless, 

With  prosperous  times  our  cities  crown, 
Our  fields  with  plenteousness. 

Z  Here  may  religion  shed  her  light 

On  days  of  rest  and  toil ; 
And  piety  and  virtue  reign, 

And  bless  our  native  soil. 

4  Lord  of  the  nations,  thus  to  thee 

Our  country  we  commend ; 
Be  thou  her  refuge  and  her  trust, 

Her  everlasting  Friend ! 


NATIONAL    SOLEMNITIES.         599 

845  C.  M.         Brady  &  Tate 
For  the  Fourth  of  July.     Psalm  xliv.  1-4. 

OLORD,  our  fathers  oft  have  told 
In  our  attentive  ears, 
Thy  wonders  in  their  days  performed, 
And  elder  times  than  theirs. 

2  'Twas  not  their  courage,  nor  their  sword, 
To  them  salvation  gave ; 

Nor  strength,  that  from  uuequal  force 
Their  fainting  troops  could  save : 

3  But  thy  right  hand  and  powerful  arm, 
Whose  succor  they  implored  ; 

Thy  presence  with  the  favored  race, 
Who  thy  great  name  adored. 

4  As  thee  their  God  our  fathers  owned, 
Thou  art  our  sovereign  King ; 

0,  therefore,  as  thou  didst  to  them, 
To  us  deliv'rance  bring. 

846  L-  M-  GoODE 
The  patriot's  prayer.     Psalm  cxliv.  12-15. 

LORD,  let  our  vig'rous  sons  be  seen 
Like  plants  in  youthful  verdure  green  :- 
Our  daughters  virtuous,  graceful,  fair, 
As  columns  decked  with  sculptured  care. 

2  Let  the  rich  harvest,  from  the  field, 
To  the  full  floor  abundance  yield ; 
Our  garners  filled  with  varied  store, 
The  hope  and  refuge  of  the  poor. 

3  Our  teeming  ewes,  by  thousands  told.. 
Add  their  ten  thousands  to  the  fold : 
The  lab'ring  oxen,  strong  for  toil. 
Graze  o'er  the  mead,  or  work  the  soil. 

i  Then  shall  no  foes  irruptive  break. 
No  tribes  their  native  shores  forsake: 


600  SPECIAL   OCCASIONS. 

Nor  murm'rings  through  the  land  resound, 

But  sweet  content  spread  all  around. 

5  Happy  the  people  thus  at  rest, 

With  laws,  and  peace,  and  commerce,  blessed 

Then  happier  we — no  good  denied, 

Who  claim  the  Lord  our  God  beside ! 


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C$47  C.  M.  Watts. 

For  magistrates. 
TITERNAL  Sovereign  of  the  sky, 
^j    And  Lord  of  all  below, 
We  mortals  to  thy  majesty 
Our  first  obedience  owe. 

2  Our  souls  adore  thy  throne  supreme. 
And  bless  thy  providence 

For  magistrates  of  meaner  name, 
Our  glory  and  defence. 

3  The  acts  of  pious  rulers  shine 
With  rays  above  the  rest ; 

Where  laws  and  liberties  combine, 
The  people  are  made  blest. 

4  Nations  on  firm  foundations  stand, 
While  virtue  finds  reward ; 

And  sinners  perish  from  the  land 
By  justice  and  the  sword. 

5  Let  Caesar's  due  be  ever  paid 
To  Caesar  and  his  throne, 

But  consciences  and  souls  were  made 
To  be  the  Lord's  alone. 

848  L-  M.  Watts 

For  magistrates.     Psalm  ci. 

MERCY  and  judgment  are  my  song ; 
And  since  they  both  to  thee  belong, 
My  gracious  God,  my  righteous  King, 
To  tli^e  my  songs  and  vows  I  bring. 


NATIONAL    SOLEMNITIES.         801 

2  If  I  am  raised  to  bear  the  sword, 
I'll  take  my  counsels  from  thy  word; 
Thy  justice  and  thy  heavenly  grace 
Shall  be  the  pattern  of  my  ways. 

3  Let  wisdom  all  my  actions  guide, 
And  let  my  God  with  me  reside ; 

No  wicked  thing  shall  dwell  with  me 
Which  may  provoke  thy  jealousy. 

4  No  sons  of  slander,  rage,  and  strife, 
Shall  be  companions  of  my  life  ; 

The  haughty  look,  the  heart  of  pride, 
Withia  my  doors  shall  ne'er  abide. 

5  I'll  search  the  land,  and  raise  the  just 
To  posts  of  honor,  wealth,  and  trust ; 
The  men  who  work  thy  holy  will, 

Shall  be  my  friends  and  fav'rites  sj:ill. 

6  In  vain  shall  sinners  hope  to  rise, 
By  flatt'ring  or  malicious  lies  ; 
And  while  the  innocent  I  guard, 
The  bold  offender  sha'n't  be  spared. 

7  The  impious  crew,  that  factious  band, 
Shall  hide  their  heads,  or  quit  the  land ; 
And  all  who  break  the  public  rest, 
Where  I  have  power,  shall  be  suppressed. 

849  C.  M.  Beddomb 

For  a  time  of  general  sickness. 

THE  Lord  in  judgment  now  appears. 
And  spreads  his  wrath  abroad ; 
Sinners  are  filled  with  boding  fears. 
By  righteous  vengeance  awed. 

2  Seized  by  inveterate  disease, 
What  crowds  of  victims  fall ! 

Insatiate  death  relentless  preys, 
Nor  spares  the  great  or  smaL. 


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602  SPECIAL    OCCASIONS. 

3  Lord,  we  our  sin  and  guilt  confess, 
Yet  mercy  would  implore ; 

To  mitigate  our  sore  distress, 
Display  thy  mighty  power. 

4  Say,  " 'Tis  enough" — and  give  command, 
Disease  shall  then  retire, 

And  rosy  health  revive  our  land, 
Now  trembling  at  thine  ire. 

850  L-  M-  Marsh 

Deliverance  from  sickness.     Psalm  cvii.  19-22. 

'J~E  to  Jehovah  raised  our  cry, 
Who  heard  us  in  our  agony ; 
He  sent  his  word,  our  souls  to  save, 
His  word  redeems  us  from  the  grave. 
2  0  praise  Jehovah  for  his  grace, 
His  wonders  to  our  guilty  race ! 
Your  off'rings  pay  with  grateful  voice, 
Recount  his  mercies  and  rejoice'. 

851  CM.        S.  Wesley,  Sek 
Psalm  cxvi.  1-8. 

OTHOU  who,  when  we  did  complain, 
Didst  all  our  griefs  remove  ; 
0  Saviour,  do  not  now  disdain 
Our  humble  praise  and  love. 

2  Since  thou  a  pitying  ear  didst  give, 
And  hear  us  when  we  prayed, 

We'll  call  upon  thee  while  we  live, 
And  never  doubt  thy  aid. 

3  Pale  death,  with  all  his  ghastly  train, 
Our  souls  encompassed  round ; 

Anguish,  and  fear,  and  dread,  and  pain, 
On  every  side  we  found. 

4  To  thee,  0  Lord  of  life,  we  prayed, 
And  did  for  succor  flee : 


NATIONAL    SOLEMNITIES.        603 

0  save,  in  our  distress  we  said, 
The  souls  that  trust  in  thee. 

5  How  good  thou  art !  how  large  thy  grace  ! 
How  ready  to  forgive  ! 

The  helpless  thou  delight'st  to  raise  ; 
And  by  thy  love  we  live. 

6  Our  eyes  no  longer  drowned  in  tears, 
Our  feet  from  falling  free, 

Redeemed  from  death  and  guilty  fears, 
0  Lord !  we'll  live  to  thee  ! 

852  C.  M.  Gibbons. 

Famine. 

HOW  hast  thou,  Lord,  in  righteous  wrath 
Blasted  our  promised  joy! 
The  elements  obeyed  thy  nod, 
Our  prospects  to  destroy. 

2  The  sun  at  thy  dread  order  now 
Darts  down  destructive  fires, 

Hills,    plains,    and    vales,    are    parched   with 
drought, 
And  blooming  life  expires. 

3  Like  burnished  brass  the  heaven  around 
In  angry  terrors  burns, 

While  earth  appears  a  joyless  waste, 
And  into  iron  turns. 

4  Pity  us,  Lord,  in  our  distress, 
Nor  with  our  land  contend; 

Bid  the  avenging  skies  relent, 
And  showers  of  mercy  send. 

853  L.  M  Gooee. 

Psalm  cvii.  33-38. 
TTJHEX  guilt  lies  heavy  on  the  land, 

V  V    God's  works  obey  his  just  command  ; 
His  scorching  heat  consumes  the  ground, 
And  spreads  a  wilderness  around. 


604  SPECIAL    OCCASIONS. 

2  The  channel  of  the  copious  stream 
Stands  dry — nor  midst  the  sultry  gleam 
FIoavs  the  sweet  spring ;  all  nature  dies, 
And  earth  a  dreary  desert  lies. 

3  But  when  again,  his  judgments  known 
His  penitents  sui'round  his  throne, 

With  shotvers  of  blessings  from  on  high, 
His  streams  the  parched  grounds  supply. 

4  Over  the  now  productive  soil 
The  husbandman  renews  his  toil ; 
He  sows,  he  plants,  and  o'er  the  field 
His  vines  their  fruit  and  fragrance  yield. 

5  'Tis  God !  his  blessing  he  commands, 
And  spreads  abundance  o'er  the  lands ; 
The  flocks  and  herds  his  hand  confess, 
And  crowd  the  fields  with  vast  increase. 

354:  C.  M.  Doddridge. 

After  afire. 

ETERNAL  God !  our  humbled  souls 
Before  thy  presence  bow; 
With  all  thy  magazines  of  wrath, 
How  terrible  art  thou! 

2  Fanned  by  thy  breath,  whole  sheets  of  flame 

Do  like  a  deluge  pour ; 
And  all  our  confidence  of  wealth 

Lies  ruined  in  an  hour. 

i   Led  on  by  thee  in  horrid  pomp, 

Destruction  rears  its  head ; 
A  nd  blackened  walls  and  smoking  heaps 

Through  all  the  streets  are  spread. 

1  Lord,  in  the  dust  we  lay  us  down, 

And  mourn  thy  righteous  ire : 
Vet  bless  the  hand  of  guardian  love 

That  snatched  us  from  the  fire. 


NATIONAL    SOLEMNITIES.        605 

5  0  may  we  view  with  dauntless  eyes 

The  last  tremendous  day, 
When  earth  and  seas,  and  stars  and  skies, 

In  flames  shall  melt  away. 

855  S.  M.  Gibbons. 

General  Thanksgiving. 
rpHROUGH  all  the  lofty  sky, 
X      Through  all  th'  inferior  ground, 
Th'  Almighty  Maker  shines  confessed, 
And  pours  his  blessings  round. 

2  Each  year  the  teeming  earth 

AVith  flowers  and  fruits  is  crowned ; 
And  grass,  and  herbs,  and  harvests,  grow, 
And  send  their  joys  around. 

3  The  world- of  waters  yields 
A  rich  supply  of  food, 

And  distant  lands  their  treasures  send 
Upon  the  rolling  flood. 

4  To  serve  and  bless  our  land 
The  elements  conspire : 

And  mercies  mix  themselves  with  earth, — 
With  ocean,  air,  and  fire. 

5  0  that  the  sons  of  men 

To  God  their  songs  would  raise, 
And  celebrate  his  power  and  love 
In  never-ceasing  praise! 

856  L-  M-  Cottle. 

General  Thanksgiving. 
YTTE  thank  thee,  Lord  of  heaven  and  earth, 
VV    Who  hast  preserved  us  from  our  birth 
Redeemed  us  oft  from  death  and  dread, 
And  with  thy  gifts  our  table  spread. 
2  We  thank  thee  for  thy  still  small  voice, 
Which  oft  has  checked  our  wayward  choice ; 


606  SPECIAL    OCCASIONS 

For  life  preserved,  for  senses  clear, 

And  for  our  friendships,  doubly  dear. 

3  Thy  providence  has  been  our  stay, 

When^ther  helps  were  far  away; 

Our  constant  guide  through  every  stagfo. 

From  infancy  to  riper  age. 

i  How  shall  we  half  our  task  fulfil? 

We  thank  thee  for  thy  mind  and  will, 

For  present  joys,  for  blessings  past,        , 

And  for  the  hope  of  heaven  at  last. 

7.   ON   A   VOYAGE. 

857  7s.  C.  Weslei. 

Embarking. 

LORD,  whom  winds  and  seas  obey, 
Guide  us  through  the  wat'ry  way; 
In  the  hollow  of  thy  hand 
Hide,  and  bring  us  safe  to  land. 

2  Jesus,  let  our  faithful  mind 
Rest,  on  thee  alone  reclined ; 
Every  anxious  thought  repress, 
Keep  our  souls  in  perfect  peace. 

3  Keep  the  souls  whom  now  we  leave ; 
Bid  them  to  each  other  cleave  ; 

Bid  them  walk  on  life's  rough  sea; 
Bid  them  come  by  faith  to  thee. 

4  Save,  till  all  these  tempests  end, 
All  who  on  thy  love  depend : 
Waft  our  happy  spirits  o'er: 
Land  us  on  the  heavenly  shore. 

858  7,6,7,6,7,8,7,6.        C.  Wesley. 

Embarking. 

LORD  of  earth,  and  air,  and  sea. 
Supreme  in  power  and  grace. 


ON    A   VOYAGE.  607 

Dnder  thy  protection  we 

Our  souls  and  bodies  place. 
Bold  an  unknown  land  to  try, 

We  launch  into  the  foaming  deep , 
Rocks,  and  storms,  and  deaths,  defy. 

With  Jesus  in  the  ship. 
2  Who  the  calm  can  understand 

In  a  believer's  breast? 
In  the  hollow  of  His  hand 

Our  souls  securely  rest : 
Winds  may  rise,  and  seas  may  roar, 

Y»*e  on  his  love  our  spirit  stay ; 
Him  with  quiet  joy  adore 

Whom  winds  and  seas  obey. 

859  L.  M.  C.  Wesley. 

Embarking. 

LORD  of  the  wide,  extensive  main, 
Whose  power  the  wind,  the  sea,  controls. 
Whose  hand  doth  earth  and  heaven  sustain, 

Whose  Spirit  leads  believing  souls  :  • 

2  'Tis  here  thy  unknown  paths  we  trace, 

Which  dark  to  human  eyes  appear ; 
While  through  the  mighty  waves  we  pass, 

Faith  only  sees  that  God  is  here. 
8  Throughout  the  deep  thy  footsteps  shine, 

We  own  thy  way  is  in  the  sea, 
O'erawed  by  majesty  Divine, 

And  lost  in  thine  immensity. 
i  Thy  wisdom  here  we  learn  t'  adore, 

Thine  everlasting  truth  we  prove ; 
Amazing  heights  of  boundless  power, 

Unfathomable  depths  of  love. 

860  L-  M.  0.  Wesley. 

Concluded. 

TNF1NITE  God  !  thy  greatness  spanned 
These  heavens,  and  meted  out  the  skies  : 


608  SPECIAL    OCCASIONS. 

Lo !  in  the  hollow  of  thy  hand 

The  measured  waters  sink  and  rise ! 

2  Thee  to  perfection  who  can  tell ! 
Earth  and  her  sons  beneath  thee  lie, 

Lighter  than  dust  within  thy  scale. 
And  less  than  nothing  in  thine  eye. 

3  Yet,  in  thy  Son,  divinely  great, 
We  claim  thy  providential  care  ; 

Boldly  we  stand  before  thy  seat, 
Our  Advocate  hath  placed  us  there. 

4  With  him  we  are  gone  up  on  high, 
Since  he  is  ours,  and  we  are  his ; 

With  him  we  reign  above  the  sky, 
We  walk  upon  our  subject  seas. 

861  L.  M.  Cushman. 

The  seaman's  Friend. 

OTHOU  whose  wisdom  gives  a  path 
To  man  upon  the  trackless  sea, 
Whose  power  controls  the  ocean's  wrath, 

We  raise  our  fervent  prayers  to  thee : 
To  thee  whom  once  in  human  form 

A  bark  of  Galilee  conveyed ; 
Whose  voice  assuaged  the  raging  storm 
When  sinking  seamen  sought  thine  aid. 

2  0,  when  the  sailor  leaves  the  home 
A  wife  or  mother's  love  hath  blessed, 

A.nd  spreads  his  sail  through  climes  to  roam 
Where  storms  draw  life  from  ocean's  breast, — 

Be  near  his  bark  in  danger's  hour, 
To  hear  the  prayer  that  shall  ascend ; 

And  guard  him  from  the  tempest's  power; 
And  be,  as  erst,  the  seaman's  Friend. 

3  But  more,  when  passion's  gust  would  harm. 
Or  pleasure's  smooth  deceitful  flood. 


ON    A    VOYAGE.  609 

Be  near  to  break  the  syren's  charm; 

And  be  the  tempted  sailor's  God. 
Teach  him  to  steer  by  Bethleh'm's  Star ; 

That  brightest  star  of  heaven's  host, 
That  shines  and  guides  from  danger  far, 

Though  every  other  light  be  lost. 

S6'2  L-  M.       H-  Knooi  Whjtj. 

Star  of  Bethlehem. 
TT"HE.\  marshalled  on  the  nightly  plain, 
VV        The  glitt'ring  host  bestud  the  sky, 
One  star  alone  of  all  the  train 

Can  fix  the  sinner's  wand'ring  eye. 
Hark  !   hark  !   to  God  the  chorus  breaks, 

From  every  host,  from  every  gem ; 
But  one  alone  the  Saviour  speaks, 

It  is  the  Star  of  Bethlehem. 
2  Once  on  the  raging  seas  I  rode  ; 

The  storm  was  loud,  the  night  was  dark, 
The  ocean  yawned  and  rudely  blowed 

The  wind  that  tossed  my  found'ring  bark 
Deep  horror  then  my  vitals  froze ; 

Death-struck,  I  ceased  the  tide  to  stem; 
When  suddenly  a  star  arose, 

It  was  the  Star  of  Bethlehem. 
•3  It  was  my  guide,  my  light,  my  all; 

It  bade  my  dark  foreboding  cease  : 
And,  through  the  storm  and  danger's  thrall, 

It  led  me  to  the  port  of  peace. 
Now,  safely  moored,  my  perils  o'er, 

I'll  sing,  first  in  night's  diadem, 
For  ever,  and  for  evermore, 

The  Star  ! — the  Star  of  Bethlehem  ! 

863  L.  M.  C,  Wesley, 

Calm  in  the  storm. 

G\  LORY  to  Thee,  whose  powerful  word 
\     Bids  the  tempest'ous  winds  arise! 
20 


610  SPECIAL   OCCASIONS. 

Glory  to  thee,  the  sovereign  Lord 

Of  air,  and  earth,  and  sea,  and  skies  ! 

2  Let  air,  and  earth,  and  skies,  obey, 
And  seas  thine  awful  will  perform : 

From  them  we  learn  to  own  thy  sway, 
And  shout  to  meet  the  gath'ring  storm. 

3  What  though  the  floods  lift  up  their  voice, 
Thou  hearest,  Lord,  our  louder  cry; 

They  cannot  damp  thy  children's  joys. 
Or  shake  the  soul  when  God  is  nigh. 

4  Headlong  we  cleave  the  yawning  deep, 
And  back  to  highest  heaven  are  borne, 

Unmoved,  though  rapid  whirlwinds  sweep, 
And  all  the  wat'ry  world  upturn. 

5  Roar  on,  ye  waves !   our  souls  defy 
Your  roaring  to  disturb  our  rest ; 

tn  vain  t'  impair  the  calm  ye  try, 
The  calm  in  a  believer's  breast 

6  Rage,  while  our  faith  the  Saviour  tries, 
Thou  sea,  the  servant  of  his  will ; 

Rise,  while  our  God  permits  thee  rise, 
But  fall  when  he  shall  say,  Be  still  1 

864  l2s-  Heber. 

"Save,  Lord,  or  we  perish!" 

WHEN  through  the  torn  sail  the  wild  tem- 
pest is  streaming, 
When  o'er  the  dark  wave  the  red  lightning  is 

gleaming. 
Nor  hope  lends  a  ray  the  poor  seaman  to  cherish. 
We  fly  to  our  Maker :  "Save,  Lord,  or  we  perish!'5 
I  0  Jesus !    once  tossed  on  the  breast  of  the 

billow. 
Aroused  by  the  shriek  of  despair  from  thy  pillow, 
Now, — seated  in  glory, — the  mariner  cherish, 
Who  cries  in  his  danger — "  Save,  Lord,  or  we 

perish !" 


ON   A   VOYAGE.  611 

3  And  0 !  when  the  whirlwind  of  passion  is 

raging, 
When  hell  in   our  heart  his  wild  warfare   is 

waging, 
Arise  in  thy  strength,  thy  redeemed  to  cherish, 
Rebuke   the   destroyer — "Save,  Lord,   or   we 

perish!" 

865  10,5,11.  C.  Weslev. 

Deliverance  from  shipwreck. 

ALL  praise  to  the  Lord,  Who  rules  with  a  word 
The  untractable  sea, 
And  limits  its  rage  by  his  steadfast  decree : 
Whose  providence  binds  Or  releases  the  winds, 

And  compels  them  again 
At  his  beck  to  put  on  the  invisible  chain. 
2  E'en  now  he  hath  heard  Our  cry,  and  appeared 

On  the  face  of  the  deep, 
And   commanded   the   tempest  its  distance  to 


His  piloting  hand  Hath  brought  us  to  land, 

And,  no  longer  distressed, 
We  are  joyful  again  in  the  haven  to  rest. 
3  0  that  all  men  would  raise  His  tribute  of  praise, 

His  goodness  declare, 
And  thankfully  sing  of  his  fatherly  care ! 
With  rapture  approve  His  dealings  of  love, 

And  the  wonders  proclaim 
Performed  by  the  virtue  of  Jesus's  name. 

S66     .  C.  M.  Addisos 

Thanhs  for  preservation. 

HOW  are  thy  servants  blessed,  0  Lord, 
How  sure  is  their  defence  ! 
Eternal  Wisdom  is  their  guide, 

Their  help,  Omnipotence ! 
2  In  foreign  realms,  and  lands  remote, 
Supported  by  thy  care, 


612  SPECIAL   OCCASIONS. 

Through  burning  climes  they  pass  unhurt, 
And  breathe  in  tainted  air. 

3  When  by  the  dreadful  tempest  borne, 
High  on  the  broken  wave, 

T^hey  know  thou  art  not  slow  to  hear, 
Nor  impotent  to  save. 

4  The  storm  is  laid,  the  winds  retire, 
Obedient  to  thy  will : 

The  sea,  that  roars  at  thy  command, 
At  thy  command  is  still. 

5  In  midst  of  dangers,  fears,  and  deaths, 
Thy  goodness  we'll  adore. 

We'll  praise  thee  for  thy  mercies  past, 
And  humbly  hope  for  more. 

6  Our  life,  while  thou  preserv'st  that  life, 
Thy  sacrifice  shall  be  ; 

And  death,  when  death  shall  be  our  lot, 
Shall  join  our  souls  to  thee. 

867  L-  M.  Marsh 

Psalm  cvii.  23-32. 
IT^HO  to  the  sea  in  ships  descend, 
VV    And  mid  the  waves  their  business  tend, 
There  see  Jehovah's  works  abound, 
His  wonders  in  the  vast  profound. 

2  He  speaks.     The  tempest's  breath  is  stirred ; 
The  swelling  billows  hear  his  word : 

They  climb  to  heaven;   they  sink  to  hell; 
Danger  and  woe  their  spirit  quell. 

3  They  stagger,  and,  like  drunkards,  reel; 
Baffled  the  seaman's  art  they  feel: 

They  to  Jehovah  raise  their  cry; 
He  saves  them  from  their  agony. 

4  The  stormy  deep  he  deigns  to  soothe, 
The  agitated  wave  is  smooth: 

They  hail  the  end  of  ail  their  woes, 
And  in  the  destined  port  repose. 


ON    A    VOYAGE.  613 

5  0  praise  Jehovah  for  his  grace, 
His  'wonders  to  our  wretched  race ! 
His  mercies  to  his  Church  proclaim, 
And  mid  the  elders  praise  his  name ! 

3  63  6,6,6,6,8,8.  Topladt- 

The  spiritual  voyage. 

JESUS  !  at  thy  command 
I  launch  into  the  deep, 
And  leave  my  native  land, 
Where  sin  lulls  all  asleep  : 
For  thee  I  would  the,  -world  resign, 
And  sail  to  heaven  with  thee  and  thine. 

2  Thou  art  my  Pilot  wise ; 
My  compass  is  thy  word : 

My  soul  each  storm  defies, 
While  I  have  such  a  Lord ! 
I  trust  thy  faithfulness  and  power 
To  save  me  in  the  trying  hour. 

3  Though  rocks  and  quicksands  deep 
Through  all  my  passage  lie, 

Yet  Christ  will  safely  keep 
And  guide  me  with  his  eye : 
My  anchor,  hope,  shall  firm  abide, 
And  I  each  boist'rous  storm  outride. 

4  By  faith  I  see  the  land, 
The  port  of  endless  rest : 

My  soul,  thy  sails  expand, 
And  fly  to  Jesus'  breast ! 
0  may  I  reach  the  heavenly  shore, 
Where  winds  and  waves  distress  no  more 

5  Come,  Holy  Ghost,  and  blow 
A  prosp'rous  gale  of  grace ! 

Waft  me  from  all  below 

To  heaven,  my  destined  place. 
Then,  in  full  sail,  my  port  I'll  find, 
And  leave  the  world  and  sin  behind. 


PART   II. 

FOll  SOCIAL  WORSHIP. 

SECTION  I. 
Communion  o£  %Kints. 

869  S.  M.  C.  Wesley. 

Opening  the  exercises. 

JESUS,  we  look  to  thee, 
Thy  promised  presence  claim; 
Thou  in  the  midst  of  us  shalt  be, 

Assembled  in  thy  name : 
Thy  name  salvation  is, 

Which  here  we  come  to  prove ; 
Thy  name  is  life,  and  health,  and  peace, 
And  everlasting  love. 

2  Not  in  the  name  of  pride 

Or  selfishness  we  meet, 
From  nature's  paths  we  turn  aside, 

And  worldly  thoughts  forget: 
We  meet  the  grace  to  take, 

Which  thou  hast  freely  given; 
We  meet  on  earth  for  thy  dear  sake, 

That  we  may  meet  in  heaven. 

8  Present  we  know  thou  art , 

But,  0,  thyself  reveal ! 
Now,  Lord,  let  every  bounding  heart 

The  mighty  comfort  feel ! 
G  may  thy  quick'ning  voice 

The  death  of  sin  remove ; 
And  bid  our  inmost  souls  rejoice 

In  hope  of  perfect  love ! 
(314) 


COMMUNION    OF    SAINTS.  615 

870  10,10,11,11.  C.  Wesley. 
Opening  the  exercises. 

APPOINTED  by  thee,  We  meet  in  thy  name, 
And  meekly  agree  To  follow  the  Lamb, 
To  trace  thy  example,  The  world  to  disdain, 
And  constantly  trample  On  pleasure  and  pain. 

2  Rejoicing  in  hope,  We  humbly  go  on, 
And  daily  take  up  The  pledge  of  our  crown ; 
In  doing  and  bearing  The  will  of  our  Lord, 
We  still  are  preparing  To  meet  our  reward. 

3  0  Jesus,  appear !  No  longer  delay 
To  sanctify  here,  And  bear  us  away  : 

The  end  of  our  meeting  On  earth  let  us  see, 
Triumphantly  sitting  In  glory  with  thee ! 

871  7s.  C.  Wesley. 

Opening  the  exercises. 

r\  LORY  be  to  God  above, 

VX     God  from  whom  all  blessings  flow ; 

Make  we  mention  of  his  love, 

Publish  we  his  praise  below  : 
Called  together  by  his  grace, 

We  are  met  in  Jesus'  name ; 
See  with  joy  each  other's  face, 

Foll'wers  of  the  bleeding  Lamb. 

2  Let  us,  then,  sweet  counsel  take, 

How  to  make  our  calling  sure, — 
Our  election  how  to  make, 

Past  the  reach  of  hell,  secure : 
Build  we  each  the  other  up  ; 

Pray  we  for  our  faith's  increase, 
Solid  comfort,  settled  hope, 

Constant  joy,  and  lasting  peace. 


616         COMMUNION    OF    SAINTS. 

3  More  and  more  let  love  abound : 
Let  us  never,  never  rest, 

Till  we  are  in  Jesus  found, 

Of  our  paradise  possessed  : 
He  removes  the  flaming  sword. 

Calls  us  back,  from  Eden  driven : 
To  bis  image  here  restored, 

Soon  he  takes  us  up  to  heaven! 

872  C.  M.  C.  Weslbt. 

Opening  the  exercises. 

ALL  praise  to  our  redeeming  Lord, 
Who  joins  us  by  his  grace, 
And  bids  us,  each  to  each  restored, 
Together  seek  his  face. 

2  He  bids  us  build  each  other  up ; 

And,  gathered  into  one, 
To  our  high  calling's  glorious  hope, 

We  hand  in  hand  go  on. 

8  The  gift  which  he  on  one  bestows, 

We  all  delight  to  prove, 
The  grace  through  every  vessel  flows, 

In  purest  streams  of  love. 

4  E'en  now  we  think  and  speak  the  same, 
And  cordially  agree, 

United  all  through  Jesus'  name 
In  perfect  harmony. 

5  We  all  partake  the  joy  of  one, 
The  common  peace  we  feel, 

A  peace  to  sensual  minds  unknown; 
A  joy  unspeakable. 

6  And  if  our  fellowship  below 
In  Jesus  be  so  sweet, 

What  height  of  rapture  shall  we  know 
When  round  his  throne  we  meetl 


COMMUNION    OF    SAINTS.  61? 

£73  L.  ML.  C.  Wesley. 

Opening  the  exercises. 
QAVIOUK  of  all,  to  thee  ve  bow, 
ij     And  own  thee  faithful  to  thy -word:  ' 
\Ve  hear  thy  voice,  and  open  now 
Our  hearts  to  entertain  our  Lord. 

2  Cone  in,  come  in,  thou  heavenly  Guest, 
Deligbt  in  what  thyself  hast  given : 

On  thy  own  gifts  and  graces  feast, 

And  make  the  contrite  heart  thy  heaven. 

3  Smell  the  sweet  odor  of  our  prayers, 
Our  sacrifice  of  praise  approve ; 

And  treasure  up  our  gracious  tears, 
And  rest  in  thy  redeeming  love. 

4  0  let  us  on  thy  fulness  feed ! 

And  eat  thy  flesh,  and  drink  thy  blood ! 
Jesus,  thy  blood  is  drink  indeed, 
Jesus,  thy  flesh  is  angels'  food. 

874-  6,6,6,6,8,8.  C.  Wesley, 

Opening  the  exercises. 

THOU  God  of  truth  and  love, 
We  seek  thy  perfect  way, 
Ready  thy  choice  t'  approve, 
Thy  providence  t'  obey  ; 
Enter  into  thy  wise  design, 
And  sweetly  lose  our  will  in  thine. 

2  Why  hast  thou  cast  our  lot 
In  the  same  age  and  place? 

And  why  together  brought 
To  see  each  other's  face  ? 
To  join  with  softest  sympathy, 
And  mix  our  friendly  souls  in  thee? 

3  Surety  thou  didst  unite 
Our  kindred  spirits  here, 


& 


618  COMMUNION    OF    SAINTS. 

That  all  hereafter  might 
Before  thy  throne  appear : 
Meet  at  the  marriage  of  the  Lamb, 
And  all  thy  gracious  love  proclaim. 
4  Then  let  us  ever  bear 

The  blessed  end  in  view, 
And  join  with  mutual  care 
To  fight  our  passage  through  ; 
And  kindly  help  each  other  on, 
Till  all  receive  the  starry  crown. 

875  S.  M.  C.  Wesley. 

Opening  the  exercises. 
IAVIOUR  of  sinful  men, 

Thy  goodness  we  proclaim, 
Which  brings  us  here  to  meet  again, 

And  triumph  in  thy  name : 
Thy  mighty  name  hath  been 

Our  safeguard  and  our  tower ; 
Hath  saved  us  from  the  world  and  sin, 
And  all  th'  accuser's  power. 

2  Jesus,  take  all  the  praise, 
That  still  on  earth  we  live, 

Unspotted  in  so  foul  a  place, 

And  innocently  grieve : 
We  shall  from  Sodom  flee, 

When  perfected  in  love  ; 
And  haste  to  better  company 

Who  wait  for  us  above. 

3  Awhile  in  flesh  disjoined, 
Our  friends  that  went  before 

We  soon  in  paradise  shall  find, 

And  meet  to  part  no  more : 
In  yon  thrice  happy  seat, 

Waiting  for  us  they  are ; 
And  thou  shalt  there  a  husband  meet  I 

And  I  a  parent  there ! 


COMMUNION    OF    SAINTS.  619 

B76  s-  ML  CL  Wesley. 

Concluded. 

OWHAT  a  mighty  change 
Shall  Jesus'  suff'rers  know, 
While  o'er  the  happy  plains  they  range, 

Incapable  of  woe ! 
No  ill-requited  love 

Shall  there  our  spirits  wound: 
No  base  ingratitude  above — 
No  sin  in  heaven  is  found. 

2  There  all  our  griefs  are  spent ! 
There  all  our  sorrows  end : 

We  cannot  there  the  fall  lament 

Of  a  departed  friend  ! — 
A  brother  dead  to  God, 

By  sin,  alas  !   undone  : 
No  father  there,  in  passion  loud, 

Cries,  "0  my  son!   my  son!" 

3  No  slightest  touch  of  pain, 
Nor  sorrow's  least  alloy, 

Can  violate  our  rest,  or  stain 

Our  purity  of  joy  ! 
In  that  eternal  day 

No  clouds  or  tempests  rise : 
There  gushing  tears  are  wiped  away 

For  ever  from  our  eyes. 

377  7s.  C.  Wesley. 

Love-feast. 

COME,  and  let  us  sweetly  join, 
Christ  to  praise  in  hymns  divine : 
Give  we  all  with  one  accord 
Glory  to  our  common  Lord  ; 
Hands,  and  hearts,  and  voices,  raise; 
Sing  as  in  the  ancient  days ; 


620         COMMUNION    OF    SAINTS. 

Antedate  the  joys  above; 
Celebrate  the  feast  of  love. 

2  Strive  we,  in  affection  strive: 
Let  the  purer  flame  revive, 
Such  as  in  the  martyrs  glowed, 
Dying  champions  for  their  God. 
We  for  Christ,  our  Master,  stand, 
Lights  in  a  benighted  land  ; 

We  our  dying  Lord  confess, 
We  are  Jesus'  witnesses. 

3  AVitnesses  that  Christ  hath  died: 
We  with  him  are  crucified : 

Christ  hath  burst  the  bands  of  death, 
We  his  quick'ning  Spirit  breathe: 
Christ  is  now  gone  up  on  high; 
Thither  all  our  wishes  fly  : — 
Sits  at  God's  right  hand  above; 
There  with  him  we  reign  in  love ! 

878  7s.  C.  Wesley. 

Continued. 

COME,  thou  high  and  lofty  Lord ! 
Lowly,  meek,  incarnate  Word : 
Humbly  stoop  to  earth  again  ; 
Come  and  visit  abject  man! 
Jesus,  dear  expected  guest, 
Thou  art  bidden  to  the  feast: 
For  thyself  our  hearts  prepare : 
Come,  and  sit,  and  banquet  there ! 
2  Jesus,  we  thy  promise  claim: 
We  are  met  in  thy  great  name : 
In  the  midst  do  thou  appeal*, 
Manifest  thy  presence  here ! 
Sanctify  us,  Lord,  and  bless ! 
Breathe  thy  Spirit,  give  thy  peace; 
Thou  thyself  within  us  move : 
Make  our  feast  a  feast  of  love. 


COMMUNION    OF    SAINTS  621 

3  Make  us  all  in  thee  complete ; 
Make  us  all  for  glory  meet, — 
Meet  t'  appear  before  thy  sight, 
Partners  with  the  saints  in  light. 
Call,  0  call  us  each  by  name, 
To  the  marriage  of  the  Lamb : 
Let  us  lean  upon  thy  breast; 
Love  be  there  our  endless  feast ! 

879  7s.  C.  Wesley. 


LET  us  join,  ('tis  God  commands,) 
Let  us  join  our  hearts  and  hands : 
Help  to  gain  our  calling's  hope, 
Build  we  each  the  other  up  : 
Still  forget  the  things  behind, 
Follow  Christ,  in  heart  and  mind ; 
Toward  the  mark  unwearied  press, 
Seize  the  crown  of  righteousness. 

2  Plead  we  thus  for  faith  alone, 
Faith  which  by  our  works  is  shown: 
God  it  is  who  justifies ; 

Only  faith  the  grace  applies — 
Active  faith  that  lives  within  ; 
Conquers  earth,  and  hell,  and  sin ; 
Sanctifies,  and  makes  us  whole ; 
Forms  the  Saviour  in  the  soul. 

3  Let  us  for  this  faith  contend: 
Sure  salvation  is  its  end : 
Heaven  already  is  begun, 
Everlasting  life  is  won. 

Only  let  us  persevere, 
Till  we  see  our  Lord  appear , 
Never  from  the  Rock  remove, 
Saved  by  faith,  which  works  by  love 


822         COMMUNION    OF    SAINTS. 

880  7s-  c-  Wesley. 

Concluded. 
TTTHILE  we  walk  with  God  in  light, 
VV     God  our  hearts  doth  still  unite  ; 
Dearest  fellowship  we  prove, 
Fellowship  in  Jesus'  love : 
Sweetly  each  with  each  combined, 
In  the  bonds  of  duty  joined, 
Feels  the  cleansing  blood  applied, 
Daily  feels  that  Christ  hath  died. 

2  Still,  0  Lord,  our  faith  increase ; 
Cleanse  from  all  unrighteousness : 
Thee  th'  unholy  cannot  see: 
Make,  0  make  us  meet  for  thee : 
Every  vile  affection  kill ; 

Root  out  every  seed  of  ill ; 

Utterly  abolish  sin ; 

Write  thy  law  of  love  within. 

3  Hence  may  all  our  actions  flow, 
Love  the  proof  that  Christ  we  know : 
Mutual  love  the  token  be, 

Lord,  that  we  belong  to  thee  : 
Love,  thine  image,  love  impart ! 
Stamp  it  on  our  face  and  heart! 
Only  love  to  us  be  given  ! 
Lord,  we  ask  no  other  heaven. 

^81  L-  M-  c-  Weslei 

Admission  into  the  Church. 

BRETHREN  in  Christ,  and  well  beloved. 
To  Jesus  and  his  servants  dear, 
Enter,  and  show  yourselves  approved, 

Ente*\  and  find  that  God  is  here. 
2  Welcome  from  earth :  lo,  the  right  hand 

Of  fellowship  to  you  we  give ! 
With  open  hearts  and  hands  we  stand. 
And  you  in  Jesus'  name  receive. 


COMMUNION    OF    SAINTS.  623 

3  Say,  are  your  hearts  resolved  as  ours  ? 
Tnen  let  them  burn  -with,  sacred  love, 

Then  let  them  taste  the  heavenly  powers, 
Partakers  of  the  >oys  above. 

4  Jesus,  attend;  thyself  reveal! 
Are  we  not  met  in  thy  great  name  ? 

Ihee  in  the  midst  we  wait  to  feel, 
We  wait  to  catch  the  spreading  flame 

5  Truly  our  fellowship  below, 
With  thee  and  with  the  Father  is : 

In  thee  eternal  life  we  know, 
And  heaven's  unutterable  bliss. 

882  0.  M.  Doddridge 

Admission  into  the  Church. 

INQUIRE,  ye  pilgrims,  for  the  way 
That  leads  to  Sion's  hill, 
And  thither  set  your  steady  face, 
With  a  determined  will. 

2  Invite  the  strangers  all  around 
Your  pious  march  to  join; 

And  spread  the  sentiments  you  feel 
Of  faith  and  love  divine. 

3  0  come,  and  to  his  temple  haste, 
And  seek  his  favor  there ; 

Before  his  footstool  humbly  bow, 
And  pour  your  fervent  prayer. 

4  0  come,  and  join  your  souls  to  God 
In  everlasting  bands  ; 

Accept  the  blessings  he  bestows, 
With  thankful  hearts  and  hands. 

383  10,11,10,11.  Gambold. 

"  Come  thou  with  ws" — 

OTELL  me  no  more  Of  this  world's  vain  stor6, 
The  time  for  such  trifles  with  me  now  is  o'er : 


624         COMMUNION    OF    SAINTS. 

A  country  I've  found  Where  true  joys  abound, 
To  dwell  I'm  determined  on  that  happy  ground. 

2  The  souls  that  believe,  In  paradise  live, 
And  me  in  that  number  will  Jesus  receive  : 
My  soul,  don't  delay — He  calls  thee  away. 
Rise,  follow  thy  Saviour,  and  bless  the  glad  day. 

3  No  mortal  doth  know  What  he  can  bestow, 
What  light,   strength,   and   comfort — go   after 

him,  go : 
Lo,  onward  I  move  To  a  city  above, 
None  guesses  how  wondrous  my  journey  will 

prove. 

4  Great  spoils  I  shall  win  From  death,  hell, 

and  sin, 
Midst  outward  afflictions  shall  feel  Christ  within ; 
And  when  I'm  to  die,  Receive  me,  I'll  cry, 
For  Jesus  hath  loved  me,  I  cannot  tell  why. 

5  But  this  I  do  find,  We  two  are  so  joined, 
He'll  not  live  in  glory  and  leave  me  behind  : 
So  this  is  the  race  I'm  running  through  grace, 
Henceforth  —  till  admitted  to  see  my  Lord's 

face. 

6  And  now  I'm  in  care,  My  neighbors  may 

share 
These  blessings  :  to  seek  them  will  none  of  you 

dare  ? 
in  bondage,  0  why,  And  death  will  you  lie, 
When  one  here  assures  you  free  grace  is  so 

nigh? 

S84  7s.  Montgomery 

Joining  the  Church. 

PEOPLE  of  the  living  God, 
I  have  sought  the  world  around, 
Paths  of  sin  and  sorrow  trod, 

Peace  and  comfort  nowhere  found : 


•  COMMUNION    OF    SAINTS.  625 

Now  to  you  my  spirit  turns — 
Turns,  a  fugitive  unblessed : 

Brethren,  where  your  altar  burns, 
0  !  receive  me  into  rest. 

2  Lonely,  I  no  longer  roam, 

Like  the  cloud,  the  wind,  the  wave? 
Where  you  dwell  shall  be  my  home, 

Where  you  die  shall  be  my  grave ; 
Mine  the  God  whom  you  adore, 

Your  Redeemer  shall  be  mine ; 
Earth  can  fill  my  soul  no  more, 

Every  idol  I  resign. 

3  Tell  me  not  of  gain  or  loss, 
Ease,  enjoyment,  pomp,  or  power: 

Welcome  poverty  and  cross, 

Shame,  reproach,  affliction's  hour: 

"  Follow  me  :"  I  know  thy  voice  ; 
Jesus,  Lord,  thy  steps  I  see ; 

Now  I  take  thy  yoke  by  choice ; 
Light  thy  burden  now  to  me. 

885  S.  M.  Muhlenberg. 

Entering  the  ark. 
IKE  Noah's  weary  dove, 


L1 


That  soared  the  earth  around, 
But  not  a  resting-place  above 
The  cheerless  waters  found, — 

2  0  cease,  my  wand'ring  soul, 
On  restless  wing  to  roam  ; 

All  the  wide  world,  to  either  pole, 
Has  not  for  thee  a  home. 

3  Behold  the  ark  of  God. 
Behold  the  open  door  ; 

Hasten  to  gain  that  dear  abode, 
And  rove,  my  soul,  no  more. 


626         COMMUNION    OP    SAINTS. 

4  There,  safe  shalt  thou  abide, 
There,  sweet  shall  be  thy  rest, 

And  every  longing  satisfied, 
AVith  full  salvation  blessed. 

BB6  C.  M.  Beddone. 

Joining  the  Church. — The  vow. 

WITNESS,  ye  men  and  angels,  now, 
Before  the  Lord  we  speak ; 
To  him  we  make  our  solemn  vow, 
A  vow  we  dare  not  break — 

2  That  long  as  life  itself  shall  last, 
Ourselves  to  Christ  we  yield ; 

Nor  from  his  cause  will  we  depart, 
Or  ever  quit  the  field. 

3  We  trust  not  in  our  native  strength, 
But  on  his  grace  rely, 

That  with  returning  wants,  the  Lord 
Will  all  our  need  supply. 

4  0  guide  our  doubtful  feet  aright, 
And  keep  us  in  thy  ways  ; 

And  while  we  turn  our  vows  to  prayers, 
Turn  thou  our  praj-ers  to  praise. 

337  S.  M.  Dwight. 

Psalm  sxxxvii.  5,  6. 

I  LOVE  thy  kingdom,  Lord, 
The  house  of  thine  abode, 
The  Church  our  blest  Redeemer  bought 
With  his  own  precious  blood. 

2  I  love  thy  Church,  0  God! 

Her  walls  before  thee  stand, 
Dear  as  the  apple  of  thine  eye, 

And  graven  on  thy  hand. 


COMMUNION    OF    SAINTS.  627 

3  If  e'er  to  bless  her  sons 
My  voice  or  hands  deny, 

These  hands  let  useful  skill  forsake, 
This  voice  in  silence  die. 

4  If  e'er  my  heart  forget 
Her  welfare,  or  her  woe, 

Let  every  joy  this  heart  forsake, 
And  every  grief  o'erflow. 

5  For  her  my  tears  shall  fall, 
For  her  my  prayers  ascend 

To  her  my  cares  and  toils  be  given, 
Till  toils  and  cares  shall  end. 

G  Beyond  my  highest  joy 

I  prize  her  heavenly  ways, 
Her  sweet  communion,  solemn  vows, 

Her  hymns  of  love  and  praise. 

888  C.  M.  C.  WESLEY. 

"  Ye  are  come  unto  Mount  Sion." 

HAPPY  the  souls  to  Jesus  joined, 
And  saved  by  grace  alone  : 
Walking  in  all  his  ways,  they  find 
Their  heaven  on  earth  begun. 

2  The  Churoh  triumphant  in  thy  love, 
Their  mighty  joys  we  know: 

They  sing  the  Lamb  in  hymns  above, 
And  we  in  hymns  below. 

S  Thee,  in  thy  glorious  realm,  they  praise, 

And  bow  before  thy  throne  ; 
We,  in  the  kingdom  of  thy  grace : 

The  kingdoms  are  but  one. 

4  The  holy  to  the  holiest  leads ; 

Prom  thence  our  spirits  rise ; 
And  he  that  in  thy  statutes  treads, 

Shall  meet  thee  in  the  skies. 


628         COMMUNION    OF    SAINTS. 

389  C.  M.  Doddridge 

Malachi  iii.  16,  17. 

rPHE  Lord  on  mortal  worms  looks  down 
1       From  his  celestial  throne  ; 
And  when  the  wicked  swarm  around, 
He  well  discerns  his  own. 

2  He  sees  the  tender  hearts,  that  mourn 
The  scandals  of  the  times, 

And  join  their  efforts  to  oppose 
The  wide-prevailing  crimes. 

3  Low  to  the  social  band  he  bows 
His  still  attentive  ear; 

And,  while  his  angels  sing  around. 
Delights  their  voice  to  hear. 

4  The  chronicles  of  heaven  shall  keep 
Their  words  in  transcript  fair  : 

In  the  Redeemer's  book  of  life 
Their  names  recorded  are. 

5  "Yes,"  saith  the  Lord,  "the  world  shall 

know 
These  humble  souls  are  mine ; 
These,  when  my  jewels  I  produce, 
Shall  in  full  lustre  shine. 

6  "When  deluges  of  fiery  wrath 
My  foes  away  shall  bear, 

That  hand  which  strikes  the  wicked  througb 
Shall  all  my  children  spare." 

890  E.  M.  C.  Wesley. 

For  the  mourners  in  Zion. 

OLET  the  pris'ners'  mournful  cries 
As  incense  in  thy  sight  appear! 
Their  humble  waitings  pierce  the  skies, 
If  haply  they  may  feel  thee  near. 


COMMUNION    OP    SAINTS.         629 

2  The  captive  exiles  make  their  moans, 
From  sin  impatient  to  be  free : 

Call  home,  call  home  thy  banished  ones  ! 
Lead  captive  their  captivity  ! 

3  Show  them  the  blood  that  bought  their  peace, 
The  anchor  of  their  steadfast  hope; 

And  bid  their  guilty  terrors  cease, 
And  bring  the  ransomed  pris'ners  up. 

4  Out  of  the  deep  regard  their  cries, 
The  fallen  raise,  the  mourners  cheer ; 

0  Sun  of  righteousness,  arise, 
And  scatter  all  their  doubt  and  fear ! 

5  Pity  the  day  of  feeble  things ; 
0  gather  every  halting  soul ! 

And  drop  salvation  from  thy  wings, 
And  make  the  contrite  sinner  whole. 

891  L.  M.  C.  Wesley. 

For  the  lambs  of  the  flock. 

AUTHOR  of  faith,  we  seek  thy  face, 
For  all  who  feel  thy  work  begun : 
Confirm,  and  strengthen  them  in  gracj, 
And  bring  thy  feeblest  children  on. 

2  Thou  seest  their  wants,  thou  know"st  their 

names, 
Be  mindful  of  thy  youngest  care ; 
Be  tender  of  the  new-born  lambs. 
And  gently  in  thy  bosom  bear. 

3  The  lion  roaring  for  his  prey, 
With  rav'ning  wolves  on  every  side, 

Watch  over  them  to  tear  and  slay, 
If  found  one  moment  from  their  Guide. 

4  In  safety  lead  thy  little  flock ! 

From  hell,  the  world,  and  sin,  secure ; 
And  set  their  feet  upon  the  rock, 
And  make  in  thee  their  goings  sure. 


630        COMMUNION    OF    SAINTS. 

892  C.  M.  C.  Wesley. 

Safety  in  union. 

JESUS,  great  Shepherd  of  the  sheep, 
To  thee  for  help  we  fly: 
Thy  little  flock  in  safety  keep ! 
For  0,  the  wolf  is  nigh ! 

2  He  comes,  of  hellish  malice  full, 
To  scatter,  tear,  and  slay; 

He  seizes  every  straggling  soul 
As  his  own  lawful  prey. 

3  Us  into  thy  protection  take, 
And  gather  with  thy  arm: 

Unless  the  fold  we  first  forsake, 
The  wolf  can  never  harm. 

4  We  laugh  to  scorn  his  cruel  power, 
While  by  our  Shepherd's  side : 

The  sheep  he  never  can  devour, 
Unless  he  first  divide. 

5  0  do  not  suffer  him  to  part 
The  souls  that  here  agree ; 

But  make  us  of  one  mind  and  heart, 
And  keep  us  one  in  thee ! 

6  Together  let  us  sweetly  live, 
Together  let  us  die ; 

And  each  a  starry  crown  receive, 
And  reign  above  the  sky. 


&*i}3  C.  M.  C.  Wesley 

United  in  Christ. 
ESUS,  united  by  thy  grace, 
And  each  to  each  endeared, 
With  confidence  we  seek  thy  face, 
And  know  our  prayer  is  heard. 

Still  let  us  own  our  common  Lord; 
And  bear  thine  easy  yoke ; 


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COMMUNION    OF    SAINTS.  631 

A  band  of  love,  a  threefold  cord, 
Which  never  can  be  broke. 

3  Make  us  into  one  spirit  drink; 
Baptize  into  thy  name  ; 

And  let  us  always  kindly  think, 
And  sweetly  speak  the  same. 

4  Touched  by  the  loadstone  of  thy  love, 
Let  all  our  hearts  agree ; 

And  ever  toward  each  other  move, 
And  ever  move  toward  thee. 

5  To  thee  inseparably  joined, 
Let  all  our  spirits  cleave : 

0  may  we  all  the  loving  mind 
That  was  in  thee  receive ! 

6  This  is  the  bond  of  perfectness, 
The  spotless  charity : 

0  let  us  (still  we  pray)  possess 
The  mind  that  was  in  thee ! 

7  Grant  this,  and  then  from  all  below 
Insensibly  remove  : 

Our  souls  the  change  shall  scarcely  know, 
Made  perfect  first  in  love ! 

8  With  ease  our  souls  thro'  death  shall  glide 
Into  their  paradise ; 

And  thence  on  wings  of  angels  ride, 
Triumphant  through  the  skies. 

9  Yet  "when  the  fullest  joy  is  given 
The  same  delight  we  prove  : 

In  earth,  in  paradise,  in  heaven, 
Our  all  in  all  is  love. 

894  7s.  C.  Weslbt 

United  in  love. 

FATHER,  at  thy  footstool  see 
Those  who  now  are  one  in  thee ! 


632         COMMUNION    OF    SAINTS. 

Draw  us  by  thy  grace  alone : 
Give,  0  give  us  to  thy  Son. 

2  Jesus,  Friend  of  human  kind, 
Let  us  in  thy  name  be  joined; 
Each  to  each  unite  and  bless, 
Keep  us  still  in  perfect  peace. 

3  Heavenly,  all-alluring  Dove, 
Shed  thy  overshadowing  love; 
Love,  the  sealing  grace,  impart; 
Dwell  within  our  single  heart. 

4  Father,  Son,  and  Holy  Ghost, 
Be  to  us  what  Adam  lost : 

Let  us  in  thine  image  rise  ; 
Give  us  back  our  paradise ! 

895  7s.  C.  Wesley 

"The  unity  of  the  Spirit" — 

pHRIST,  from  whom  all  blessings  flow,  " 

\J  Perfecting  the  saints  below, 

Hear  us  who  thy  nature  share, 

Who  thy  mystic  body  are. 

Join  us,  in  one  spirit  join, 

Let  us  still  receive  of  thine  : 

Still  for  more  on  thee  we  call, 

Thou  who  fillest  all  in  all ! 

2  Move,  and  actuate,  and  guide  * 
Divers  gifts  to  each  divide  : 
Placed  according  to  thy  will, 
Let  us  all  our  work  fulfil : 
Never  from  our  office  move. 
Needful  to  each  other  prove ; — 
Use  the  grace  on  each  bestowed, 
Tempered  by  the  art  of  God ! 

3  Sweetly  may  we  all  agree, 
Touched  with  softest  sympathy ; 


COMMUNION    OF    SAINTS.         633 

Kindly  for  each  other  care ; 
Every  member  feel  its  share. 
Many  are  we  now  and  one, 
We  who  Jesus  have  put  on : 
Names,  and  sects,  and  parties,  fall : 
Thou,  0  Christ,  art  all  in  all. 


G1 


896  L-  ^L  c    Lesley. 

iIn  the  bond  of  peace" 
ITER  of  peace  and  unity, 

Send  down  thy  mild,  pacific  Dove : 
We  all  shall  then  in  one  agree, 
And  breathe  the  spirit  of  thy  love. 

2  We  all  shall  think  and  speak  the  same 
Delightful  lesson  of  thy  grace, 

One  undivided  Christ  proclaim, 
And  jointly  glory  in  thy  praise. 

3  0  let  us  take  a  softer  mould, 
Blended  and  gathered  into  thee  ; 

Under  one  Shepherd  make  one  fold, 
Where  all  is  love  and  harmony. 

4  Regard  thine  own  eternal  prayer, 
And  send  a  peaceful  answer  down ; 

To  us  thy  Father's  name  declare : 
Unite  and  perfect  us  in  one ! 

5  So  shall  the  world  believe  and  know 
That  God  hath  sent  thee  from  above. 

When  thou  art  seen  in  us  below, 
And  every  soul  displays  thy  love. 

9  7  6,6,6,6,8,8.  C  Wesley. 

Psalm  cxxxiii. 

BEHOLD  how  good  a  thing 
It  is  to  dwell  in  peace  ; 
How  pleasing  to  our  King 
This  fruit  of  righteousness: 


634         COMMUNION    OF    SAINTS. 

When  brethren  all  in  one  agree, 
Who  knows  the  joys  of  unity! 

2  Where  unity  is  found, 
The  sweet  anointing  grace 

Extends  to  all  around, 

And  consecrates  the  plaoe ; 
To  every  waiting  soul  it  comes, 
And  fills  it  with  divine  perfumes. 

3  Jesus,  our  great  High  Priest, 
For  us  the  gift  received ; 

For  us  and  all  the  rest, 
Who  have  in  him  believed : 
Forth  from  our  Head  the  blessing  goes, 
And  all  his  seamless  coat  o'erflows. 

4  From  Aaron's  beard  it  rolls, 
(Those  nearest  to  his  face,) 

To  humble,  trembling  souls, 
Who  feebly  sue  for  grace — 
I  know  the  grace  for  all  is  free, 
For,  lo  !  it  reaches  now  to  me. 

898  6,6,6,6,8,8.  C.  Wesley 

Concluded. 

G1  RACE  every  morning  new, 
X     And  every  night,  we  feel, 
The  soft,  refreshing  dew 
That  falls  on  Hermon's  hill! 
On  Sion  it  doth  sweetly  fall ; 
The  grace  of  one  descends  on  all. 

2  ten  now  our  xjora  aotn  pour 

The  blessing  from  above, 
A  kindly,  gracious  shower 
Of  heart-reviving  love ; 
The  former  and  the  latter  rain, 
The  love  of  God  and  love  of  man, 


COMMUNION    OF    SAINTS.         635 

8  In  him  when  brethren  join, 

And  follow  after  peace, 
The  fellowship  divine 
He  promises  to  bless, 
His  choicest  graces  to  bestow, 
Where  two  or  three  are  met  below. 
4  The  riches  of  his  grace 
In  fellowship  are  given 
To  Sion's  chosen  race, 
The  citizens  of  heaven : 
He  fills  them  with  the  choicest  store, 
He  gives  them  life  for  evermore. 

S99  C.  M.  Watts. 

Psalm  cxxxiii. 

10  !  what  an  entertaining  sight 
j    Are  brethren  who  agree  ! 
Brethren  whose  cheerful  hearts  unite 
In  bands  of  piety  ! 

2  When  streams  of  love,  from  Christ  the  spring, 
Descend  to  every  soul, 

And  heavenly  peace,  with  balmy  wing, 
Shades  and  bedews  the  whole : 

3  'Tis  like  the  oil,  divinely  sweet, 
On  Aaron's  rev'rend  head  ; 

The  trickling  drops  perfumed  his  feet, 
And  o'er  his  garments  spread. 

4  'Tis  pleasant  as  the  morning  dews 
That  fall  on  Zion's  hill ; 

Where  God  his  mildest  glory  shows, 
And  makes  his  grace  distil 

900  C.  M.  0.  Wesley. 

"See  how  these  Christians  love." 

&IVEE,  of  concord,  Prince  of  peace, 
Meek,  lamb-like  Son  of  God. 


636         COMMUNION    OF   SAINTS. 

Bid  our  unruly  passions  cease, 
By  thy  atoning  blood. 

2  Rebuke  our  rage,  our  passions  chide, 
Our  stubborn  wills  control, 

Beat  down  our  wrath,  root  out  our  pride, 
And  calm  our  troubled  soul 

3  Subdue  in  us  the  carnal  mind, 
Its  enmity  destroy, 

With  cords  of  love  our  spirits  bind, 
And  melt  us  into  joy. 

4  Us  into  closest  union  draw, 
And  in  our  inward  parts 

Let  kindness  sweetly  write  her  law, 
And  love  command  our  hearts. 

5  Saviour,  look  down  with  pitying  eyes, 
Our  jarring  wills  control, 

Let  cordial,  kind  affections  rise, 
And  harmonize  the  soul. 

6  0  let  us  find  the  ancient  way, 
Our  wond'ring  foes  to  move, 

And  force  the  heathen  world  to  say, 
"  See  how  these  Christians  love!" 

901  8,8,8,8,8,8.  C.  Wesley. 

Thanks  for  preserving  grace. 

JESUS,  to  thee  our  hearts  we  lift, 
May  all  our  hearts  with  love  o'erflow  ! 
With  thanks  for  thy  continued  gift, 

That  still  th  y  gracious  name  we  know : 
Retain  our  sense  of  sin  forgiven, 
And  wait  for  all  our  inward  heaven. 

2  What  mighty  troubles  hast  thou  shown 
Thy  feeble,  tempted  foll'wers  here  J 

We  have  through  fire  and  water  gone ; — 
But  saw  thee  on  the  floods  appear, — 


COMMUNION    OF    SAINTS.         637 

But  felt  thee  present  in  the  flame, 
And  shouted  our  Deliv'rer's  name. 

3  Thou  who  hast  kept  us  to  this  hour, 
0  keep  us  faithful  to  the  end — 

When,  robed  in  majesty  and  power, 
Our  Jesus  shall  from  heaven  descend, 

His  friends  and  witnesses  to  own, 

And  seat  us  on  his  glorious  throne. 


002  7s.  C.  Wesley. 

Cleaving  to  God. 

OD  of  love,  that  hear'st  the  prayer, 
JT  Kindly  for  thy  people  care, 
Who  on  thee  alone  depend: 
Love  us,  save  us  to  the  end. 


Ct 


2  Save  us  in  the  prosp'rous  hour, 
From  the  flatt'ring  tempter's  power; 
From  his  unsuspected  wiles, 

From  the  world's  pernicious  smiles. 

3  Men  of  worldly,  low  design, 
Let  not  these  thy  people  join, 
Poison  our  simplicity, 

Drag  us  from  our  trust  m  thee. 

4  Save  us  from  the  great  and  wise, 
Till  they  sink  in  their  own  eyes, 
Tamely  to  thy  yoke  submit. 

Lay  their  honors  at  thy  feet. 

5  Never  let  the  world  break  in, 
Fix  a  mighty  gulf  between ; 
Keep  us  little  and  unknown, 
Prized  and  loved  by  God  alone. 

6  Let  us  still  to  thee  look  up, 

Thee,  thy  Israel's  strength  and  hope. 
Nothing  know,  or  seek    beside 
Jesus,  and  him  crucified. 


638         COMMUNION   OF    SAINTS. 

903  8,8,6.  C.  Wkslei. 

Mutual  aid. 

(^OME,  wisdom,  power,  and  grace  Divine, 
J  Come,  Jes-as,  in  thy  name  to  join 
A  happy  chosen  band, 
Who  fain  would  prove  thine  utmost  will, 
And  all  thy  righteous  laws  fulfil, 
In  love's  benign  command. 

2  If  pure  essential  love  thou  art, 
Thy  nature  into  every  heart, 

Thy  loving  self,  inspire : 
Bid  all  our  simple  souls  be  one, 
United  in  a  bond  unknown, 

Baptized  with  heavenly  fire. 

3  Still  may  we  to  our  centre  tend, 

To  spread  thy  praise  our  common  end, 

To  help  each  other  on ; 
Companions  through  the  wilderness ; 
To  share  a  moment's  pain,  and  seize 

An  everlasting  crown. 

904  C.  M.  C.  Wesley 

Mutual  aid. 

ri^RY  us,  0  God,  and  search  the  ground 
J_      Of  every  sinful  heart : 
Whate'er  of  sin  in  us  is  found, 
0  bid  it  all  depart ! 

2  When  to  the  right  or  left  we  stray, 
Leave  us  not  comfortless  ; 

But  guide  our  feet,  into  the  way 
Of  everlasting  peace. 

3  Help  us  to  help  each  other,  Lord. 
Each  other's  cross  to  bear : 

Let  each  his  fi  iendly  aid  afford, 
And  feel  his  brother's  care. 


COMMUNION    OP    SAINTS.         639 

4  Help  us  to  build  each  other  up, 
Our  little  stock  improve  : 

Increase  our  faith,  confirm  our  hope, 
And  perfect  us  in  love. 

5  Up  into  thee,  our  living  Head, 
Let  us  in  all  things  grow  ; 

Till  thou  hast  made  us  free  indeed, 
And  spotless  here  below. 

6  Then,  when  the  mighty  work  is  wrought, 
Receive  thy  ready  bride  : 

Give  us  in  heaven  a  happy  lot 
With  all  the  sanctified. 

905  11,9.  C.  Weslet 

The  heavenly  banquet. 

C10ME,  let   us    ascend,    My    companion   and 
/<  friend, 

To  a  taste  of  the  banquet  above : 
If  thy  heart  be  as  mine,  If  for  Jesus  it  pine, 
Come  up  into  the  chariot  of  love. 

2  Who  in  Jesus  confide,  We  are  bold  to  outride 

All  the  storms  of  affliction  beneath  ; 
With  the  prophet  we  soar  To  the  heavenly  shore, 
And  outfly  all  the  arrows  of  death. 

3  By  faith  we  are  come  to  our  permanent  home, 

And  by  hope  we  the  rapture  improve : 
By  love  we  still  rise,  And  look  down  on  the  skies. 

For  the  heavan  of  heavens  is  love. 
i  Who  on  earth  oan  conceive  How  happy  wc 
live 

In  the  palace  of  God,  the  great  King ! 
What  a  concert  of  praise,  When  our   Jesus's 
grace 

The  whole  heavenly  company  sing! 
5  Hallelujah  they  cry,  To  the  King  of  the  sky. 

To  the  great  everlasting  I  AM 


640        COMMUNION    OF    SAINTS. 

To  the  Lamb  that  was  slain,  And  that  liveth 
again, 
Hallelujah  to  God  and  the  Lamb  ! 
6  The  Lamb  on  the  throne,  Lo !  he  dwells  with 
his  own, 
And  to  rivers  of  pleasure  he  leads ; 
With  his  mercy's  full  blaze,  With  the  sight  of 
his  face, 
Our  beatified  spirits  he  feeds. 
'  Our  foreheads  proclaim  His  ineffable  name ; 

And  our  bodies  his  glory  display  ; 
\.  day  without  night,  We  feast  in  his  sight, 
And  eternity  seems  as  a  day. 

)06  k.  M.  Beddomb 

At  the  expulsion  of  a  member. 

LOVE  is  a  pure  and  heavenly  flame, 
And  much  regards  a  brother's  name ; 
It  hopeth  all  things  and  believes, 
Nor  easily  a  charge  receives. 

2  Yet  if  it  could  of  sin  allow, 
And  not  a  brother  disavow, 

Who  has  the  Christian  name  disgraced, 
Affection  then  would  be  misplaced. 

3  Yet  it  will  strive,  and  hope,  and  wait, 
Th'  offender  still  to  reinstate  ; 

And  when  a  broken  heart  it  views, 

Its  former  friendship  it  renews. 

1  Thus,  Lord,  would  we  the  grace  possess, 

And  thus  fulfil  all  righteousness ; 

And  while  we  now  a  friend  disown, 

Do  thou  the  painful  duty  crown. 

5  Lead  him  to  mourn  his  follies  past, 

Afresh  may  he  thy  mercy  taste ; 

And  should  thy  grace  his  soul  restore, 

We'll  own  and  love  him  as  before. 


COMMUNION    OF    SAINTS.         641 

907  C.  M.  C.  Wesley 

Closing  the  exercises. 

LIFT  up  your  hearts  to  things  above, 
Ye  foll'wers  of  the  Lamb, 
And  join  with  us  to  praise  his  love, 
And  glorify  his  name. 

2  To  Jesus'  name  give  thanks  and  sing. 

Whose  mercies  never  end  ! 
Rejoice  !  rejoice  !  the  Lord  is  King! 

The  King  is  now  our  friend ! 

8  We  for  his  sake  count  all  things  loss, 

On  earthly  good  look  down ; 
And  joyfully  sustain  the  cross, 

Till  we  receive  the  crown. 

4  0  let  us  stir  each  other  up, 
Our  faith  by  works  t'  approve, 

By  holy,  purifying  hope, 
And  the  sweet  task  of  love. 

5  Love  us  though  far  in  flesh  disjoined, 
Ye  lovers  of  the  Lamb ; 

And  ever  bear  us  on  your  mind, 
Who  think  and  speak  the  same : 

6  You  on  our  minds  we  ever  bear, 
Whoe'er  to  Jesus  bow  ; 

Stretch  out  the  arms  of  faith  and  prayer 
And,  lo  !  we  reach  you  now. 

7  The  blessings  all  on  you  be  shed, 
Which  God  in  Christ  imparts ; 

We  pray  the  Spirit  of  our  Head 
Into  your  faithful  hearts. 

8  Mercy  and  peace  your  portion  be, 
To  carnal  minds  unknown  ; 

The  hidden  manna,  and  the  tree 
Of  life,  and  the  white  stone. 
21 


64:2         COMMUNION    OP    SAINTS. 

9  Let  all  who  for  the  promise  wait, 
The  Holy  Ghost  receive  ; 

And,  raised  to  our  unsinning  state, 
With  God  in  Eden  live  ! 

10  Live  till  the  Lord  in  glory  come, 
And  wait  his  heaven  to  share  ! 

He  now  is  fitting  up  your  home : 
Go  on ; — we'll  meet  you  there  ! 

908  S.  M.  Fawcbtt. 

Closing  the  exercises. 

BLEST  be  the  tie  that  hinds 
Our  hearts  in  Christian  love  : 
The  fellowship  of  kindred  minds 
Is  like  to  that  above. 

2  Before  our  Father's  throne 
We  pour  our  ardent  prayers ; 

Our  fears,  our  hopes,  our  aims,  are  one, — 
Our  comforts  and  our  cares. 

3  We  share  our  mutual  woes ; 
Our  mutual  burdens  bear ; 

And  often  for  each  other  flows 
The  sympathizing  tear. 

4  When  we  asunder  part, 
It  gives  us  inward  pain ; 

But  we  shall  still  be  joined  in  heart, 
And  hope  to  meet  again. 

5  This  glorious  hope  revives 
Our  courage  by  the  way  ; 

While  each  in  expectation  lives, 
And  longs  to  see  the  day. 

6  From  sorrow,  toil,  and  pain, 
And  sin,  we  shall  be  free ; 

And  perfect  love  and  friendship  reign 
Through  all  eternity. 


COMMUNION    OF    SAINTS.         643 
909  C.  M.  MlLLEB. 

Closing  the  exercises. 

OUR  souls,  by  love  together  knit, 
Cemented,  mixed  in  one, 
One  hope,  one  heart,  one  mind,  one  voice 

'Tis  heaven  on  earth  begun. 
Our  hearts  have  burned  while  Jesus  spoke. 

And  glowed  with  sacred  fire, 
He  stopped,  and  talked,  and  fed,  and  blessed 
And  filled  th'  enlarged  desire. 

2  We're  soldiers  fighting  for  our  God, 
Let  trembling  cowards  fly  : 

We'll  stand  unshaken,  firm,  and  fixed, 

With  Christ  to  live  and  die. 
Let  devils  rage,  and  hell  assail, 

We'll  fight  our  passage  through ; 
Let  foes  unite,  and  friends  desert, 

We'll  seize  the  crown  in  view. 

3  The  little  cloud  increases  still, 
The  heavens  are  big  with  rain ; 

•    We  wait  to  catch  the  teeming  shower,    • 
And  all  its  moisture  drain  : 
A  rill,  a  stream,  a  torrent  flows, 

But  pour  the  mighty  flood ; 
0  sweep  the  nations,  shake  the  earth, 
Till  all  proclaim  thee  God ! 

4  And  when  thou  mak'st  thy  jewels  up, 
And  sett'st  thy  starry  crown, — 

When  all  thy  sparkling  gems  shall  shine 
Proclaimed  by  thee  thine  own, — 

May  we,  a  little  band  of  love, 
We  sinners,  saved  by  grace, 

From  glory  into  glory  changed, 
Behold  thee  face  to  face. 


£44         COMMUNION    OF    SAINTS. 

910  C.  M.  C.  Wesley. 

Closing  the  exercises. 

GOD  of  all  consolation,  take 
The  glory  of  thy  grace ! 
Thy  gifts  to  thee  we  render  back 
In  ceaseless  songs  of  praise. 

2  Through  thee  we  now  together  camt, 
In  singleness  of  heart : 

We  met,  0  Jesus,  in  thy  name ; 
And  in  thy  name  we  j>art. 

3  We  part  in  body,  not  in  mind  ; 
Our  minds  continue  one  ; 

And  each  to  each  in  Jesus  joined, 
We  hand  in  hand  go  on. 

4  Subsists  as  in  us  all  one  soul ; 
No  power  can  make  us  twain ; 

And  mountains  rise,  and  oceans  roll, 
To  sever  us  in  vain. 

5  Present  we  sfill  in  spirit  are, 
And  intimately  nigh, 

While  on  the  wings  of  faith  and  prayer 
We  each  to  other  fly. 

6  In  Jesus  Christ  together  we 
In  heavenly  places  sit ; 

Clothed  with  the  sun,  we  smile  to  see 
The  moon  beneath  our  feet. 

7  Our  life  is  hid  with  Christ  in  God ! 
Our  life  shall  soon  appear, 

And  shed  his  glory  all  abroad 
On  all  his  members  here. 

8  Then  let  us  lawfully  contend, 
And  fight  our  passage  through, — 

Bear  in  our  faithful  minds  the  end, 
And  keep  the  prize  in  view. 


PRAYER.  645 

SECTION  n 

9X1  C.  M.  C.  Wesley. 

Opening  the  exercises. 

SHEPHERD  Divine,  our  wants  relieve, 
Ln  this  our  evil  day  ; 
To  all  thy  tempted  foll'wers  give 
The  power  to  watch  and  pray. 

2  Long  as  our  fiery  trials  last, 
Long  as  the  cross  we  bear, 

0  let  our  souls  on  thee  be  cast 
Ln  never-ceasing  prayer ! 

3  The  spirit  of  interceding  grace 
Give  us  in  faith  to  claim ; 

To  wrestle  till  we  see  thy  face, 
And  know  thy  hidden  name. 

4  Till  thou  thy  perfect  love  impart, 
Till  thou  thyself  bestow, 

Be  this  the  cry  of  every  heart — 
I  will  not  let  thee  go  : — 

5  I  will  not  let  thee  go  unless 
Thou  tell  thy  name  to  me, 

With  all  thy  great  salvation  bless, 
And  make  me  all  like  thee. 

6  Then  let  me.  on  the  mountain-top, 
Behold  thy  open  face  ; 

Where  faith  in  sight  is  swallowed  up, 
And  prayer  in  endless  praise. 

912  S.  M.  C.  Wesley. 

Opening  the  exercises. 

THE  praying  spirit  breathe. 
The  watching  power  impart ; 


646  PRAYER. 

From  all  entanglements  beneath 
Call  off  my  anxious  heart ; 

My  feeble  mind  sustain, 

By  worldly  thoughts  oppressed ; 

Appear,  and  bid  me  turn  again 
To  my  eternal  rest. 

2  Swift  to  my  rescu3  come, 

Thine  own  this  moment  seize ; 
Gather  my  wand'ring  spirit  home, 

And  keep  in  perfect  peace : 
Suffered  no  more  to  rove 

O'er  all  the  earth  abroad, 
Arrest  the  pris'ner  of  thy  love, 

And  shut  me  up  in  God. 

913  8,8,8,8,8,8.  C.  Wesley. 

Opening  the  exercises. 

JESUS,  thou  sovereign  Lord  of  all, 
The  same  through  one  eternal  day, 
Attend  thy  feeblest  foU'wers"  call, 
And  0,  instruct  us  how  to  pray  ! 
Pour  out  the  supplicating  grace, 
And  stir  us  up  to  seek  thy  face. 

2  We  cannot  think  a  gracious  thought, 
We  cannot  feel  a  good  desire, 

Till  thou  who  call'dst  a  world  from  naught, 

The  power  into  our  hearts  inspire ; 
And  then  we  in  the  Spirit  groan, 
And  then  we  give  thee  back  thine  own. 

3  To  help  our  soul's  infirmity, 

To  heal  thy  sin-sick  people's  care. 
To  urge  our  God-commanding  plea, 

And  make  our  heart  a  house  of  prayer, 
The  promised  Intercessor  give, 
And  let  us  now  thyself  receive. 


PRAYER.  647 

4  Come  in  thy  pleading  Spirit  down, 
To  us  who  for  thy  coming  stay ; 

Of  all  thy  gifts  we  ask  but  one — 
"We  ask  the  constant  power  to  pray.- 

Indulge  us,  Lord,  in  this  request, 

Thou  canst  not  then  deny  the  rest. 

914.  L.  M.  Cowfbb. 

Opening  the  exercises. 
TT7~HAT  various  hindrances  we  meet 
VV     In  coming  to  a  mercy-seat ! 
Yet  who  that  knows  the  worth  of  prayer, 
But  wishes  to  be  often  there  ? 

2  Prayer  makes  the  darkened  cloud  withdraw ; 
Prayer  climbs  the  ladder  Jacob  saw ; 

Gives  exercise  to  faith  and  love  ; 
Brings  every  blessing  from  above. 

3  Eestraining  prayer,  we  cease  to  fight ; 
Prayer  makes  the  Christian's  armor  bright ; 
And  Satan  trembles  when  he  sees 

The  weakest  saint  upon  his  knees. 

4  Have  you  no  words  ?     Ah  !  think  again : 
Words  flow  apace  when  you  complain, 
And  fill  your  fellow-creature's  ear 

With  the  sad  tale  of  all  your  care. 

5  Were  half  the  breath  thus  vainly  spent, 
To  Heaven  in  supplication  sent, 

Your  cheerful  song  would  oft'ner  be, 
1  Hear  what  the  Lord  has  done  for  me." 


915  7,6,7,6,7,8,7,6.         C.  Wesley. 

Opening  the  exercises. 
lOME,  ye  foll'wers  of  the  Lord, 
In  Jesus'  service  join: 
Jesus  gives  the  sacred  word, 
The  ordinance  Divine : 


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648  PRAYER. 

Stand  we  in  the  ancient  way, 

And  here  with  God  ourselves  acquaint, 
Pray  we,  every  moment  pray, 

And  never,  never  faint. 

2  Let  us  patiently  endure, 
And  still  our  wants  declare  ; 

All  the  promises  are  sure 

To  persevering  prayer. 
Till  we  see  the  perfect  day 

And  each  wakes  up  a  spotless  saint, 
Pray  we,  every  moment  pray, 

And  never,  never  faint. 

3  Pray  we  on  when  all  renewed, 
And  pei'fected  in  love  ! 

Till  we  see  our  Saviour  God 

Descending  from  above, — 
All  his  heavenly  charms  survey, 

Beyond  what  angel  minds  can  paint, 
Pray  we,  every  moment  pray, 

And  never,  never  faint. 


S1 


916  C.  M.  C.  Wesley. 

Opening  the  exercises. 

IEE,  Jesus,  thy  disciples  see, 
The  promised  blessing  give ! 
Met  in  thy  name,  we  look  to  thee, 
Expecting  to  receive. 

2  Thee  we  expect,  our  faithfu*  Lord, 
Who  in  thy  name  are  joined; 

We  wait  according  to  thy  word, 
Thee  in  the  midst  to  find. 

3  With  us  thou  art  assembled  here, 
But  0,  thyself  reveal ! 

Son  of  the  living  God,  appear ! 
Let  us  thy  presence  feel. 


PRAYER.  649 

4  Breathe  on  us,  Lord,  in  this  our  day, 
And  these  dry  bones  shall  live ; 

Speak  peace  into  our  hearts,  and  say, 
"  The  Holy  Ghost  receive." 

5  Whom  now  we  seek,  0  may  we  meet : 

Jesus,  the  Crucified ; 
Show  us  thy  bleeding  hands  and  feet, 
Thou  who  for  us  hast  died. 

6  Cause  us  the  record  to  receive ! 
Speak,  and  the  tokens  show, 

"0  be  not  faithless,  but  believe 
In  me,  who  died  for  you !" 

91 V  C.  M.  Montgomery. 

Wliat  is  prayer  ? 

PRAYER  is  the  soul's  sincere  desire, 
Uttered  or  unexpressed ; 
The  motion  of  a  hidden  fire 
That  trembles  in  the  breast. 

2  Prayer  is  the  burden  of  a  sigh, 
The  falling  of  a  tear ; 

The  upward  glancing  of  an  eye, 
When  none  but  God  is  near. 

3  Prayer  is  the  simplest  form  of  speech 
That  infant  lips  can  try  ; 

Prayer,  the  sublimest  strains  that  reach 
The  Majesty  on  high. 

4  Prayer  is  the  Christian's  vital  breath, 
The  Christian's  native  air  ; 

His  watchword  at  the. gates  of  death; 
He  enters  heaven  with  prayer. 

5  Prayer  is  the  contrite  sinner's  voice, 
Returning  from  his  ways, 

While  angels  in  their  songs  rejoice, 
And  cry,  "Behold,  he  prays!" 


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650  PRAYER. 

0  0  Thou,  by  whom  we  come  to  God, 
The  Life,  the  Truth,  the  Way  ! 

The  path  of  prayer  thyself  hast  trod : 
Lord,  teach  us  how  to  pray. 

{)]S  S.   M.  MONTGOMKB 

Lord's  Prayer. 
UR  Heavenly  Father,  hear 
The  prayer  we  offer  now : 
Thy  name  be  hallowed  far  and  n  11  : 
To  thee  all  nations  bow. 

2  Thy  kingdom  come  ;  thy  will 
On  earth  be  done  in  love, 

As  saints  and  seraphim  fulfil 
Thy  perfect  law  above. 

3  Our  daily  bread  supply 
While  by  the  word  we  live ; 

The  guilt  of  our  iniquity 
Forgive,  as  we  forgive. 

4  From  dark  temptation's  power, . 
From  Satan's  wiles,  defend ; 

Deliver  in  the  evil  hour, 
And  guide  us  to  the  end. 

5  Thine  shall  for  ever  be 
Glory  and  power  Divine ; 

The  sceptre,  throne,  and  majesty, 
Of  heaven  and  earth,  are  thine. 

6  Thus  humbly  taught  tc  pray 
By  thy  beloved  Son, 

Through  him  we  come  to  thee,  and  say, 
"All  for  his  sake  be  done." 

919  L.  M.  Watts 

Psalm  lxiii.  1-4. 

GREAT  God,  indulge  my  humble  claim, 
Be  thou  my  hope,  my  joy,  my  rest; 


PRAYER.  65] 

The  glories  that  compose  thy  name 
Stand  all  engaged  to  make  me  blest. 

2  Thou  great  and  good,  thou  just  and  wise, 
Thou  art  my  Father,  and  my  God ! 

And  I  am  thine  by  sacred  ties, 

Thy  son,  thy  servant  bought  with  blood. 

3  With  heart,  and  eyes,  and  lifted  hands, 
For  thee  I  long,  to  thee  I  look, 

As  travellers  in  thirsty  lands 
Pant  for  the  cooling  water-brook. 

4  E'en  life  itself,  without  thy  love, 
Xo  lasting  pleasure  can  afford; 

Yea,  'twould  a  tiresome  burden  prove, 
If  I  were  banished  from  thee,  Lord  ! 

5  I'll  lift  my  hands,  I'll  raise  my  voice, 
While  I  have  breath  to  pray  or  praise : 

This  work  shall  make  my  heart  rejoice, 
And  spend  the  remnant  of  my  days. 

920  7,6,7,6,7,7,7,6.         C.  Wesley. 

Psalm  cxxi. 

TO  the  hills  I  lift  mine  eyes, 
The  everlasting  Lilis ; 
Streaming  thence  in  fresh  supplies, 

My  soul  the  Spirit  feels : 
Will  he  not  his  help  afford  ? 

Help,  while  yet  I  ask,  is  given : 
God  comes  down — the  God  and  Lord 
That  made  both  earth  and  heaven. 

2  Faithful  soul,  pray  always ;  pray, 

And  still  in  God  confide ; 
He  thy  feeble  steps  shall  stay. 

Nor  suffer  thee  to  slide ; 
Lean  on  thy  Redeemer's  breast ; 

He  thy  quiet  spirit  keeps ;  t 


652  PRAYER. 

Rest  in  him,  securely  rest ; 
Thy  Watchman  never  sleeps. 

3  Neither  sin,  nor  earth,  nor  hell, 
Thy  Keeper  can  surprise  ; 

Careless  slumbers  cannot  steal 

On  his  all-seeing  eyes  : 
He  is  Israel's  sure  defence ; 

Israel  all  his  care  shall  prove ; 
Kept  by  watchful  Providence, 

And  ever-waking  Love. 

4  See  the  Lord,  thy  Keeper,  stand, 
Omnipotently  near : 

.    Lo  !  he  holds  thee  by  thy  hand, 

And  banishes  thy  fear  ; 
Shadows  with  his  wings  thy  head ; 

Guards  from  all  impending  harms : — 
Round  thee  and  beneath  are  spread 

The  everlasting  arms. 

5  Christ  shall  bless  thy  going  out, 
Shall  bless  thy  coming  in  ; 

Kindly  compass  thee  about, 
Till  thou  art  saved  from  sin ; 

Like  thy  spotless  Master,  thou, 

Filled  with  wisdom,  love,  and  power ; 

Holy,  pure,  and  perfect, — now, 
Henceforth,  and  evermore. 

991  S.  M.  C.  Wesley. 

Wants. 

JESUS,  my  strength,  my  hope, 
On  tbee  I  cast  my  care, 
With  humble  confidence  look  up, 

And  know  thou  hear'st  my  pi-ayer. 
Give  me  on  thee  to  wait, 

Till  I  can  all  things  do, 
On  thee,  almighty  to  create, 
Almighty  to  renew. 


PRAYER.  653 

2  I  want  a  sober  mind, 
A  self-renouncing  "will, 

That  tramples  down  and  casts  behind 

The  baits  of  pleasing  ill ; 
A  soul  inured  to  pain, 

To  hardship,  grief,  and  loss, 
Bold  to  take  up,  firm  to  sustain, 

The  consecrated  cross. 

3  I  "want  a  godly  fear, 

A  quick-discerning  eye, 
That  looks  to  thee  when  sin  is  near, 

And  sees  the  tempter  fly  ; 
A  spirit  still  prepared, 

And  armed  with  jealous  care, 
For  ever  standing  on  its  guard, 

And  watching  unto  prayer. 

922  S.  M.  C.  Wesley. 

Concluded. 

1WANT  a  true  regard, 
A  single,  steady  aim, 
Unmoved  by  threat'ning  or  reward. 

To  thee  and  thy  great  name ; 
A  jealous,  just  concern 

For  thine  immortal  praise  ; 
A  pure  desire  that  all  may  learn. 
And  glorify,  thy  grace. 

2  I  rest  upon  thy  word, 

The  promise  is  for  me ; 
My  succor  and  salvation,  Lord, 

Shall  surely  come  from  thee : 
But  let  me  still  abide, 

Nor  from  my  hope  remove. 
Till  thou  my  patient  spirit  guide 

Into  thy  perfect  love. 


£54  PRAYER. 

923  C-  M-  C'  WE9LET. 

For  the  water  of  life. 

FOUNTAIN  of  life,  to  all  below 
Let  thy  salvation  roll ; 
Water,  replenish,  and  o'erflow, 
Every  believing  soul. 

2  Into  that  happy  number,  Lord, 
Us  weary  sinners  take ; 

Jesus,  fulfil  thy  gracious  word, 
For  thine  own  mercy's  sake. 

3  Turn  back  our  nature's  rapid  tide, 
And  we  shall  flow  to  thee, 

While  down  the  stream  of  time  we  glide 
To  our  eternity. 

4  The  well  of  life  to  us  thou  art, 
Of  joy  the  swelling  flood; 

Wafted  by  thee,  with  willing  heart 
We  swift  return  to  God. 

5  We  soon  shall  reach  the  boundless  sea, 
Into  thy  fulness  fall ; 

Be  lost  and  swallowed  up  in  thee, 
Our  God,  our  all  in  all. 

924  C.  M.  C   Weslby. 

For  the  Divine  fulness. 

BEING  of  beings,  God  of  love, 
To  thee  our  hearts  we  raise ; 
Thy  all-sustaining  power  we  prove, 
And  gladly  sing  thy  praise. 

2  Thine,  wholly  thine,  we  pant  to  be, 

Our  sacrifice  receive ; 
Made,  and  preserved,  and  saved  by  thee, 

To  thee  ourselves  we  give. 


PRAYER.  655 

3  Heavenward  our  every  wish  aspires, 
For  all  thy  mercy's  store ; 

The  sole  return  thy  love  requires 
Is,  that  we  ask  for  more. 

4  For  more  we  ask ;  we  open  then 
Our  hearts  t'  embrace  thy  will ; 

Turn,  and  beget  us,  Lord,  again ; 
With  all  thy  fill  .ess  fill. 

5  Come,  Holy  Ghost,  the  Saviour's  love 
Shed  in  our  hearts  abroad ; 

So  shall  we  ever  live  and  move, 
And  be,  with  Christ  in  God. 

925  C.  M.  C,  Wesley 

"Thy  kingdom  come." 

FATHER  of  me,  and  all  mankind, 
And  all  the  hosts  above, 
Let  every  understanding  mind 
Unite  to  praise  thy  love ; — 

2  To  know  thy  nature  and  thy  name, 
One  God  in  persons  three ; 

And  glorify  the  great  I  AM 
Through  all  eternity. 

3  Thy  kingdom  come,  with  power  and  grace, 
To  every  heart  of  man : 

Thy  peace,  and  joy,  and  righteousness, 
In  all  our  bosoms  reign. 

4  Thy  righteousness  our  sins  keep  down, 
Thy  peace  our  passions  bind  ; 

And  let  us,  in  thy  joy  unknown, 
The  first  dominion  find. 

5  The  righteousness  that  never  ends, 
But  makes  an  end  of  sin, 

The  joy  that  human  thought  transcends, 
Into  our  souls  bring  in : 


656  PRAYER. 

6  The  kingdom  of  established  peace, 
Which  can  no  more  remove ; 

IMie  perfect  power  of  godliness, 
Th'  omnipotence  of  love. 

926  C.  M. 

"Lighten  mine  eyes." 

OSUN  of  righteousness,  arise 
With  healing  in  thy  wing ! 
To  my  diseased,  my  fainting  soul, 
Life  and  salvation  bring. 

2  These  clouds  of  pride  and  sin  dispel, 
By  thine  all-piercing  beam ; 

Lighten  mine  eyes  with  faith,  my  heart 
With  holy  hope  inflame. 

3  My  mind,  by  thy  all-quick' ning  power 
From  low  desires  set  free  ; 

Unite  my  scattered  thoughts,  and  fix 
My  love  entire  on  thee. 

4  Father,  thy  long-lost  son  receive ; 
Saviour,  thy  purchase  own  ; 

Blest  Comforter,  with  peace  and  joy 
Thy  new-made  creature  crown. 

5  Eternal,  undivided  Lord, 
Coequal  One  and  Three, 

On  thee  all  faith,  all  hope  be  placed. 
All  love  be  paid  to  thee. 

9Q7  C,  M.  C.  Wesi 

"Purge  me — and  I  shall  be  clean." 

MY  God,  my  God,  to  thee  I  cry ; 
Thee  only  would  I  know ; 
Thy  purifying  blood  apply, 

And  wash  me  white  as  snow. 
2  Touch  me,  and  make  the  leper  clean ; 
Purge  my  iniquity : 


PRAYER.  657 

Unless  thou  wash  my  soul  from  sin, 
I  have  no  part  in  thee. 

3  But  art  thou  not  already  mine  ? 
Answer,  if  mine  thou  art ! 

Whisper  within,  thou  Love  Divine. 
And  cheer  my  drooping  heart. 

4  Behold  for  me  the  Victim  bleeds, 
His  wounds  are  open  wide  ; 

For  me  the  blood  of  sprinkling  pleads, 
And  speaks  me  justified. 

938  8>8.-6-  c-  Wesley. 

"Deliver  us  from  evil." 

ARE  there  not  in  the  lab'rer's  day 
Twelve  hours,  in  which  he  safely  may 
His  calling's  work  pursue  ? 
Though  sin  and  Satan  still  are  near, 
Nor  sin  nor  Satan  can  I  fear, 
With  Jesus  in  my  view. 

2  Light  of  the  world,  thy  beams  I  bless : 
On  thee,  bright  Sun  of  righteousness, 

My  faith  hath  fixed  its  eye ; 
Guided  by  thee  through  all  I  go, 
Nor  fear  the  ruin  spread  below, 

For  thou  art  always  nigh. 

3  Ten  thousand  snares  my  path  beset 
Yet  will  I,  Lord,  the  work  complete. 

Which  thou  to  me  hast  given  , 
Regardless  of  the  pains  I  feel, 
Close  by  the  gates  of  death  and  hell, 

I  urge  my  way  to  heaven. 

4  Still  will  I  strive,  and  labor  still 
With  humble  zeal  to  do  thy  will, 

And  trust  in  thy  defence ; 
My  soul  into  thy  hands  I  give ; 
And  if  he  can  obtain  thy  leave, 

Let  Satan  pluck  me  thence. 


658  PRAYER. 

929  8,8,8,8,8,8.  C.  Weslev. 

The  universal  Good  invoked. 

(^OME,  0  thou  universal  Good  ! 
J     Balm  of  the  wounded  conscience,  come  1 
The  hungry,  dying  spirit's  food, 

The  weary,  wand'ring  pilgrim's  home, — 
Haven  to  take  the  shipwrecked  in, 
My  everlasting  rest  from  sin ! 

2  Come,  0  my  comfort  and  delight ! 

My  strength  and  health,  my  shield  and  sun; 
My  boast,  and  confidence,  and  might, 

My  joy,  my  glory,  and  my  crown; 
My  gospel  hope,  my  calling's  prize, 
My  tree  of  life,  my  paradise. 

3  The  secret  of  the  Lord  thou  art, 
The  mystery  so  long  unknown, 

Christ  in  a  pure  and  perfect  heart ! 

The  name  inscribed  in  the  white  stone ! 
The  life  divine,  the  little  leaven, 
My  precious  pearl,  my  present  heaven. 

930  7,6,7,6,7,8,7,6.         C.  Weslby. 

Isaiah  xxxii.  2. 

TO  the  haven  of  thy  breast, 
0  Son  of  man,  I  fly ! 
Be  my  refuge  and  my  rest, 
For  0,  the  storm  is  high ! 
Save  me  from  the  furious  blast ; 
A  covert  from  the  tempest  be : 
Hide  me,  Jesus,  till  o'erpast 
The  storm  of  sin  I  see. 

2  Welcome  as  the  water-spring 

To  a  dry,  barren  place ; 
0  descend  on  me,  and  bring 

Thy  sweet,  refreshing  grace ! 


PRAYER.  659 

O'er  a  parched  and  weary  land.' 
As  a  great  rock  extends  its  shade, 

Hide  me,  Saviour,  •with  thy  hand, 
And  screen  my  naked  head. 

8  In  the  time  of  my  distress 

Thou  hast  my  succor  been, 
In  my  utter  helplessness, 

Restraining  me  from  sin ; 

0  how  swiftly  didst  thou  move 
To  save  me  in  the  trying  hour ! 

Still  protect  me  with  thy  love, 
And  shield  me  with  thy  power. 

931  7,6,7,6,7,8.7,6.        C.  Wesley. 

Concluded. 
THIRST  and  last  in  me  perform 
r      The  work  thou  hast  begun : 
Be  my  shelter  from  the  storm, 

My  shadow  from  the  sun  ; 
Weary,  parched  with  thirst,  and  faint, 

Till  thou  th'  abiding  Spirit  breathe, 
Every  moment,  Lord,  I  want 

The  merit  of  thy  death 

2  Never  shall  1  want  it  less, 
When  thou  the  gift  hast  given, 

Filled  me  with  thy  righteousness, 
And  sealed  the  heir  of  heaven  : 

1  shall  hang  upon  my  God, 

Till  I  thy  perfect  glory  see, —    . 
Till  the  sprinkling  of  thy  blood 
Shall  speak  me  up  to  thee. 

932  &■  M.  Logan. 

Ecb.  iv.  14-16. 

W'HERE  high  the  heavenly  temple  stands. 
The  house  of  God  not  made  with  hands, 


660  PRAYER. 

A  great-  High  Priest  our  nature  wears, 
The  patron  of  mankind  appears. 

2  He  who  for  men  in  mercy  stood, 
And  poured  on  earth  his  precious  blood, 
Pursues  in  heaven  his  mighty  plan, 
The  Saviour  and  the  Friend  of  man. 

3  Iu  every  pang  that  rends  the  heart, 
The  Man  of  sorrows  had  a  part ; 

He  sympathizes  in  our  grief, 
And  to  the  suff'rer  sends  relief. 

4  With  boldness,  therefore,  at  the  throne, 
Let  us  make  all  our  sorrows  known ; 
And  ask  the  aids  of  heavenly  power, 

To  help  us  in  the  evil  hour ! 

933  8,7.  C.  Wesley. 
An  Advacate  with  the  Father. 

FATHER,  hear  the  blood  of  Jesus, 
Speaking  in  thine  ears  above  ! 
From  thy  wrath  and  curse  release  us, 

Manifest  thy  pard'ning  love  : 
0  receive  us  to  thy  favor, 

For  his  only  sake  receive, 
Give  us  to  our  bleeding  Saviour, 

Let  us  by  his  dying  live. 
2  "To  thy  pard'ning  grace  receive  them," 

Once  he  prayed  upon  the  tree ; 
Still  his  blood  cries  out,  "  Forgive  them, 

All  their  sins  were  purged  by  me." 
Still  our  Advocate  in  heaven 

Prays  the  prayer  on  earth  begun, 
*■  Father,  show  their  sins  forgiven, 

Father,  glorify  thy  Son !" 

934  8,7.  C.  Wesley. 
"Come,  Lord  Jesus." 

("10ME,  thou  long-expected  Jesus, 
J     Born  to  set  thy  people  free ; 


PRAYER.  661 

From  our  fears  and  sins  release  us, 

Let  us  find  our  rest  in  thee  : 
Israel's  Strength  and  Consolation, 

Hope  of  all  the  earth  thou  art, — 
Dear  Desire  of  every  nation, 

Joy  of  every  longing  heart. 
2  Born  thy  people  to  deliver ; 

Born  a  child,  and  yet  a  King ; 
Born  to  reign  in  us  for  ever, 

Now  thy  gracious  kingdom  bring: 
By  thine  own  Eternal  Spirit, 

Rule  in  all  our  hearts  alone  ; 
By  thine  all-sufficient  merit, 

Raise  us  to  thy  glorious  throne. 

935  C.  M.  C.  Wesley. 

"Come  quickly." 

C10ME  quickly,  gracious  Lord,  and  take 
,'     Possession  of  thine  own ; 
My  longing  heart  vouchsafe  to  make 

Thy  everlasting  throne. 
2  Assert  thy  claim,  maintain  thy  right, 

Come  quickly  from  above ; 
And  sink  me  to  perfection's  height, 
The  depth  of  humble  love. 


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936  S.  M.  C.  Weslby. 

"The  violent  take  it  by  force." 
MAY  thy  powerful  word 
Inspire  a  feeble  worm 
To  rush  into  thy  kingdom,  Lord, 

And  take  it  as  by  storm ! 
2  0  may  we  all  improve 

The  grace  already  given, 
To  seize  the  crown  of  perfect  love, 
And  scale  the  mount  of  heaven ! 


662  PRAYER. 

937'  7s.  Newtos. 

Wrestling. 
-  T  ORD,  I  cannot  let  thee  go, 
_|_j  Till  a  blessing  thou  bestow: 
Do  not  turn  away  thy  face, 
Mine's  an  urgent,  pressing  case. 

2  Dost  thou  ask  me  who  I  am? 

Ah !  my  Lord,  thou  know'st  my  name ; 
Yet  the  question  gives  a  plea 
To  support  my  suit  with  thee. 

3  Thou  didst  once  a  wretch  behold, 
In  rebellion  blindly  bold, 

Scorn  thy  grace,  thy  power  defy : 
That  poor  rebel,  Lord,  was  I. 

4  Once  a  sinner,  near  despair, 
Sought  thy  mercy-seat  by  prayer; 
Mercy  heard,  and  set  him  free  : 
Lord,  that  mercy  came  to  me. 

5  Many  days  have  passed  since  then, 
Many  changes  I  have  seen  : 

Yet  have  been  upheld  till  now ! 
Who  could  hold  me  up  but  thou  ? 

6  Thou  hast  helped  in  every  need  ; 
This  emboldens  me  to  plead : 
After  so  much  mercy  past, 

Canst  thou  let  me  sink  at  last ; 

7  No  ;  I  must  maintain  my  hold, 
'Tis  thy  goodness  makes  me  bold; 
I  can  no  denial  take, 

When  I  plead  for  Jesus'  sake. 

938  C.  M.  C.  Wesley. 

"Thy  will  be  done." 
riMLY  presence,  Lord,  the  place  shall  fill, 
J_     My  heart  shall  be  thy  throne : 


PRAYER.  663 

Thy  holy,  just,  and  perfect  will, 
Shall  in  my  flesh  be  done. 

2  I  thank  thee  for  the  present  grace. 
And  now  in  hope  rejoice, — 

In  confidence  to  see  thy  face, 
And  always  hear  thy  voice. 

3  I  have  the  things  I  ask  of  thee, 
What  shall  I  more  require  ? 

That  still  my  soul  may  restless  be, 
And  only  thee  detire. 

4  Thy  only  will  be  clone,  not  mine, 
But  make  me,  Lord,  thy  home  ; 

Come  as  thou  wilt,  I  that  resign, 
But  0,  my  Jesus,  come  ! 

939  7s.  C.  Wesles. 

For  reviving  grace. 

LIGHT  of  life,  seraphic  fire, 
Love  Divine,  thyself  impart ; 
Every  fainting  soul  inspire  ; 

Shine  in  every  drooping  heart : 
Every  mournful  sinner  cheer  ; 

Scatter  all  our  guilty  gloom : 
Son  of  God,  appear  !  appear  ! 

To  thy  human  temples  come. 
2  Come  in  this  accepted  hour  : 

Bring  thy  heavenly  kingdom  in : 
Fill  us  with  thy  glorious  power, 

Rooting  out  the  seeds  of  sin : 
Nothing  more  can  we  require, 

We  will  covet  nothing  less  : 
Be  thou  all  our  hearts'  desire, 

All  our  joy,  and  all  our  peace. 

940  L-  M.  C.  Wesley- 
For  enlargement  and  guidance. 

OTHOU,  our  Husband,  Brother,  Friend- 
Behold  a  cloud  of  incense  rise  I 


664  PRAYER. 

The  prayers  of  saints  to  heaven  ascend, 

Grateful,  accepted  sacrifice  ! 
2  Regard  our  prayers  for  Sion's  peace : 

Shed  in  our  hearts  thy  love  abroad : 
Thy  gifts  abundantly  increase  : 

Enlarge  and  fill  us  all  with  God ! 
H  Before  thy  sheep,  great  Shepherd,  go, 

And  guide  into  thy  perfect  vrill : 
Cause  us  thy  hallowed  name  to  know, 

The  work  of  faith  in  us  fulfil. 
4  Help  us  to  make  our  calling  sure ; 

0  let  us  all  be  saints  indeed ! 
And  pure  as  thou  thyself  art  pure ; 

Conformed  in  all  things  to  our  Head. 

941  8,7.  Newtoh. 
"Lord,  revive  us." 

SAVIOUR,  visit  thy  plantation, 
Grant  us,  Lord,  a  gracious  rain! 
All  will  come  to  desolation, 
Unless  thou  return  again. 

2  Keep  no  longer  at  a  distance, 
Shine  upon  us  from  on  high, 

Lest,  for  want  of  thy  assistance, 
Every  plant  should  droop  and  die. 

3  Surely  once  thy  garden  flourished, 
Every  plant  looked  gay  and  green ; 

Then  thy  word  our  spirits  nourished — 
Happy  seasons  we  have  seen. 

4  But  a  drought  has  since  succeeded, 
And  a  sad  decline  we  see ; 

Lord,  thy  help  is  greatly  needed, 
Help  can  only  come  from  thee. 

942  U.  M.  Watts. 
Psalm  lxxx.  8-19. 

EAST  thou  not  planted,  with  thy  hand, 
A  lovely  vine  in  this  our  land  ? 


PRATER.  665 

Did  not  thy  power  defend  it  round. 
And  heavenly  dews  enrich  the  ground  ? 

2  How  did  the  spreading  branches  shoot. 
And  bless  the  nation  with  the  fruit ! 
But  now.  0  Lord,  look  down  and  see 
Thy  mourning  vine,  that  lovely  tree. 

3  Why  is  its  beauty  thus  defaced? 
Why  hast  thou  laid  its  fences  waste  ? 
Strangers  and  foes  against  it  join. 
And  every  beast  devours  the  vine. 

4  Return,  Almighty  God,  return  : 
Nor  let  thy  bleeding  vineyard  mourn  : 
Turn  us  to  thee,  thy  love  restore  : 
We  shall  be  saved,  and  sigh  no  more. 

943  L.  M.  C.  Weslky 

Rev.  iii.  14-19. 

GOD  of  unspotted  purity, 
Us  and  our  works  canst  thou  behold? 
Justly  we  are  abhorred  by  thee, 
For  we  are  neither  hot  nor  cold. 

2  A  lifeless  form  we  still  retain ; 

Of  this  we  make  our  empty  boast, 
Nor  know  the  name  we  take  in  vain  ; 
The  power  of  godliness  is  lost. 

3  Better  that  we  had  never  known 

The  way  to  heaven  through  saving  grace 
Than  basely  in  our  lives  disown, 

And  slight  and  mock  thee  to  thy  face. 

4  0  let  us  our  own  works  forsake. 
Ourselves  and  all  we  have  deny, — 

Thy  condescending  counsel  take, 
And  come  to  thee,  pure  gold  to  buy ! 

5  0  may  we  through  thy  grace  attain 
The  faith  thou  never  wilt  reprove, — 

The  faith  that  purges  every  staim 
The  faith  that  always  works  by  love  ' 


666  PRAYER. 

944  10s. 

A  blessing  invoked. 

[N  boundless  mercy,  gracious  Lord,  appear, 
Darkness  dispel,  the  humble  mourner  cheer ; 
Vain   thoughts  remove,  melt  down  this  flinty 

heart ; 
Cause  every  soul  to  choose  the  better  part. 

2  Thy  presence  fills  the  universal  space ; 
Thy  grace  appears  to  all  the  fallen  race : 
0  visit  us  •with  light  and  life  divine, 

Fill  every  soul,  for  every  soul  is  thine ! 

3  The  blessed  Jesus  is  my  Lord,  my  Love ; 
He  is  my  King,  from  him  I  would  not  move ; 
Away,  then,  all  ye  objects  that  divert, 

Nor  seek  to  draw  from  my  dear  Lord  my  heart. 

4  That  uncreated  beauty  which  hath  gained 
My  ravished  heart,  hath  all  your  glory  stained ; 
His  loveliness  my  soul  hath  prepossessed, 
And  left  no  room  for  any  other  guest. 

945  C.  M.        W.  Mi  Bunting. 

After  sermon  on  Sabbath  evening. 

0  BLESSED,  blessed  sounds  of  grace, 
Still  echoing  in  my  ear ! 
Glad  is  the  hour,  and  loved  the  place, — 

But  whence  my  sudden  fear? 
What  if  a  sternly  righteous  doom 

Have  sealed  this  call  my  last  ? 
Before  me  sickness, — death, — a  tomb; 

Behind,  th'  unpardoned  past. 
2  My  Sabbath  suns  may  all  have  set, 

My  Sabbath  scenes  be  o'er: 
The  place,  at  least,  where  we  are  met, 

May  know  my  steps  no  more. 
The  prophet  of  the  cross  may  ne'er 

Again  preach  peace  to  me  ; 


PRAYER.  667 

The  voice  of  interceding  prayer 

A  farewell  voice  may  be. 
3  But,  Saviour,  canst  thou  say,  Farewell  S 

Or,  Holy  Spirit,  thou, 
Or  must  I  leave  thy  house  for  hell 

0  save  me,  save  me  now ! 
While  yet  the  life-proclaiming  word 

Doth  through  my  conscience  thrill, 
Breathe  life ;  and  lo  !  divinely  stirred, 

1  can  repent,  I  will. 

946  7,6,7,0,7,7,7,6.         C.  Wesley 
"Open  thy  mouth  wide,  and  I  will  fill  it." 

GIVE  me  the  enlarged  desire, 
And  open,  Lord,  my  soul 
Thy  own  fulness  to  require, 

And  comprehend  the  whole : 
Stretch  my  faith's  capacity 

Wider  and  yet  wider  still : 
Then  with  all  that  is  in  thee 
My  soul  for  ever  fill ! 

947  8s.  C.  Wesley. 

Longing  for  Christ 's  appearing. 
WHEN  shall  we  sweetly  remove, 
0  when  shall  we  enter  our  rest ! 
Return  to  the  Sion  above, 

The  mother  of  spirits  distressed ! 
That  city  of  God  the  great  King, 

Where  sorrow  and  death  are  nc  more ; 
But  saints  our  Immanuel  sing, 

And  cherub  and  seraph  adore 
2  Not  all  the  archangels  can  tell 

The  joys  of  that  holiest  place, 
Where  Jesus  is  pleased  to  reveal 

The  light  of  his  heavenly  face,— 
When  caught  in  the  rapturous  flame, 

The  sight  beatific  they  prove  1 


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668  PRAYER. 

And  walk  in  the  light  of  the  Lamb, 

Enjoying  the  beams  of  his  love. 
8  Thou  know'st  in  the  spirit  of  prayer 

We  long  thy  appearing  to  see. 
Resigned  to  the  burden  we  bear, 

But  longing  to  triumph  with  thee : 
'Tis  good  at  thy  word  to  be  here, 

'Tis  better  in  thee  to  be  gone, 
And  see  thee  in  glory  appear, 

And  rise  to  a  share  in  thy  throne. 

948  8s.  C.  Wesley. 

Isaiah  xxxiii.  24. 

HOW  happy  the  people  that  dwell 
Secure  in  the  city  above ! 
No  pain  the  inhabitants  feel, 

No  sickness  or  sorrow  shad  prove. 
2  Physician  of  souls  unto  me 

Forgiveness  and  holiness  give ; 
And  then  from  the  body  set  free, 
And  then  to  the  city  receive. 

P49  C.  M.  C.  Wesley. 

The  benediction.     Num.  vi.  24-26. 

^OME,  Father.  Son,  and  Holy  Ghost, 
One  God  in  persons  three, 
Bring  back  the  heavenly  blessing  lost, 

By  all  mankind  and  me. 
Thy  favor,  and  thy  nature  too, 

To  me,  to  all  restore : 
Forgive,  and  after  God  renew, 

And  keep  us  evermore. 
?  Eternal  Sun  of  righteousness, 

Display  thy  beams  divine. 
And  cause  the  glories  of  thy  face 

Upon  my  heart  to  shine, 
iiight,  in  thy  light,  0  may  I  see. 

Thy  grace  and  mercy  prove  I 


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PRAYER.  669 

Revived,  and  cheered,  and  blessed  by  thee, 

The  God  of  pard'ning  love. 
3  Lift  up  thy  countenance  serene, 

And  let  thy  happy  child 
Behold,  without  a  cloud  between, 

The  Godhead  reconciled. 
That  all-comprising  peace  bestow 

On  me,  through  grace  forgiven ; 
The  joys  of  holiness  below, 

And  then  the  joys  of  heaven! 

ft  50  0.  M.  C.  Wesley. 

The  benediction.     2  Cor.  xiii.  14. 
npHE  merit  of  Jehovah's  Son 
J_      Be  on  his  Church  bestowed : 
Jesus,  through  thy  free  grace  alone 

We  have  access  to  God  : 
To  favor  now  through  thee  restored, 

0  may  we  still  retain 
The  mercy  of  our  pard'ning  Lord, 

And  never  sin  again ! 

2  Father,  thy  love  in  Christ  reveal, 
Which  spake  us  justified ; 

And  let  the  gift  unspeakable 

In  all  our  hearts  abide : 
Humbly  we  trust  thy  faithful  love 

Thy  children  to  defend, 
And  hide  our  life  with  Christ  above, 

And  keep  us  to  the  end. 

3  Come,  Holy  Ghost,  supply  the  want 
Of  all  thy  saints  and  me, 

In  all  thy  gifts  and  graces  grant 

Us  fellowship  with  thee : 
The  Pledge,  the  Witness,  and  the  Seal, 

We  look  for  thee  again, 
In  us  eternally  to  dwell, 

Eternally  to  reign. 


PART  III. 

FOR  DOMESTIC  WORSHIP. 

SECTION  I. 
©!)*  jFamilg. 

951  h  M.  Keh 

Morning. 

AWAKE,  my  soul,  and  with  the  sun 
Thy  daily  stage  of  duty  run ; 
Shake  off  dull  sloth,  and  early  rise 
To  pay  thy  morning  sacrifice. 

2  Wake  andtlift  up  thyself,  my  heart, 
And  with  the  angels  bear  thy  part ; 
Who  all  night  long  unwearied  sing 
High  praise  to  the  eternal  King. 

3  Glory  to  Thee,  who  safe  hast  kept, 
And  hast  refreshed  me  while  I  slept : 
Grant,  Lord,  when  I  from  death  shall  wake, 
I  may  of  endless  life  partake. 

4  Direct,  control,  suggest  this  day, 
All  I  design,  or  do,  or  say, 

That  all  my  powers,  with  all  their  might, 
In  thy  sole  glory  may  unite. 

6  Praise  God  from  whom  all  blessings  flow  ; 
Praise  him,  all  creatures  here  below ; 
Praise  him  above,  ye  heavenly  host ; 
Praise  Father,  Son,  and  Holy  Ghost. 
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THE    FAMILY.  671 

953  s.  M. 

Morning. 

'~[~E  lift  our  hearts  to  thee, 

0  Day-Star  from  on  high ! 
The  sun  itself  is  but  thy  shade, 
Yet  cheers  both  earth  and  sky. 

2  0  let  thy  orient  beams 
The  night  of  sin  disperse, 

The  mists  of  error  and  of  vice 
Which  shade  the  universe ! 

3  How  beauteous  nature  now ! 
How  dark  and  sad  before  ■ 

With  joy  we  view  the  pleasing  change, 
And  nature's  God  adore. 

4  0  may  no  gloomy  crime 
Pollute  the  rising  day  ; 

Or  Jesus'  blood,  like  evening  dew, 
Wash  all  its  stains  away ! 

5  May  we  this  life  improve, 
To  mourn  for  errors  past,— 

And  live  this  short  revolving  day 
As  if  it  were  our  last. 

6  To  God,  the  Father,  Son, 
And  Spirit, — One  in  Three, — 

Be  glory  ;  as  it  was,  is  now, 
And  shall  for  ever  be. 


953  C.  M.  Watts. 

Morning. 

|NCE  more,  my  soul,  the  rising  day 
Salutes  thy  waking  eyes ; 
Once  more,  my  voice,  thy  tribute  pay 

To  Him  that  rules  the  skies. 
2  Night  unto  night  his  name  repeats, 

The  day  renews  the  sound, — 


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672  THE    FAMILY. 

Wide  as  the  heavens  on  which  he  sits, 
To  turn  the  seasons  round. 

3  'Tis  he  supports  my  mortal  frame ; 
My  tongue  shall  speak  his  praise : 

My  sins  might  rouse  his  wrath  to  flame, 
But  yet  his  wrath  delays. 

4  0  God,  let  all  my  hours  be  thine, 
While  I  enjoy  the  light! 

Then  shall  my  sun  in  smiles  decline, 
And  bring  a  pleasant  night. 


G 


954  C.  M.  C.  Wesley. 

Morning. 
IVER,  and  guardian  of  my  sleep, 
JT     To  praise  thy  name  T  wake : 
Still,  Lord,  thy  helpless  servant  keep, 
For  thine  own  mercy's  sake. 

2  The  blessing  of  another  day 
I  thankfully  receive : 

0  may  I  only  thee  obey, 
And  to  thy  glory  live  ! 

3  Upon  me  lay  thy  mighty  hand, 
My  words  and  thoughts  restrain : 

Bow  my  whole  soul  to  thy  command. 
Nor  let  my  faith  be  vain. 

4  Pris'ner  of  hope,  I  wait  the  hour 
Which  shall  salvation  bring ; 

When  all  I  am  shall  own  thy  power, 
And  call  my  Jesus  King. 


955  S.  M.  Scott 

Morning. 
IEE  how  the  morning  sun 
O     Pursues  his  shining  way, 
And  wide  prodaims  his  Maker's  praise, 
With  every  bright'ning  ray. 


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THE    FAMILY.  873 

2  Thus  -would  my  rising  soul 
Its  heavenly  Parent  sing  ; 

An^  to  its  great  Original 
The  humble  tribute  bring. 

3  Serene  I  laid  me  down, 
Beneath  his  guardian  care  ; 

I  slept,  and  I  awoke,  and  found 
My  kind  Preserver  near ! 

4  My  life  I  would  anew 
Devote,  0  Lord,  to  thee; 

And  in  thy  service  I  would  spend 
A  long  eternity. 

956  C.  M.  Doddridge. 

Morning. 

AWAKE,  my  soul,  to  meet  the  day, 
Unfold  thy  drowsy  eyes, 
And  burst  the  pond'rous  chain  that  loads 
Thine  active  faculties. 

2  God's  guardian  shield  was  round  me  spread 
In  my  defenceless  sleep  : 

Let  him  have  all  my  waking  hours 
Who  doth  my  slumbers  keep. 

3  Pardon,  0  God,  my  former  sloth, 
And  arm  my  soul  with  grace ; 

As  rising  now,  I  seal  my  vo  vrs 
To  prosecute  thy  ways. 

4  Bright  Sun  of  righteousness,  arise ; 
Thy  radiant  beams  display, 

And  guide  my  dark,  bewildered  soul 
To  everlasting  day. 

957  *»  M.  Watts. 
Morning.     Psalm  iii.  5,  8. 

TIRED  with  the  burdens  of  the  day, 
To  God  I  raised  an  evening  cry : 
22 


674  THE    FAMILY. 

He  heard  when  I  began  to  pray, 
And  his  almighty  help  was  nigh. 

2  Supported  by  his  heavenly  aid, 

I  laid  me  down,  and  slept  secure  ; 
Not  death  should  make  my  heart  afraid, 
Though  I  should  wake  and  rise  no  more 

3  But  God  sustained  me  all  the  night : 
Salvation  doth  to  God  belong  : 

He  raised  my  head  to  see  the  light, 

And  make  his  praise  my  morning  song. 

958  C.  M.  Watts 
Sabbath  morning.     Psalm  v.  1-8. 

LORD,  in  the  morning  thou  shalt  hear 
My  voice  ascending  high  ; 
To  thee  will  I  direct  my  prayer, 
To  thee  lift  up  mine  eye : 

2  Up  to  the  hills  where  Christ  is  gone, 
To  plead  for  all  his  saints, 

Presenting  at  his  Father's  throne 
Our  songs  and  our  complaints. 

3  Thou  art  a  God  before  whose  sight 
The  wicked  shall  not  stand ; 

Sinners  shall  ne'er  be  thy  delight, 
Nor  dwell  at  thy  right  hand. 

4  But  to  thy  house  will  I  resort, 
To  taste  thy  mercies  there ; 

I  will  frequent  thy  holy  court, 
And  worship  in  thy  fear. 

5  0  may  thy  Spirit  guide  my  feet 
In  ways  of  righteousness; 

Make  every  path  of  duty  straight 
And  plain  before  my  face. 

959  L.  M.  Ken. 

Evening. 

ALL  praise  to  thee,  my  God,  this  night, 
For  all  the  blessings  of  the  light : 


THE   FAMILY.  875 

Keep  me,  0  keep  me,  King  of  kings, 
Under  thine  own  Almighty  wings. 

2  Forgive  me,  Lord,  for  thy  dear  Son, 
The  ills  that  I  this  day  have  done ; 
That  with  the  world,  myself,  and  thee, 
I,  ere  I  sleep,  at  peace  may  be. 

3  Teach  me  to  live  that  I  may  dread 
The  grave  as  little  as  my  bed ; 
Teach  me  to  die,  that  so  I  may 
Rise  glorious  at  the  awful  day. 

4  0  may  my  soul  on  thee  repose, 

And  with  sweet  sleep  mine  eyelids  close, — 
Sleep,  that  may  me  more  vig'rous  make, 
To  serve  my  God,  when  I  awake. 

5  Praise  God,  from  whom  all  blessings  flow  ; 
Praise  him,  all  creatures  here  below  ; 
Praise  him  above,  ye  heavenly  host ; 
Praise  Father,  Son,  and  Holy  Ghost. 

960  7s.  C.  Wesley. 

Evening. 

OMNIPRESENT  God!  whose  aid 
No  one  ever  asked  in  vain, 
Be  this  night  about  my  bed, 

Every  evil  thought  restrain : 
Lay  thy  hand  upon  my  soul, 

God  of  my  unguarded  hours : 
All  my  enemies  control, 

Hell,  and  earth,  and  nature's  powers. 

2  0  thou  jealous  God !  come  down, 

God  of  spotless  purity ; 
Claim  and  seize  me  for  thine  own, 

Consecrate  my  heart  to  thee : 
Under  thy  protection  take  ; 

Songs  in  the  night  season  give : 


676  THE    FAMILY. 

Let  me  sleep  to  thee,  and  wake  5 

Let  me  die  to  thee,  and  live. 
3  Let  me  of  thy  life  partake, 

Thy  own  holiness  impart ; 
0  that  I  may  sweetly  wake, 

With  my  Saviour  in  my  heart ! 
0  that  I  may  know  thee  mine  ! 

0  that  I  may  thee  receive ! 
Only  live  the  life  divine  ! 

Only  to  thy  glory  live 

961  *  8,7.  Edmeston 
Evening. 

SAVIOUR,  breathe  an  evening  blessing 
Ere  repose  our  spirits  seal ; 
Sin  and  want  we  come  confessing ; 
Thou  canst  save  and  thou  canst  heal. 

2  Though  destruction  walk  around  us, 
Though  the  arrow  past  us  fly, 

Angel  guards  from  thee  surround  us ; 
We  are  safe,  if  thou  art  nigh. 

3  Though  the  night  be  dark  and  dreary, 
Darkness  cannot  hide  from  thee  ; 

Thou  art  he  who,  never  weary, 
Watcheth  where  thy  people  be. 

4  Should  swift  death  this  night  o'ertake  us, 
And  our  couch  become  our  tomb, 

May  the  morn  in  heaven  awake  us, 
Clad  in  light,  and  deathless  bloom. 

962  0.  M.  C.  W 

Evening. 

ALL  praise  to  Him  who  dwells  in  bliss, 
Who  made  both  day  and  night ; 
Whose  throne  is  darkness,  in  th'  abyss 
Of  uncreated  light. 


THE    FAMILY.  677 

2  Each  thought  and  deed,  his  piercing  eyea 
With  strictest  search  survey ; 

The  deepest  shades  no  more  disguise 
Than  the  full  blaze  of  day. 

3  Whom  thou  dost  guard,  0  King  of  king*,    I 
No  evil  shall  molest  : 

Under  the  shadow  of  thy  wings 
Shall  they  securely  rest. 

4  Thy  angels  shall  around  their  beds 
Their  constant  stations  keep  : 

Thy  faith  and  truth  shall  shield  their  heads, 
For  thou  dost  never  sleep. 

5  May  we  with  calm  and  sweet  repose, 
And  heavenly  thoughts  refreshed, 

Our  eyelids  with  the  morn  unclose, 
And  bless  thee,  ever  blessed. 

963  S.  M.  John  Lblahd. 

Evening. 

THE  day  is  past  and  gone, 
The  evening  shades  appear  : 
0  may  we  all  remember  well, 
The  night  of  death  draws  near! 

2  We  lay  our  garments  by, 
Upon  our  beds  to  rest ; 

So  death  will  soon  disrobe  us  all 
Of  what  is  here  possessed. 

3  Lord,  keep  us  safe  this  night, 
Secure  from  all  our  fears ; 

May  angels  guard  us,  while  we  sleep; 
Till  morning  light  appears. 

4  And  when  we  early  rise, 
And  view  the  unwearied  sun, 

May  we  set  out  to  win  the  prize, 
And  after  glory  run. 


678  THE    FAMILY. 

5  And  when  our  days  are  past, 

And  we  from  time  remove, 
0  may  we  in  thy  bosom  rest, 

The  bosom  of  thy  love  ! 

964  k  M.  Watts. 

Evening. 

THUS  far  the  Lord  hath  led  me  on, 
Thus  far  his  power  prolongs  my  days. 
And  every  evening  shall  make  known 
Some  fresh  memorial  of  his  grace. 

2  Much  of  my  time  has  run  to  waste, 
And  I  perhaps  am  near  my  home ; 

But  he  forgives  my  follies  past, 

And  gives  me  strength  for  days  to  come. 

3  I  lay  my  body  down  to  sleep, 
Peace  is  the  pillow  for  my  head ; 

While  well-appointed  angels  keep 

Their  watchful  stations  round  my  bed. 

4  Thus  when  the  night  of  death  shall  come. 
My  flesh  shall  rest  beneath  the  ground, 

"  And  wait  thy  voice  to  rouse  my  tomb, 
With  sweet  salvation  in  the  sound. 


N' 


965  c-  M-  J-  Mason. 

Evening. 

"OW  from  the  altar  of  our  hearts 
Let  warmest  thanks  arise ; 
Assist  us,  Lord,  to  offer  up 

Our  evening  sacrifice. 
2  This  day  God  was  our  sun  and  shield, 

Our  keeper  and  our  guide  ; 
His  care  was  on  our  weakness  shown, 

His  mercies  multiplied. 
8  Minutes  and  mercies  multiplied 

Have  made  up  all  this  day ; 


THE    FAMILY.  679 

Minutes  came  quick,  but  mercies  were 
More  fleet  and  free  than  they. 

4  New  time,  new  favors,  and  new  joys, 

Do  a  new  song  require : 
Till  we  shall  praise  thee  as  we  would, 

Accept  our  hearts'  desire. 

i)66  8s-  TOPLADY 

Evening. 

INSPIRES,  and  Hearer  of  prayer, 
Thou  Feeder  and  Guardian  of  thine ; 
My  all  to  thy  covenant  care, 

I,  sleeping  and  waking,  resign. 
Thy  minist'ring  spirits  descend 

To  watch  while  thy  saints  are  asleep ; 
By  day  and  by  night  they  attend 

The  heirs  of  salvation  to  keep. 
2  Thy  worship  no  interval  knows, — 

Their  fervor  is  still  on  the  wing ; 
And  while  they  protect  my  repose, 

They  chant  to  the  praise  of  my  King. 

1  too,  at  the  season  ordained, 

Their  chorus  for  ever  shall  join; 
And  love,  and  adore  without  end, 
Their  faithful  Creator  and  mine. 

967  C.  M.  C.  Wesley. 

Evening. 
rpHOU,  Lord,  hast  blessed  my  going  out, 
J_      0  bless  my  coming  in ! 
Compass  my  weakness  round  about, 
And  keep  me  safe  from  sin. 

2  Still  hide  me  in  thy  secret  place, 
Thy  tabernacle  spread ; 

Shelter  me  with  preserving  grace, 
And  screen  my  naked  head. 


680  THE    FAMILY. 

3  To  thee  for  refuge  may  I  rim, 
From  sin's  alluring  snare  : 

Ready  its  first  approach  to  shun, 
And  watching  unto  prayer. 

4  0  that  I  never,  never  more 
Might  from  thy  ways  depart ; 

Here  let  me  give  my  wand'rings  o'er, 
By  giving  thee  my  heart ! 

968  L-  M«  C.  Wesley. 
Evening. 

HOW  do  thy  mercies  close  me  round ! 
For  ever  be  thy  name  adored ; 

1  blush  in  all  things  to  abound ; 

The  servant  is  above  his  Lord ! 

2  Inured  to  poverty  and  pain, 

A  suff'ring  life  my  Master  led; 
The  Son  of  God,  the  Son  of  man, 
He  had  not  where  to  lay  his  head. 

3  But,  lo  !  a  place  he  hath  prepared 
For  me,  whom  watchful  angels  keep  ; 

Yea,  he  himself  becomes  my  guard ; 

He  smooths  my  bed,  and  gives  me  sleep. 

4  Jesus  protects  ;  my  fears,  begone ! 
What  can  the  Rock  of  ages  move? 

Safe  in  thy  arms  I  lay  me  down, 
Thy  everlasting  arms  of  love ! 

969  0.  M.  Watts. 

Evening. 

DREAD  Sovereign,  let  my  evening  song 
Like  holy  incense  rise ; 
Assist  the  off 'rings  of  my  tongue 

To  reach  the  lofty  skies. 
2  Through  all' the  dangers  of  the  day 
Thy  hand  was  still  my  guard: 


THE   FAMILY.  68J 

And  still,  to  drive  my  wants  away, 

Thy  mercy  stood  prepared. 
3  Sprinkled  afresh  with  pard'ning  blood, 

I  lay  me  down  to  rest ; 
As  in  the  embraces  of  my  God, 

Or  on  my  Saviour's  breast. 

fJ70  0.  M.  Watts. 

Evening.     Psalm  iv. 

LORD,  thou  wilt  hear  me  when  I  pray : 
I  am  for  ever  thine : 

1  fear  before  thee  all  the  day, 

Nor  would  I  dare  to  sin. 

2  And  while  I  rest  my  weary  head, 
From  cares  and  business  free, 

'Tis  sweet  conversing  on  my  bed 
With  my  own  heart  and  thee. 

3  I  pay  this  evening  sacrifice  ; 
And  when  my  work  is  done, 

Great  God,  my  faith,  my  hope,  relies 
Upon  thy  grace  alone. 

4  Thus,  with  my  thoughts  composed  to  peace, 
I'll  give  mine  eyes  to  sleep  : 

Thy  hand  in  safety  keeps  my  days, 
And  will  my  slumbers  keep. 


w 


971  7s.         R.  \T.  Hamilton, 

Saturday  evening. 
"OW  all  chafing  care  shall  cease, 
Now  worn  toil  obtain  release, 
With  the  world  we  now  have  done, 
Since  "the  Sabbath  draweth  on." 
2  This  our  "preparation''  be: 
Lord !  our  hearts  we  bring  to  thee ; 
May  they  to  thyself  be  won 
While  "the  Sabbath  draweth  on." 


682  THE    FAMILY. 

3  At  this  hour,  lo  !  from  their  place 
Myriad  households  seek  thy  face : 
We  adore  thee  not  alone 

That  "the  Sabbath  draweth  on." 

4  When  shall  earth's  blest  Sabbath  break  ? 
When  its  rest  all  tribes  partake  ? 

See  the  bright'ning  signal  yon, 
'Tis  that  "Sabbath  draweth  on." 

5  And  when  nature  sinks  in  death, 
When  heaves  slow  and  faint  our  breath, 
Brighter  than  e'er  day  yet  shone, 
Heavenly  "Sabbath,"  then  draw  on! 

972  L.  M.      R.  W   Hamilton. 

Sabbath  evening. 

THE  holy  song  hath  died  away, 
But  still  it  vibrates  through  our  hearts ; 
And  we  return,  though  fain  to  stay ; 
Each  to  his  family  departs. 

2  Now  for  the  household  sacrifice ; 
The  evening  rite  as  incense  spread ; 

And  let  our  blameless  hands  arise, 
Doubting  and  wrath  for  ever  fled. 

3  0  'tis  an  hour  of  holy  calm ! 
Our  tabernacle  is  in  peace ; 

To  thee  shall  swell  the  cheerful  psalm, 
Teach  us  thy  word,  our  faith  increase. 

4  Good,  though  not  best,  'tis  to  be  here , 
Soon  no  such  difference  shall  there  be , 

"True  sanctu'ry,"  within  thy  sphere 
Shall  worship  "the  whole  family." 

973  L.  M.  Watts. 

Morning  or  evening. 

MY  God,  how  endless  is  thy  love ! 
Thy  gifts  are  every  evening  new  ; 


THE    FAMILY.  683 

And  morning  mercies  from  above 
Gently  distil  like  early  dew.  . 

2  Thou  spread'st  the  curtains  of  the  night, 
Great  Guardian  of  my  sleeping  hours  ; 

Thy  sovereign  word  restores  the  light, 
And  quickens  all  my  drowsy  powers. 

3  I  yield  myself  to  thy  command ; 

To  thee  devote  my  nights  and  days : 
Perpetual  blessings  from  thy  hand 
Demand  perpetual  songs  of  praise. 

974.  C.  M.  Watts. 

Morning  or  evening. 

HOSANNA,  with  a  cheerful  sound, 
To  God's  upholding  hand ! 
Ten  thousand  snares  attend  us  round, 

And  yet  secure  we  stand. 
2  God  is  our  Sun,  whose  daily  light 

Our  joy  and  safety  brings; 
Our  feeble  flesh  lies  safe  at  night 
Beneath  his  shady  wings. 

975  C.  M.  C.  Wesley. 

At  table. 

ENSLAVED  to  sense,  to  pleasure  prone, 
Fond  of  created  good, 
Father,,  our  helplessness  we  own, 
And  trembling,  taste  our  food. 

2  Trembling,  we  taste ;  for  ah !  no  m 
To  thee  the  creatures  lead : 

Changed,  they  exert  a  baneful  power, 
And  poison  while  they  feed. 

3  Come,  then,  our  heavenly  Adam,  come, 
Thy  healing  influence  give  ; 

Hallow  our  food,  reverse  our  doom, 
And  bid  us  eat  and  live. 


684  THE    FAMILY. 

4  Turn  the  full  stream  of  nature's  tide ; 
Let  all  our  actions  tend 

To  thee,  their  source ;  thy  love  the  guide 
Thy  glory  be  the  end. 

5  Earth,  then,  a  scale  to  heaven  shall  be  •, 
Sense  shall  point  out  the  road ; 

The  creatures  all  shall  lead  to  thee, 
And  all  we  taste  be  God. 

976  .  S.  M.  C.  Wesley 

At  table. 

THOU  art  that  bread  of  life, 
That  meat  which  shall  remain ; 
Be  it  our  only  care  and  strife 

Thy  blessed  self  to  gain. 
2  Give,  Lord,  and  always  give 

Th'  immortalizing  food, 
And  strengthen  us  by  grace  to  live  ' 
The  glorious  life  of  God. 

977'  C.  M.  Doddridge. 

"In  the  fear  of  God  all  the  day  long." 

THRICE  happy  souls,  who,  born  from  heaven, 
While  yet  they  sojourn  here, 
Humbly  begin  their  clays  with  God, 

And  spend  them  in  his  fear. 
2  So  may  our  eyes  with  holy  zeal 

PreTent  the  dawning  day, 
And  turn  the  sacred  pages  o'er, 

And  praise  thy  name  and  pray. 
8  Midst  hourly  cares,  may  love  present 

Its  incense  to  thy  throne — 
And,  while  the  world  our  hands  employs. 

Our  hearts  be  thine  alone ! 
i  As  sanctified  to  noblest  ends, 

Be  each  refreshment  sought; 


THE    FAMILY.  685 

And,  by  each,  various  providence, 
Some  wise  instruction  brought ! 

5  When  to  laborious  duties  called, 
Or  by  temptations  tried, 

We'll  seek  the  shelter  of  thy  wings, 
And  in  thy  strength  confide. 

6  As  different  scenes  of  life  arise, 
Our  grateful  hearts  would  be 

With  thee,  amidst  the  social  band, — 
In  solitude  with  thee. 

7  At  night,  we  lean  our  weary  heads 
On  thy  paternal  breast ; 

And,  safely  folded  in  thine  arms, 
Resign  our  powers  to  rest.  • 

8  In  solid,  pure  delights,  like  these, 
Let  all  my  days  be  passed ; 

Nor  shall  I  then  impatient  wish, 
Nor  shall  I  fear  the  last. 

978  C.  M.  Bekeidge. 

At  a  wedding. 
QINCE  Jesus  freely  did  appear 
lO     To  grace  a  marriage  feast ; 
0  Lord,  we  ask  thy  presence  here, 

To  make  a  wedding  guest ! 
2  Upon  the  bridal  pair  look  down, 

Who  now  have  plighted  hands  ; 
Their  union  with  thy  favor  crown, 

And  bless  the  nuptial  bands. 
d  With  gifts  of  grace  their  hearts  endow. 

Of  all  rich  dowries  best ; 
Their  substance  bless,  and  peace  bestow- 

To  sweeten  all  the  rest. 
4  In  purest  love  their  souls  unite, 

That  they,  with  Christian  care, 
May  make  domestic  burdens  light. 

By  taking  mutual  share- 


686  THE   FAMILY. 


0 


979  7,6,7,6.  Uebbr. 

At  a  wedding. 
GOD  of  pure  affection  ! 
By  men  and  saints  adored, 
Who  gavest  thy  protection 

To  Cana's  nuptial  board  ; 
May  such  thy  bounties  ever 
To  wedded  lore  be  shown, 
And  no  rude  hand  dissever 
Whom  thou  hast  linked  in  one. 

980  n>9-  C.  Wesley 

Birthday  of  a  consort. 

COME  away  to  the  skies,  My  beloved  arise, 
And  rejoice  in  the  day  thou  wast  born: 
On  this  festival  day,  Come  exulting  away, 
And  with  singing  to  Sion  return. 

2  We  have  laid  up  our  love  And  our  treasure 

above, 
Though  our  bodies  continue  below: 
The  redeemed  of  our  Lord,  We  remember  hi& 

word, 
And  with  singing  to  paradise  go. 

3  With  singing  we  praise  The  original  grace 
By  our  Heavenly  Father  bestowed ; 

Our  being  receive  From  his  bounty,  and  live 

To  the  honor  and  glory  of  God. 
I  For  thy  glory  we  are  Created  to  share 

Both  the  nativre  aud  kingdom  divine : 
Created  again,  That  our  souls  may  remain 

In  time  and  eternity  thine. 
6  With  thanks  we  approve  The  design  of  thy 
love 

Which  hath  joined  us  in  Jesus's  name: 
So  united  in  heart  That  we  never  can  part. 

Till  we  meet  at  the  feast  of  the  Lamb. 


THE    FAMILY.  687 

3  There,  there  at  his  feet,  We  shall  suddenly 
meet, 
And  be  parted  in  "body  no  more  ! 
We  shall  sing  to  our  lyres,  With  the  heavenly 
choirs, 
And  our  Saviour  in  glory  adore. 

7  Hallelujah  we  sing  To  our  Father  and  King 
And  his  rapturous  praises  repeat : 

To  the  Lamb  that  was  slain,  Hallelujah  again 
Sing  all  heaven,  and  fall  at  his  feet ! 

8  In  assurance  of  hope,  We  to  Jesus  look  up, 
Till  his  banner  unfurled  in  the  air, 

From  our  graves  we  shall  see,  And  cry  out,  "  It 
is  he!" 
And  fly  up  to  acknowledge  him  there. 

981  7,7,7,7,7,7. 
Birth  of  a  child. 

C\  ENTLE  stranger,  fearless  come 
VX  To  our  quiet,  happy  home ; 
Bud  of  being,  beauteous  flower, 
Sprung  to  birth  this  smiling  hour, 
While  upon  thy  form  we  gaze, 
Grateful  thoughts  to  heaven  we  raise. 
2  Saviour,  from  thy  heavenly  throne 
Smile  upon  this  little  one ; 
Let  thy  Spirit  be  its  guide, 
Let  its  wants  be  well  supplied ; 
Cleanse  it  by  thy  precious  blood, 
Fit  it  for  thy  high  abode. 

982  L.  tf-  C  Wesley. 

Birth  of  a  child. 

FATHER  of  all,  by  whom  we  are, 
For  whom  was  made  whatever  is; 
Who  hast  intrusted  to  our  care 
A  candidate  for  glorious  bliss: 


688  THE    FAMILY. 

2  Poor  worms  of  earth,  to  thee  we  cry, 
For  grace  to  guide  what  grace  has  given > 

We  ask  for  wisdom  from  on  high, 
To  train  our  infant  up  for  heaven. 

8  Him  let  us  tend  severely  kind, 
As  guardians  of  his  giddy  youth ; 

As  set  to  form  his  tender  miud, 
By  principles  of  virtuous  truth ; — 

4  To  fit  his  soul  for  heavenly  grace ; 

Discharge  the  Christian  parents'  part ; 
And  keep  him  till  thy  love  takes  place, 

And  Jesus  rises  in  his  heart. 

\QS  C.  M.  C.  Weslky. 

Parental  responsibility. 

GOD,  only  wise,  almighty,  good, 
Send  forth  thy  truth  and  light, 
To  point  us  out  the  narrow  road. 
And  guide  our  steps  aright. 

2  Made  apt  by  thy  sufficient  grace 
To  teach  as  taught  by  thee, 

We  come  to  train  in  all  thy  ways 
Our  rising  progeny  ; — 

3  Their  selfish  will  in  time  subdue, 
And  mortify  their  pride, 

And  lend  their  youth  a  sacred  clew 
To  find  the  Crucified. 

4  We  would  persuade  their  hearts  t'  obey ; 
With  mildest  zeal  proceed ; 

And  never  take  the  harsher  way, 
When  love  will  do  the  deed. 

5  For  this  we  ask,  in  faith  sincere, 
The  wisdom  from  above ; 

To  touch  their  hearts  with  filial  fear 
And  pure  ingenuous  love ! — 


THE    FAMILY.  689 

6  To  watch  their  will,  to  sense  inclined, 

Withhold  the  hurtful  food ; 
And  gently  bend  their  tender  mind, 

And  draw  their  souls  to  God. 

984  C.  M.  C.  Wesley 

Praying  for  a  sick  child. 

JESUS,  great  healer  of  mankind, 
Who  dost  our  sorrows  bear 
Let  an  afflicted  parent  find 
An  answer  to  his  prayer. 

2  I  look  for  help  from  thee  alone, 
To  thee  for  succor  fly  ; 

My  son  is  sick — my  darling  son — 
And  at  the  point  to  die. 

3  Surely,  if  thou  pronounce  the  word, 
If  thou  the  answer  give, 

My  dying  son  shall  be  restored, 
And  to  thy  glory  live. 

4  0  save  the  father  in  the  son, 
Restore  him,  Lord,  to  me; 

My  heart  the  mercy  then  shall  own, 
And  give  him  back  to  thee. 

985  8,7.  Cecil. 
Dying  child  to  its  mother. 

CEASE  here  longer  to  detain  me, 
Fondest  mother,  drowned  in  woe : 
Now  thy  kind  caresses  pain  me, — 

Morn  advances — let  me  go. 
2  See  yon  orient  streak  appearing ! 

Harbinger  of  endless  day  : 
Hark !  a  voice,  the  darkness  cheering, 

Calls  my  new-born  soul  away. 
8  Lately  launched,  a  trembling  stranger. 

On  the  world's  wide,  boist'rous  flood; 


690  THE    FAMILY. 

Pierced  with  sorrows,  tossed  with  danger, 
Gladly  I  return  to  God. 

4  Now  my  cries  sliall  cease  to  grieve  thee ; 

Now  my  trembling  heart  shall  rest ; 
Kinder  arms  than  thine  receive  me, — 

Softer  pillow  than  thy  breast. 

6  Weep  not  o'er  these  eyes  that  languish, 
Upward  turning  to  their  home; 

They  will  soon  forget  .all  anguish, 
While  I  wait  to  see  thee  come. 

6  There,  my  mother,  pleasures  centre : 
Weeping,  parting,  care,  or  woe, 

Ne'er  our  Father's  house  shall  enter — 
Morn  advances  ! — let  me  go  ! 

986  8,8,8,8,8,8.  C.  Wesley. 

Death  of  a  child. 

WITH  all  our  soul,  0  Lord,  we  give 
The  child  thy  love  hath  snatched  away  i 
On  earth  we  would  not  have  him  live, 

With  us  we  would  not  have  him  stay ; 
The  sacrifice  long  since  was  o'er. 
We  stand  to  what  we  gave  before. 

2  We  all  have  left  for  Jesus'  sake, 
And  shall  we  grieve  to  part  with  one  ! 

No,  if  a  wish  could  call  him  back, 
We  would  not  have  our  darling  son 

Brought  from  his  everlasting  rest, 

Snatched  from  his  Heavenly  Father's  breast. 

8  Pass  a  few  fleeting  days  or  years, 
And  wo  shall  see  our  child  again; 

When  Jesus  in  the  clouds  appears, 
With  him  we  shall  in  glory  reign, 

We  and  the  children  he  hath  given 

Inseparably  joined  in  heaven. 


THE   FAMILY  691 

987  7,7,7,7,7,7.  C.  Wesley. 

Death  of  a  child. 

TTTHEREFORE  should  I  make  my  moan, 
V V     Now  the  darling  child  is  dead? 
He  to  early  rest  is  gone, 
He  to  paradise  is  fled: 

1  shall  go  to  him,  but  he 
Never  shall  return  to  me. 

2  God  forbids  his  longer  stay, 
God  recalls  the  precious  loan, 

God  hath  taken  him  away, 

From  my  bosom  to  his  own ; 
Surely  what  he  wills  is  best ! 
Happy  in  his  will,  I  rest. 

3  Faith  cries  out,  It  is  the  Lord ! 
Let  him  do  as  seems  him  good ; 

Be  thy  holy  name  adored, 

Take  the  gift  awhile  bestowed, 
Take  the  child  no  longer  mine, 
Thine  he  is,  for  ever  thine. 

988  8,8,6.  C.  Wesley. 
Death  of  a  relative. 

IF  death  my  friend  and  me  divide. 
Thou  dost  not,  Lord,  my  sorrow  chide 
Or  frown,  my  tears  to  see , 
Restrained  from  passionate  excess, 
Thou  bidd'st  me  mourn  in  calm  distress 
For  them  that  rest  in  thee. 

2  I  feel  a  strong,  immortal  hope, 
Which  bears  my  mournful  spirit  up 

Beneath  its  mountain-load : 
Redeemed  from  death,  and  grief,  and  pain 
I  soon  shall  find  my  friend  again 

Within  the  arms  of  God. 


692  THE    FAMILY. 

3  Pass  a  few  fleeting  moments  more, 
And  death  the  blessing  shall  restore, 

Which  death  has  snatched  away ; 
For  me  thou  wilt  the  summons  send, 
And  give  me  back  my  parted  friend 

In  that  eternal  day. 


0 


M89  C.  M.  Heber. 

In  affliction. 
GOD,  who  madest  earth  and  sky, 
The  darkness  and  the  day, 
Give  ear  to  this  thy  family, 
And  help  us  when  we  pray  ! 

2  For  wild  the  waves  of  bitterness 
Around  our  vessel  roar, 

And  heavy  grows  the  pilot's  heart, 
To  view  the  rocky  shore! 

3  The  cross  our  Master  bore  for  us, 
For  him  we  fain  would  bear ; 

But  mortal  strength  to  weakness  turns. 
And  courage  to  despair. 

4  Then,  mercy  on  our  failings,  Lord ! 
Our  sinking  faith  renew  ; 

And  when  thy  sorrows  visit  us, 
0  send  thy  patience  too  ! 


P1 


990  "s.  C.  Wesle- 

Pastor's  salutation. 
lEACE  be  on  this  house  bestowed  ! 
Peace  on  all  that  here  reside ! 
Let  the  unknown  peace  of  God 

With  the  man  of  peace  abide ! 
Let  the  Spirit  now  come  down : 

Let  the  blessing  now  take  place : 
8on  of  peace,  receive  thy  crown. 
FulDess  of  the  gospel  grace. 


THE    FAMILY.  693 

2  Christ,  my  Master  and  my  Lord, 

Let  me  thy  forerunner  be : 
0  he  mindful  of  thy  word, 

Yisit  them,  and  visit  me  ! 
To  this  house  and  all  herein 

Now  let  thy  salvation  come  ; 
Save  our  souls  from  inbred  sin ! 

Make  us  thy  eternal  home  ! 

991  8,7.  C.  Wesley. 

"Peace  be  to  this  house." 

PEACE  be  to  this  habitation  ! 
Peace  to  every  soul  herein  ! 
Peace,  the  foretaste  of  salvation, 

Peace,  the  seal  of  cancelled  sin, — 
Peace  that  speaks  its  heavenly  Giver, 

Peace  to  earthly  minds  unknown, 
Peace  divine  that  lasts  for  ever, — 
Here  erect  its  glorious  throne. 

2  On  the  son  of  peace  descending, 
On  the  daughter  of  thy  grace, 

Full  of  comforts  never  ending, 
Let  the  promise  now  take  place. 

Now  thy  love-infusing  Spirit 
Shed  in  every  heart  abroad : 

And,  Redeemer,  through  thy  merit, 
Make  each  child  a  child  of  God 

3  Claim  for  thine  each  faithful  servant 
By  the  reconciling  word  ; 

Pure  in  heart,  in  spirit  fervent, 

Let  them  serve  their  heavenly  Lord. 

Visit,  Lord,  with  thy  salvation 
Every  providential  guest, 

Every  friend  and  kind  relation 
Take  into  thy  people's  rest  I 


694  THE    FAMILY. 

992  C.  M.  COLLYEB. 

A  religious  household. 

HAPPY  the  Christian  family, 
Where  faith  and  love  abound ; 
It  rises  like  a  lofty  tree, 

With  living  foliage  crowned. 

2  With  verdant  leaf,  with  tow'ring  head, 
The  parent-stem  shall  grow, — 

His  branches  all  around  him  spread, 
His  root  deep  fixed  below. 

3  No  blight  shall  hurt  the  tender  shoot, 
Nor  wasting  drought  destroy  ; 

No  secret  worm  shall  nip  the  root 
Or  blossom  of  his  joy. 

4  From  day  to  day,  from  year  to  year. 
The  stately  tree  shall  rise ; 

Till  gathered  from  this  earthly  sphere, 
'  And  planted  in  the  skies. 

9P3  7s.  C.  Wesley 

A  religious  household. 

JESUS,  Lord,  we  look  to  thee, 
Let  us  in  thy  name  agree  : 
Show  thyself  the  Prince  of  peace ; 
Bid  our  jars  for  ever  cease. 

2  By  thy  reconciling  love 
Every  stumbling-block  remove ; 
Each  to  each  unite,  endear  ; 
Come,  and  spread  thy  banner  here. 

3  Make  us  of  one  heart  and  mind, 
Courteous,  pitiful,  and  kind ; 
Lowly,  meek,  in  thought  and  word, 
Altogether  like  our  Lord. 

4  Let  us  for  each  other  care, 
Each  the  other's  burden  bear ; 


THE   FAMILY.  695 

To  thy  Church  the  pattern  give, 
Show  how  true  believers  live. 

5  Free  from  anger  and  from  pride, 
Let  us  thus  in  God  abide  ; 

All  the  depths  of  love  express, 
All  the  heights  of  holiness. 

6  Let  us,  then,  with  joy  remove 
To  the  family  above  ; 

On  the  wings  of  angels  fly, 
Show  how  true  believers  die. 

994  S.  M.  Watts, 
Psalm  cxxxiii. 

BLEST  are  the  sons  of  peace, 
Whose  hearts  and  hopes  are  one ; 
Whose  kind  designs  to  serve  and  please 
Through  all  their  actions  run. 

2  Blest  is  the  pious  house 
Where  zeal  and  friendship  meet ; 

Their  songs  of  praise,  their  mingled  vows, 
Make  their  communion  sweet. 

3  Thus  on  the  heavenly  hills 
The  saints  are  blest  above, 

Where  joy,  like  morning  dew,  distils, 
And  all  the  air  is  love. 

995  3.  M.  C.  Weslb-j 
Household  consecrated  to  God 

THE  power  to  bless  my  house 
Belongs  to  God  alone  ; 
Yet  rend'ring  him  my  constant  vows, 

He  sends  his  blessings  down. 
2  Shall  I  not  then  engage 

My  house  to  serve  the  Lord, 
To  search  the  soul- converting  page, 
And  feed  upon  his  word, — 


696  THE    FAMILY. 

3  To  ask  with  faith  and  hope 
The  grace  which  he  supplies, 

In  prayer  and  praise  to  offer  up 
Their  daily  sacrifice  ? 

4  Let  each  his  sin  eschew, 
Through  thy  restraining  grace, 

Our  father  Abrah'ni's  steps  pursue, 
And  walk  in  all  thy  ways. 

5  Saviour  of  men,  incline 

The  hearts  which  thou  hast  made, 
Which  thou  hast  bought  with  blood  divine5 
To  ask  thy  promised  aid. 

6  Me  and  my  house  receive, 
Thy  family  t'  increase, 

And  let  us  in  thy  favor  live, 
And  let  us  die  in  peace. 

99(3  L.  M.  Doddridge. 

Household  consecration. 

FATHER  of  men,  thy  care  we  bless, 
Which  crowns  our  families  with  peace ; 
From  thee  they  spring ;  and  by  thy  hand 
They  are,  and  shall  be  still,  sustained. 

2  To  God,  most  worthy  to  be  praised, 
Be  our  domestic  altars  raised ; 

Who,  Lord  of  heaven,  yet  deigns  to  come. 
And  sanctify  our  humblest  home. 

3  To  thee  may  each  united  house 
Morning  and  night  present  its  vows : 
Our  servants  there,  and  rising  race, 
Be  taught  thy  precepts,  and  thy  grace. 

4  So  may  each  future  age  proclaim 
The  honors  of  thy  glorious  name ; 
And  each  succeeding  race  remove 
To  join  the  family  above. 


THE    CLOSET.  697 

section  n. 
&f)i    &lnszt. 

997  C.  M.  Cowper 
Retirement. 

EAR  from  the  world,  0  Lord,  I  flee, 
From  strife  and  tumult  far ; 
From  scenes  where  Satan  wages  still 
His  most  successful  wai 

2  The  calm  retreat,  the  silent  shade, 
With  prayer  and  praise  agree  ; 

And  seem  by  thy  sweet  bounty  made 
For  those  who  follow  thee. 

3  There,  if  thy  Spirit  touch  the  soul, 
And  grace  her  mean  abode, 

0  with  what  peace,  and  joy,  and  love, 
She  communes  with  her  God ! 

4  There,  like  the  nightingale,  she  pours 
Her  solitary  lays ; 

Nor  asks  a  witness  of  her  song, 
Nor  thirsts  for  human  praise. 

998  G.  M.  C.  Weslby. 
" Enter  into  thy  closet." 

ENT'BING  into  my  closet,  1 
The  busy  world  exclude  ; 
In  secret  prayer  for  mercy  cry, 
And  groan  to  be  renewed. 

2  Far  from  the  paths  of  men  to  Thee 
I  solemnly  retire : 

See  Thou,  who  dost  in  secret  see, 
And  grant  my  heart's  desire. 

3  Fain  would  I  all  thy  goodness  feel, 
And  know  my  sins  forgiven ! 


698  THE    CLOSET. 

And  do  on  earth  thy  perfect  will 
As  angels  do  in  heaven. 

4  0  Father,  glorify  thy  Son, 
And  grant  what  I  require ; 

For  Jesus'  sake  the  gift  send  down, 
And  answer  me  by  fire. 

5  Kindle  the  flame  of  love  within, 
Which  may  to  heaven  ascend ; 

And  now  the  work  of  grace  begin, 
Which  shall  in  glory  end. 


0 


999  7,7,7,7,7,7.  C.  Wesley. 
Morning. 

DISCLOSE  thy  lovely  face ; 
Quicken  all  my  drooping  powers ! 
Gasps  my  fainting  soul  for  grace, 
As  a  thirsty  land  for  showers : 
Haste,  my  Lord,  no  more  delay, 
Come,  my  Saviour,  come  away ! 

2  Dark  and  cheerless  is  the  morn 
Unaccompanied  by  thee : 

Joyless  is  the  day's  return, 

Till  thy  mercy's  beams  I  see, — 
Till  thou  inward  light  impart, 
Glad  my  eyes,  and  warm  my  heart. 

3  Visit,  then,  this  soul  of  mine, 
Pierce  the  gloom  of  sin  and  grief; 

Fill  me,  Radiancy  Divine ; 
Scatter  all  my  unbelief: 
More  and  more  thyself  display, 
Shining  to  the  perfect  day. 

1000  L.  M.  Montgomery. 

Noon. 

FULL  speed  along  the  world's  highway, 
By  crowds  of  eager  trav'lers  trod, 


THE   CLOSET.  699 

My  soul,  my  soul,  a  moment  stay, 
To  hold  communion  here  "with  Godl 

2  He  spake  with  Abrah'm  at  the  oak, 
He  called  Elisha  from  the  plough, 

David  he  from  the  sheepfolds  took, — 
Thy  day,  thine  hour  of  grace,  is  now. 

3  Earth,  with  thy  vanities,  depart ! 
My  God,  I  stand  alone  with  thee ; 

Thine  eye  is  looking  on  my  heart ; — 
0  what  a  noon  is  risen  on  me ! 


lOOl  C.  M.  Brown. 


I  LOVE  to  steal  awhile  awa\ 
From  every  cumb'ring  care  ; 
And  spend  the  hours  of  setting  day 
In  humble,  grateful  prayer. 

2  I  love  in  solitude  to  shed 
The  penitential  tear ; 

And  all  his  promises  to  plead, 
Where  none  but  God  can  hear. 

3  I  love  to  think  on  mercies  past, 
And  future  good  implore  ; 

And  all  my  cares  and  sorrows  cast 
On  him  whom  I  adore 

4  I  love  by  faith  to  take  a  view 
Of  brighter  scenes  in  heaven : 

The  prospect  does  my  strength  renew, 
While  here  by  tempests  driven. 

5  Thus,  when  life's  toilsome  day  is  o'er, 
May  its  departing  ray 

Be  calm  as  this  impressive  hour, 
And  lead  to  endless  day. 


700  THE    CLOSET. 

1002  L-  M.  EDME8T0N. 

A  Sabbath  evening  meditation. 

IS  there  a  time  when  moments  flow 
More  lovelily  than  all  beside  ? 
It  is,  of  all  the  times  below, 
A  Sabbath  eve  in  summer  tide. 

2  0  then  the  setting  sun  smiles  fair, 
And  all  below,  and  all  above, 

The  diff'rent  forms  of  nature  wear 
One  universal  garb  of  love. 

3  And  then  the  peace  that  Jesus  beams, — 
The  life  of  grace,  the  death  of  sin, 

With  nature's  placid  woods  and  streams, — 
Is  peace  without,  and  peace  within. 

4  Delightful  scene  ! — a  world  at  rest — 
A  God  all  love — no  grief  nor  fear — 

A  heavenly  hope  -a  peaceful  breast — 
A  smile  unsullied  by  a  tear»! 

5  Delightful  hour  !  how  soon  will  night 
Spread  her  dark  mantle  o'er  thy  reign, 

And  morrow's  quick-returning  light 
Must  call  us  to  the  world  again. 

6  Yet  will  there  dawn  at  last  a  day, 
A  sun  that  never  sets  shall  rise ; 

Night  will  not  veil  his  ceaseless  ray ; 
The  heavenly  Sabbath  never  dies! 

1 003  L-  M-  Kek. 

Midnight 

MY  God,  I  now  from  sleep  awake, 
The  sole  possession  of  me  take ; 
From  midnight  terrors  me  secure, 
And  guard  my  heart  from  thoughts  impure . 
3  Blest  angels,  while  we  silent  lie, 
You  hallelujahs  sing  on  high; 


THE    CLOSET.  701 

You,  joyful,  hymn  the  Ever-blest, 
Before  the  throne,  and  never  rest. 

3  I  with  your  choir  celestial  join, 
In  off'ring  up  a  hymn  divine ; 
With  you  in  heaven  I  hope  to  dwell, 
And  bid  the  night  and  world  farewell 

4  Lord,  lest  the  tempter  me  surprise, 
Watch  over  thine  own  sacrifice  : 

All  loose,  all  idle  thoughts  cast  out, 
And  make  my  very  dreams  devout. 

5  Praise  God.  from  whom  all  blessings  flew, 
Praise  him,  all  creatures  here  below ; 
Praise  him  above,  ye  heavenly  host ; 
Praise  Father,  Son,  and  Holy  Ghost ! 

1004  L-  M-  J-  Wesley 

[From  the  Spanish.^ 

Psalm  lxiii. 

OGOD,  my  God,  my  all  thou  art ! 
Ere  shines  the  dawn  of  rising  day, 
Thy  sovereign  light  within  my  heart, 
Thy  all-enliv'ning  power  display. 

2  For  thee  my  thirsty  soul  doth  pant, 
While  in  this  desert  land  I  live  ; 

And  hungry  as  I  am,  and  faint, 
Thy  love  alone  can  comfort  give. 

3  In  a  dry  land  behold  I  place 

My  whole  desire  on  thee,  my  Lord, 
And  more  I  joy  to  gain  thy  grace, 

Than  all  earth's  treasures  can  afford. 
1  More  dear  than  life  itself,  thy  love 

My  heart  and  tongue  shall  still  employ; 
And  to  declare  thy  praise  will  prove 

My  peace,  my  glory,  and  my  joy. 
5  In  blessing  thee  with  grateful  songs. 

My  happy  life  shall  glide  away ; 


702  THE    CLOSET. 

The  praise  that  to  thy  name  belongs, 
Hourly  with  lifted  hands  I'll  pay. 

6  Abundant  sweetness,  while  I  sing 
Thy  love,  my  ravished  heart  o'erflows  ; 

Secure  in  thee,  my  God  and  King, 
Of  glory  that  no  period  knows. 

7  Thy  name,  0  God,  upon  my  bed, 
Dwells  on  my  lips,  and  fires  my  thought: 

With  trembling  awe,  in  midnight  shade, 
I  muse  on  all  thy  hands  have  wrought. 

8  In  all  I  do  I  feel  thine  aid ; 
Therefore  thy  greatness  will  I  sing, 

0  God,  who  bidd'st  my  heart  be  glad 
Beneath  the  shadow  of  thy  wing ! 

9  My  soul  draws  nigh  and  cleaves  to  thee : 
Then  let  or  earth  or  hell  assail, 

Thy  mighty  hand  shall  set  me  free , 

For  whom  thou  sav'st,  he  ne'er  shall  fail 

1005  L-  **.  Doddridge. 

Self-examination. 

OTHOU  great  God,  whose  piercing  eye 
Distinctly  marks  each  deep  recess, 
In  these  sequestered  hours  draw  nigh,  . 

And  with  thy  presence  fill  the  place. 
C  Through  all  the  mazes  of  my  heart, 

My  search  let  heavenly  wisdom  guide, 
And  still  its  radiant  beams  impart, 

Till  all  be  searched  and  purified. 
3  Then  with  the  visits  of  thy  love, 

Vouchsafe  my  inmost,  soul  to  cheer ; 
Till  every  grace  shall  join  to  prove 

That  God  has  fixed  his  dwelling  there. 

L006  8,8,8,8,8,8.  C.  Wesley. 

Reading  the  Scriptures. 

W"HEN  quiet  in  my  house  I  sit, 
Thy  book  be  my  companion  still : 


THE    CLOSET.  703 

My  joy,  thy  sayings  to  repeat, 

Talk  o'er  the  records  of  thy  will, 
And  search  the  oracles  Divine, 
Till  every  heartfelt  word  be  mine. 

2  0  may  the  gracious  words  Divine 
Subject  of  all  my  converse  be! 

So  will  the  Lord  his  foll'wer  join, 

And  walk  and  talk  himself  with  me : 
So  shall  my  heart  his  presence  prove, 
And  burn  with  everlasting  love. 

3  Oft  as  I  lay  me  down  to  rest, 

0  may  the  reconciling  word 
Sweetly  compose  my  weary  breast, 

While,  on  the  bosom  of  my  Lord, 

1  sink  in  blissful  dreams  away, 
And  visions  of  eternal  day  ! 

4  Rising  to  sing  my  Saviour's  praise, 
Thee  may  I  publish  all  day  long ; 

And  let  thy  precious  word  of  grace 

Flow  from  my  heart  and  fill  my  tongue, — 
Fill  all  my  life  with  purest  love, 
And  join  me  to  the  Church  above. 

1007  8,8,8,8,8,8.  C.  Wesley 

Communion  xoith  God. 

T^O  thee,  great  God  of  love !  I  bow, 
And  prostrate  in  thy  sight  adore: 
By  faith  I  see  thee  passing  now  : 

1  have,  but  still  I  ask  for  more : 
A  glimpse  of  love  cannot  suffice, 
My  soul  for  all  thy  presence  cries. 

2  The  fulness  of  my  vast  reward 
A  blest  eternity  shall  be ; — 

But  hast  thou  not  on  earth  prepared 
Some  better  thing  than  this  for  me  ? 


704  THE    CLOSET. 

What, — but  one  drop  ! — one  transient  sight ! 
I  want  a  sun — a  sea  of  light. 

3  More  favored  than  the  saints  of  old, — 
Who  now  by  faith  approach  to  thee, 

Shall  all  with  open  face  behold 

In  Christ,  the  glorious  Deity, — 
Shall  see  and  put  salvation  on, 
The  nature  of  thy  sinless  Son. 

4  This,  this  is  our  high  calling's  prize ! 
Thine  image  in  thy  Son  I  claim ; 

And  still  to  higher  glories  rise, 

Till,  all  transformed,  I  know  thy  name, 
And  glide  to  all  my  heaven  above, 
My  highest  heaven  in  Jesus'  love. 

1008  7,6,7,6,7,7,7,6.         C.  Wesley. 

Romans  x.  6-10. 

OFT  I  in  my  heart  have  said, 
"Who  shall  ascend  on  high, — 
Mount  to  Christ,  my  glorious  Head, 

And  bring  him  from  the  sky  ? 

Borne  on  contemplation's  wing, 

Surely  I  shall  find  him  there, 

Where  the  angels  praise  their  King, 

And  gain  the  Morning  Star." 

2  Oft  I  in  my  heart  have  said, 
"Who  to  the  deep  shall  stoop, — 

Sink  with  Christ  among  the  dead, 
From  thence  to  bring  him  up  ? 

Could  I  but  my  heart  prepare 
By  unfeigned  humility, 

'Jhrist  would  quickly  enter  there, 
And  ever  dwell  in  me." 

3  But  the  righteousness  of  faith 
Hath  taught  me  better  things : 

"  Inward  turn  thine  eyes,"  it  saith, 
While  Christ  to  me  it  brings : 


THE    CLOSET.  705 

"  Christ  is  ready  to  impart 
Life  to  all,  for  life  who  sigh : 

In  thy  mouth  and  in  thy  heart 
The  word  is  ever  nigh." 

1009  C.  M.  Williams 
"My  meditation  of  him  shall  be  sweet." 

WHILE  thee  I  seek,  protecting  Power ! 
Be  my  vain  wishes  stilled ; 
And  may  this  consecrated  hour 
With  better  hopes  be  filled. 

2  Thy  love  the  power  of  thought  bestowed 
To  thee  my  thoughts  would  soar : 

Thy  mercy  o'er  my  life  has  flowed, 
That  mercy  I  adore. 

3  In  each  event  of  life,  how  clear 
Thy  ruling  hand  I  see  ! 

Each  blessing  to  my  soul  most  dear, 
Because  conferred  by  thee. 

4  In  every  joy  that  crowns  my  days, 
In  every  pain  I  bear, 

My  heart  shall  find  delight  in  praise, 
Or  seek  relief  in  prayer. 

5  When  gladness  wings  the  favored  hour, 
Thy  love  my  thoughts  shall  fill ; 

Resigned,  when  storms  of  sorrow  lower, 
My  soul  shall  meet  thy  will. 

6  My  lifted  eye,  without  a  tear, 
The  gath'ring  storm  shall  see ; 

My  steadfast  heart  shall  know  no  fear — 
That  heart  will  rest  on  thee. 

1010  &    M.  DAVIK8. 

Self-  dedication. 

LORD,  I  am  thine,  entirely  thine, 
Purchased  and  saved  by  blood  Divine ; 
23 


706  THE    CLOSET. 

With  full  consent  thine  would  I  be. 
And  own  thy  sovereign  right  in  me. 

2  Grant  one  poor  sinner  more  a  place 
Among  the  children  of  thy  grace : 

A  wretched  sinner,  lost  to  God, 
But  ransomed  by  lmmanuel's  blood. 

3  Thine  would  I  live,  thine  would  I  die, 
Be  thine  through  all  eternity ; 

The  vow  is  past  beyond  repeal, 
Now  will  I  set  the  solemn  seal. 

4  Here  at  that  cross  where  flows  the  blood 
That  bought  my  guilty  soul  for  God, 
Thee,  my  new  Master,  now  I  call, 

And  consecrate  to  thee  my  all. 

5  Do  thou  assist  a  feeble  worm 
The  great  engagement  to  perform ; 
Thy  grace  can  full  assistance  lend, 
And  on  that  grace  1  dare  depend. 

1^011  k.  M.  DODDEIDGE. 

Eucharistic  vow. 

0  HAPPY  day  that  fixed  my  choice 
On  thee,  my  Saviour  and  my  God ! 
Well  may  this  glowing  heart  rejoice, 
And  tell  its  raptures  all  abroad. 

2  0  happy  bond,  that  seals  my  vows 
To  Him  who  merits  all  my  love ! 

Let  cheerful  anthems  fill  his  house, 
While  to  that  sacred  shrine  I  move. 

3  "lis  done  :  the  great  transaction 's  done  ' 
I  am  my  Lord's,  and  he  is  mine ; 

He  drew  me,  and  I  followed  on, 
Charmed  to  confess  the  voice  Divine. 

4  Now  rest,  my  long-divided  heart ; 
Fixed  on  this  blissful  centre,  rest : 


THE    CLOSET.  70? 

With  ashes  who  -would  grudge  to  part, 
When  called  on  angels'  bread  to  feast  ? 

5  High  Heaven,  that  heard  the  solemn  vo"w. 
That  vow  renewed  shall  daily  hear, 

Till  in  life's  latest  hour  I  bow, 

And  bless  in  death  a  bond  so  dear. 

1012  8s-  C.  Weslst 

"  Thy  vows  are  upon  me." 

OHOW  shall  a  sinner  perform 
The  vows  he  hath  vowed  to  the  Lord  ? 
A  sinful  and  impotent  worm, 
How  can  I  be  true  to  my  word  ? 

1  tremble  at  what  I  have  done : 

0  send  me  thy  help  from  above ; 
The  power  of  thy  Spirit  make  known, 
The  virtue  of  Jesus's  love ! 

2  My  solemn  engagements  are  vain, 
My  promises  empty  as  air, — 

My  vows,  I  shall  break  them  again, 
And  plunge  in  eternal  despair, — 

Unless  my  omnipotent  God 

The  sense  of  his  goodness  impart, 

And  shed,  by  his  Spirit,  abroad 
The  love  of  himself  in  my  heart. 

3  0,  Lover  of  sinners,  extend 

To  me  thy  compassionate  grace ! 
Appear,  my  affliction  to  end, 

Afford  me  a  glimpse  of  thy  face ! 
That  light  shall  enkindle  in  me 

A  flame  of  reciprocal  love ; 
And  then  I  shall  cleave  unto  thee, 

And  then  I  shall  never  remove. 

X013  !*•  M.  Doddridge. 

Gratitude. 
f~]  OD  of  my  life,  through  all  my  days, 
Vjf  My  grateful  powers  shall  sound  thy  praise 


708  THE    CLOSET. 

The  song  shall  wake  with  op'ning  light. 
And  warble  to  the  silent  night. 

2  When  anxious  cares  would  break  my  rest 
And  griefs  would  tear  my  throbbing  breast, 
Thy  tuneful  praises  raised  on  high 

Shall  check  the  murmur  and  the  sigh. 

3  When  death  o'er  nature  shall  prevail, 
And  all  the  powers  of  language  fail, 

Joy  through  my  swimming  eyes  shall  break, 
And  mean  the  thanks  I  cannot  speak. 

4  But  0,  when  that  last  conflict's  o'er, 
And  I  am  chained  to  flesh  no  more, 
With  what  glad  accents  shall  I  rise 

To  join  the  music  of  the  skies ! 

5  Soon  shall  I  learn  the  exalted  strains 
Which  echo  through  the  heavenly  plains  ; 
And  emulate,  with  joy  unknown, 

The  glowing  seraphs  round  the  throne. 

6  The  cheerful  tribute  will  I  give 
Long  as  a  deathless  soul  shall  live : 
A  work  so  sweet,  a  theme  so  high, 
Demands  and  crowns  eternity. 

1014:  C.  M.  Addison. 

Gratitude. 
"IT THEN  all  thy  mercies,  0  my  God, 

W     My  rising  soul  surveys, 
Transported  with  the  view,  I'm  lost 
In  wonder,  love,  and  praise  ! 

2  0  how  can  words  with  equal  warmth 
The  gratitude  declare 

That  glows  within  my  ravished  heart  ? 
But  thou  canst  read  it  there ! 

3  Thy  providence  my  life  sustained, 
And  all  my  wants  redressed, 


THE    CLOSET.  709 

While  in  the  silent  womb  I  lay. 
And  hung  upon  the  breast. 

4  To  all  my  weak  complaints  and  cries 
Thy  mercy  lent  an  ear. 

Ere  yet  my  feeble  thoughts  had  learned 
To  form  themselves  in  prayer. 

5  Unnumbered  comforts  on  my  soul 
Thy  tender  care  bestowed, 

Before  my  infant  heart  conceived 
From  whom  those  comforts  flowed. 

6  When  in  the  slippery  paths  of  youth 
With  heedless  steps  I  ran. 

Thine  arm.  unseen,  conveyed  me  safe, 
And  led  me  up  to  man. 

7  Through  hidden  dangers,  toils,  and  deaths. 
It  gently  cleared  my  way ; 

And  through  the  pleasing  snares  of  vice, 
More  to  be  feared  than  they. 

8  When  worn  with  sickness,  oft  hast  thou 
With  health  renewed  my  face ; 

And,  when  in  sins  and  sorrows  sunk. 
Revived  my  soul  with  grace. 

9  Thy  bounteous  hand  with  worldly  bliss 
Has  made  my  cup  run  o'er ; 

And  in  a  kind  and  faithful  friend 
Hast  doubled  all  my  store. 

10  Ten  thousand  thousand  precious  gifts 
My  daily  thanks  employ ; 

Nor  is  the  least  a  cheerful  heart, 
That  tastes  those  gifts  with  joy. 

11  Through  every  period  of  my  life 
Thy  goodness  I'll  pursue ; 

And  after  death,  in  distant  worlds, 
The  pleasing  theme  renew. 


710  THE    CLOSET. 

12  When  nature  fails,  and  day  and  night 
Divide  thy  works  no  more, 

My  ever  grateful  heart,  0  Lord, 
Thy  mercies  shall  adore. 

13  Through  all  eternity  to  thee 
A  grateful  song  I'll  raise  ; 

But  0  !   eternity's  too  short 
To  utter  all  thy  praise. 

1 015  L-  M.  C.  Weslby. 

Recovery  from  sickness. 

AND  live  I  yet,  by  power  Divine  ? 
And  have  I  still  my  course  to  run  ? 
Again  brought  back,  in  its  decline, 
The  shadow  of  my  parting  sun  ? 

2  Wond'ring  I  ask — Is  this  the  breast 
Struggling  so  late,  and  torn  with  pain  ? 

The  eyes  that  upward  looked  for  rest, 
And  dropped  their  weary  lids  again  ? 

3  The  recent  horrors  still  appear  : 

0  may  they  never  cease  to  awe ! 
Still  be  the  king  of  terrors  near, 

Whom  late  in  all  his  pomp  I  saw. 

4  Jesus  to  my  deliv'rance  flew, 
Where,  sunk  in  mortal  pangs,  I  lay ; 

Pale  death  his  ancient  Conqu'ror  knew. 
And  trembled,  and  ungrasped  his  prey. 

5  God  of  my  life,  what  just  return 
Can  sinful  dust  and  ashes  give  ? 

1  only  live  my  sin  to  mourn : 
To  love  my  God  I  only  live. 

6  To  thee,  benign  and  saving  Power. 

1  consecrate  my  lengthened  days: 
While,  marked  with  blessings,  every  fccvi 

Shall  speak  thy  coextended  praise 


G< 


THE    CLOSET.  711 

1016  6,6,6,6,8,8.  C.  Wesley. 

Birthday. 

OD  of  my  life,  to  thee 
My  cheerful  soul  I  raise  ! 
Thy  goodness  hade  me  he, 
And  still  prolongs  my  days : 

1  see  my  natal  hour  return, 

And  hless  the  day  that  I  "was  horn. 

2  A  clod  of  living  earth, 
I  glorify  thy  name, 

From  whom  alone  my  birth 
And  all  my  blessings  came : 
Creating  and  preserving  grace, 
Let  all  that  is  within  me  praise. 

3  Long  as  I  live  beneath, 
To  thee  0  let  me  live, 

To  thee  my  eveiy  breath 
In  thanks  and  praises  give  ! 
Whate'er  I  have,  whate'er  I  am, 
Shall  magnify  my  Maker's  name. 

4  My  soul  and  all  its  powers, 
Thine,  wholly  thine,  shall  be ; 

All,  all  my  happy  hours 
I  consecrate  to  thee: 
Me  to  thine  image  now  restore, 
And  I  shall  praise  thee  evermore. 

1017  S.  M.  C.  Weslbv 
For  a  minister  before  preaching. 

EQUIP  me  for  the  war, 
And  teach  my  hands  to  fight ; 
My  simple,  upright  heart  prepare, 
And  guide  my  words  aright. 

2  Control  my  every  thought ; 
My  whole  of  sin  remove  ; 


712  THE    CLOSET. 

Let  all  my  works  in  thee  be  wrought, 
Let  all  be  wrought  in  love. 

3  0  arm  me  with  the  mind, 
Meek  Lamb,  that  was  in  thee  I 

And  let  my  knowing  zeal  be  joined 
With  perfect  charity. 

4  With  calm  and  tempered  zeal 
Let  me  enforce  thy  call ; 

And  vindicate  thy  gracious  will, 
Which  offers  life  to  all. 

5  0  may  I  love  like  thee  ! 
In  all  thy  footsteps  tread ! 

Thou  hatest  all  iniquity, 

But  nothing  thou  hast  made. 

6  0  may  I  learn  the  art, 
With  meekness  to  reprove ! 

To  hate  the  sin  with  all  my  heart, 
But  still  the  sinner  love. 

1018  c-  M-  P-  Wesley. 

For  a  minister  after  preaching. 

JESUS,  my  strength  and  righteousness, 
My  Saviour  and  my  King, 
Triumphantly  thy  name  I  bless, 
Thy  conqu'ring  name  I  sing. 

2  Thou,  Lord,  hast  magnified  thy  name, 
Thou  hast  maintained  thy  cause, 

And  I  enjoy  the  glorious  shame, 
The  scandal  of  thy  cross. 

3  Thou  gavest  me  to  speak  thy  word 
In  the  appointed  hour : 

T  have  proclaimed  my  dying  Lord, 
And  felt  thy  Spirit's  power. 

4  Superior  to  my  foes  I  stood, 
Above  their  smile  or  frown : 


THE    CLOSET.  713 

On  all  the  strangers  to  thy  blood 
With  pitying  love  looked  down. 

5  0  let  me  have  thy  presence  still ; 
Set  as  a  flint  my  face, 

To  show  the  counsel  of  thy  will, 
Which  saves  a  world  by  grace ! 

6  0  never  let  me  blush  to  own 
The  glorious  gospel  word, 

Which  saves  a  world  through  faith  alone, 
Faith  in  a  dying  Lord  ! 

L019  c-  M-  c-  Wesley 

The  aged  minister's  prayer. 

LORD,  I  believe  thy  every  word, 
Thy  e\ery  promise,  true  ; 
And  lo  !  I  wait  on  thee,  my  Lord, 
Till  I  my  strength  renew. 

2  If  in  this  feeble  flesh  I  may 
Awhile  show  forth  thy  praise, 

Jesus,  support  the  tott'ring  clay, 
And  lengthen  out  my  days. 

3  If  such  a  worm  as  I  can  spread 
The  common  Saviour's  name, 

Let  him  who  raised  thee  from  the  dead 
Quicken  my  mortal  frame. 

4  Still  let  me  live  thy  blood  to  show, 
Which  purges  every  stain  ; 

And  gladly  linger  out  below 
A  fcw  more  years  in  pain. 

L020  8>8>6-  C.  Wesley 

For  the  head  of  a  family. 

TAND  my  house  will  serve  the  Lord; 
But  first  obedient  to  his  word 
I  must  myself  appear ; 


714  THE    CLOSET. 

By  actions,  words,  and  tempers,  show 
That  I  my  heavenly  Master  know, 
And  serve  with  heart  sincere. 

2  I  must  the  fair  example  set : 
From  those  that  on  my  pleasure  wait 

The  stumbling-block  remove : 
Their  duty  by  my  life  explain ; 
And  still  in  all  my  works  maintain 

The  dignity  of  love. 

3  Easy  to  be  entreated,  mild, 
Quickly  appeased  and  reconciled, 

A  foll'wer  of  my  God, — 
A  saint,  indeed,  I  long  to  be, 
And  lead  my  faithful  family 

In  the  celestial  road. 

4  Lord,  if  thou  didst  the  wish  infuse, 
A  vessel  fitted  for  thy  use 

Into  thy  hands  receive : 
Work  in  me  both  to  will  and  do, 
And  show  them  how  believers  true, 

And  real  Christians,  live. 

5  With  all-sufficient  grace  supply ; 
And,  lo  !  I  come  to  testify 

The  wonders  of  thy  name, 
Which  saves  from  sin,  the  world,  and  hell, 
Whose  virtue  every  heart  may  feel, 

And  every  tongue  proclaim. 

6  A  sinner,  saved  myself  from  sin, 
I  come  my  family  to  win, 

To  preach  their  sins  forgiven ; 
Children,  and  wife,  and  servants,  seize, 
And,  through  the  paths  of  pleasantness, 

Conduct  them  all  to  heaven. 

1021  L.  M.  C.  Wesley. 

For  a  master. 

MASTER  supreme  !  I  look  to  thee 
For  grace  and  wisdom  from  above: 


THE    CLOSET.  715 

Vested  with  thy  authority, 

Endue  me  "with  thy  patient  love  : 

That,  taught  according  to  thy  will, 
To  rule  my  family  aright, 

1  may  th'  appointed  charge  fulfil, 

With  all  my  heart,  and  all  my  might, 

2  Inferiors,  as  a  sacred  trust, 

I  from  the  sovereign  Lord  receive, 
That  what  is  suitable  and  just, 

Impartial  I  to  all  may  give ; — 
O'erlook  them  with  a  guardian  eye; 

From  vice  and  wickedness  restrain ; 
Mistakes  and  lesser  faults  pass  by, 

And  govern  with  a  looser  rein. 

3  The  servant  faithful  and  discreet, 
Gentle  to  him,  and  good,  and  mild, 

Him  I  would  tenderly  entreat. 

And  scarce  distinguish  from  a  child : 
Yet  let  me  not  my  place  forsake, 

Th'  occasion  of  his  stumbling  prove, 
The  servant  to  my  bosom  take, 

Or  mar  him  by  familiar  love. 

4  Order,  if  some  invert,  confound, 
Their  Lord's  authority  betray, — 

I  hearken  to  the  gospel  sound, 
And  trace  the  providential  way. 

As  far  from  abjectness  as  pride, 
With  condescending  dignity, 

Jesus,  I  make  thy  word  my  guide, 
And  keep  the  post  assigned  by  thee. 

5  0  could  I  emulate  the  zeal 

Thou  dost  to  thy  poor  servants  bear ! 
The  troubles,  griefs,  and  burden  feel, 

Of  souls  intrusted  to  my  care  ! — 
In  daily  prayer  to  God  commend 

The  souls  whom  Christ  expired  to  save ; 
And  think  how  soon  my  sway  may  end, 

And  "all  be  equal  in  the  grave  i 


716  THE    CLOSET. 

1022  S.  M.  C.Wesley. 

For  a  servant. 

JESUS,  the  Lord  most  high, 
Thy  poorest  servant  own ; 
And  give  me  strength  to  glorify 

And  serve  my  God  alone ; 
Inspired  with  humble  fear, 

And  principled  with  grace, 
My  earthly  master  to  revere, 

As  standing  in  thy  place. 
2  Whate'er  for  man  I  do, 

I  do  as  to  the  Lord ; 
From  God,  the  merciful  and  true, 

Expecting  my  reward ; 
And  whether  bond  or  free, 

I  know  thou  wilt  approve, 
And  crown  our  services  to  thee 

With  thy  eternal  love 

1023  L-  M-  C.  Wesley. 

For  a  servant*     1  Tim.  vi.  1,  2. 
TTTITH  a  believing  master  blessed, 

VV       His  equal  in  the  Saviour's  eyes, 
His  brother  in  the  Lord  confessed, 

Shall  I  neglect  him,  or  despise — 
Forget  the  diff'rence  of  estate, 

And  scorn  at  his  commands  to  bow ; 
As  high  and  low,  as  small  and  great, 

Were  all  upon  a  level  now  ? 
2  Rather  I  would,  with  warmer  zeal, 

My  just  fidelity  approve ; 
Gladly  perform  his  utmost  will, 

And  love  whom  God  is  pleased  to  love ; — 
Worthy  of  double  honor  deem 

The  heir  of  joys  that  never  end; 
And  serve  and  cordially  esteem 

Whom  Jesus  deigns  to  call  his  friencL 


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THE   CLOSET.  717 

1024  L-  M.  C.  Wesley. 
Beginning  work. 

FORTH  in  thy  name,  0  Lord,  I  go, 
My  daily  labor  to  pursue ; 
Thee,  only  thee,  resolved  to  know 

In  all  I  think,  or  speak,  or  do. 
2  Thee  may  I  set  at  my  right  hand, 

Whose  eyes  my  inmost  substance  sec  ; 
And  labor  on  at  thy  command, 
And  offer  all  my  works  to  thee. 

1025  7,6,7,6,7,8,7,6.         C.  Wesley. 
Martha  and  Mary.     Luke  x.  38-42. 

0 !  I  come  with  joy  to  do 
The  Master's  blessed  will — 
Him  in  outward  works  pursue, 
And  serve  his  pleasure  still. 
Faithful  to  my  Lord's  commands, 

I  still  would  choose  the  better  part ; 
Serve  with  careful  Martha's  hands 
And  loving  Mary's  heart. 

2  Careful  without  care  I  am, 
Nor  feel  my  happy  toil : 

Kept  in  peace  by  Jesus'  name, 

Supported  by  his  smile  ; 
Joyful  thus  my  faith  to  show, 

I  find  his  service  my  reward  . 
Every  work  I  do  below, 

I  do  it  to  the  Lord. 

3  Thou.  0  Lord,  in  tender  love 
Dost  all  my  burdens  bear, 

Lift  my  heart  to  things  above. 

And  fix  it  ever  there  ! 
Calm  on  tumult's  wheel  I  sit, 

'Midst  busy  multitudes  alone 
Sweetly  waiting  at  thy  feet. 

Till  all  thy  will  be  done. 


718  THE    CLOSET. 

4  0  that  all  the  art  might  know 

Of  living  thus  to  thee ! 
?ind  their  heaven  begun  below, 

And  here  thy  glory  see ! 
Walk  in  all  the  works  prepared 

By  thee  to  exercise  their  grace ; 
Till  they  gain  their  full  reward, 

And  see  thy  glorious  face ! 

1026  C.  M.  C.  Wesley. 
Consecration  of  property. 

FATHER,  into  thy  hands  alone 
I  have  my  all  restored; 
My  all  thy  property  I  own, 
The  steward  of  the  Lord. 

2  Confiding  in  thy  only  love, 
Through  Jesus  strength'ning  me, 

I  wait  thy  faithfulness  to  prove, 
And  give  back  all  to  thee. 

3  Take  when  thou  wilt  into  thy  hands, 
And  as  thou  wilt  require ; 

Resume  by  the  Chaldean  bands, 
Or  the  devouring  fire. 

4  Determined  all  thy  will  t'  obey, 
Thy  blessings  I  restore : 

Give,  Lord,  or  take  thy  gifts  away, 
I  praise  thee  evermore. 

1027  8,8,8,8,8,8.  C.  Wesley. 
Trust  in  Providence. 

(CAPTAIN  of  Israel's  host,  and  Guide 
J     Of  all  who  seek  the  land  above, 
Beneath  thy  shadow  we  abide, 

The  cloud  of  thy  protecting  love  : 
Our  strength,  thy  grace ;  our  rule,  thy  word ; 
Our  end,  the  glory  of  the  Lord. 


THE    CLOSET.  719 

2  By  thine 'unerring  Spirit  led, 
We  shall  not  in  the  desert  stray ; 

We  shall  not  full  direction  need, 
Nor  miss  our  providential  way ; 

As  far  from  danger  as  from  fear, 

While  love,  almighty  love,  is  near. 

1028  8,6,8,6,8,8.  Condib 
In  poverty 

AS  much  have  I  of  worldly  good 
As  e'er  my  Master  had; 

1  diet  on  as  dainty  food, 
And  am  as  richly  clad, 

Though  plain  my  garb,  though  scant  my  board, 
As  Mary's  Son  and  nature's  Lord. 

2  The  manger  was  his  infant  bed, 
His  home  the  mountain-cave, 

He  had  not  where  to  lay  his  head, 

He  borrowed  e'en  his  grave  ; 
Earth  yielded  him  no  resting-spot, — 
Her  Maker — but  she  knew  him  not. 

3  As  much  the  world's  good-will  I  share, 
Its  favors  and  applause, 

As  he  whose  blessed  name  I  bear, — 

Hated  without  a  cause  ; 
Despised, — rejected, — mocked  by  pride; 
Betrayed, — forsaken, — crucified. 

4  Why  should  I  court  my  Master's  foe  ? 
Why  should  I  fear  its  frown  ? 

Why  should  I  seek  for  rest  below, 

Or  sigh  for  brief  renown  ? 
A  pilgrim  to  a  better  land, — 
An  heir  of  joy  at  God's  right  hand. 

1029  L-  M.  C.  Wesley. 
For  condemned  malefactors. 

0THOT7  that  hangedst  on  the  tree, 
Our  curse  and  suff 'rings  to  remove, 


720  THE    CLOSET. 

Pity  the  souls  that  look  to  thee, 
And  save  us  by  thy  dying  love. 

2  We  have  no  outward  righteousness, 
No  merits,  or  good  works,  to  plead ; 

We  only  can  be  saved  by  grace  : 
Thy  grace  will  here  be  free  indeed. 

3  Save  us  by  grace,  through  faith  alone. 
A  faith  thou  must  thyself  impart ; 

A  faith  that  would  by  works  be  shown, 
A  faith  that  purifies  the  heart ; — 

4  A  faith  that  doth  the  mountains  move, 
A  faith  that  shows  our  sins  forgiven, 

A  faith  that  sweetly  works  by  love, 
And  ascertains  our  claim  to  heaven  ; — 

5  This  is  the  faith  we  humbly  seek, 
The  faith  in  thy  all-cleansing  blood ; 

That  blood  which  doth  for  sinners  speak, 
0  let  it  speak  us  up  to  God ! 

1030  7,6,7,6,7,8,7,6.        C.  Wesley. 

In  affliction. 

'  1AST  on  the  fidelity 

Of  my  redeeming  Lord, 

1  shall  his  salvation  see, 
According  to  his  word : 

Credence  to  his  word  I  give ; 

My  Saviour  in  distresses  past, 
Will  not  now  his  servant  leave, 

But  bring  me  through  at  last. 

2  Better  than  my  boding  fears 
To  me  thou  oft  hast  proved  • 

Oft  observed  my  silent  tears, 
And  challenged  thy  beloved : 

Mercy  to  my  rescue  flew, 

And  death  ungrasped  his  fainting  prey 


0 


THE    CLOSET.  721 

Pain  before  thy  face  withdrew, 
And  sorrow  flew  away. 

3  Now  as  yesterday  the  same, 
In  all  my  troubles  nigh, 

Jesus,  on  thy  word  and  name 

I  steadfastly  rely : 
Sure  as  now  the  grief  I  feel, 

The  promised  joy  I  soon  shall  have; 
Saved  again,  to  sinners  tell 

Thy  power  and  will  to  save. 

4  To  thy  blessed  will  resigned, 
And  stayed  on  that  alone, 

I  thy  perfect  strength  shall  find, 

Thy  faithful  mercies  own : 
Compassed  round  with  songs  of  praise, 

My  all  to  my  Kedeemer  give ; 
Spread  thy  miracles  of  grace, 

And  to  thy  glory  live. 

1031       •  L- M-  C.Wesley. 

Praying  for  recovery. 

A  NGEL  of  covenanted  grace, 

J\_     Come,  and  thy  healing  power  infuse : 

Descend  in  thy  own  time,  and  bless, 

And  give  the  means  their  hallowed  use. 

2  Obedient  to  thy  will  alone, 

To  thee  in  means  I  calmly  fly; 
My  life,  I  know,  is  not  my  own, 
To  God  I  live,  to  God  I  die. 

3  Thy  holy  will  be  ever  mine : 

If  thou  on  earth  detain  me  still, 
I  bow,  and  bless  the  grace  divine, — 
I  suffer  all  thy  holy  will. 

4  I  come,  if  thou  my  strength  restore, 

To  serve  thee  with  my  strength  renewed ; 
Grant  me  but  this,  I  ask  no  more — 
To  snend  and  to  be  s"nent  for  God. 


722  THE    CLOSET. 

1032  7,7,7,7,7,7.       Montgomery 

Psalm  xlii.  1-5 

AS  the  hart,  with  eager  looks, 
Panteth  for  the  water-brooks, 
So  my  soul,  athirst  for  thee, 
Pants  the  living  God  to  see  : 
When,  0  when,  with  filial  fear, 
Lord,  shall  I  to  thee  draw  near  ? 

2  Tears  my  food,  by  night,  by  day ; 
Grief  consumes  my  strength  away ; 
While  his  craft  the  tempter  plies — 
"Where  is  now  thy  God?"  he  cries: 
This  would  sink  me  to  despair, 

But  I  pour  my  soul  in  prayer. 

3  For,  in  happier  times,  I  went 
Where  the  multitude  frequent 

I,  with  them,  was  wont  to  bring 
Homage  to  thy  courts,  my  King; 
I,  with  them,  was  wont  to  rais*e 
Festal  hymns  on  holy  days. 

4  Why  art  thou  cast  down,  my  soul  ? 
God,  thy  God,  shall  make  thee  whole ; 
Why  art  thou  disquieted  ? 

God  shall  lift  thy  fallen  head : 
And  his  countenance  benign 
Be  the  saving  health  of  thine. 

1033  7,7,7,7,7,7.  C.  Wesle, 

"Thy  will  be  do?ie." 

FATHER,  if  thou  willing  be. 
Then  my  griefs  awhile  suspend, 
Then  remove  the  cup  from  me, 

Or  thy  strengthening  angel  send; 
Wouldst  thou  have  me  suffer  on  ? 
Father,  let  thy  will  be  done. 


THE    CLOSET.  723 

2  Let  my  flesh  be  troubled  still, 
Filled  "with  pain  or  sore  disease, 

Let  my  wounded  spirit  feel 

Strong  redoubled  agonies ; 
Meekly  I  my  will  resign, 
Thine  be  done,  and  only  thine. 

3  Patient  as  my  great  High  Priest, 
In  his  bitterness  of  pain, 

Most  abandoned  and  distressed, 

Father,  I  the  cross  sustain ; 
All  into  thy  hands  I  give, 
Let  me  die  or  let  me  live. 

1034  L-  M-  c-  Wesley. 

Submission  to  the  will  of  God. 

ETERNAL  Beam  of  Light  Divine, 
Fountain  of  unexhausted  love ; 
In  whom  the  Father's  glories  shine, 

Through  earth  beneath,  and  heaven  above : 

2  Jesus,  the  weary  wand'rer's  rest, 
Give  me  thy  easy  yoke  to  bear : 

With  steadfast  patience  arm  my  breast, 
With  spotless  love  and  lowly  fear 

3  Thankful  I  take  the  cup  from  thee, 
Prepared  and  mingled  by  thy  skill : 

Though  bitter  to  the  taste  it  be, 
Powerful  the  wounded  soul  to  heal. 

4  Be  thou,  0  B-ock  of  ages,  nigh ! 

So  shall  each  murm'ring  thought  be  gone  r 
And  grief,  and  fear,  and  care,  shall  fly 
As  clouds  before  the  mid-day  sun. 

5  Speak  to  my  warring  passions,  "Peace;" 
Say  to  my  trembling  heart,  "  Be  still  ;'* 

Thy  power  my  strength  and  fortress  is, 
For  all  things  serve  thy  sovereign  will- 


724  THE    CLOSET. 

6  0  death  !  where  is  thy  sting  ?  Where  now 

Thy  boasted  victory.  0  grave  ? 
Who  shall  contend  with  God?  or  who 

Can  hurt  whom  God  delights  to  save  ? 

1035  8,8,8,8,8,8.  Grant- 

"He  is  able  to  succor" — 
\T^HEN  gath'ring  clouds  around  I  view, 
VV    And  days  are  dark,  and  friends  are  few, 
On  Him  I  lean,  who,  not  in  vain, 
Experienced  every  human  pain : 
He  sees- my  wants,  allays  my  fears, 
And  counts  and  treasures  up  my  tears. 

2  If  aught  should  tempt  my  .soul  to  stray 
From  heavenly  virtue's  narrow  way, 

To  fly  the  good  I  would  pursue, 

Or  do  the  sin  I  would  not  do, 

Still  He  who  felt  temptation's  power, 

Shall  guard  me  in  that  dang'rous  hour. 

3  When  vexing  thoughts  within  me  rise, 
And,  sore  dismayed,  my  spirit  dies, 

Yet  He,  who  once  vouchsafed  to  bear 
The  sick'ning  anguish  of  despair, 
Shall  sweetly  soothe,  shall  gently  diy, 
The  throbbing  heart,  the  streaming  eye. 

4  When,  sorr'wing,  o'er  some  stone  I  bend 
Which  covers  all  that  Avas  a  friend, 

And  from  his  voice,  his  hand,  his  smile, 
Divides  me,  for  a  little  while, 
Thou,  Saviour,  seest  the  tears  I  shed, 
For  thou  didst  weep  o'er  Laz'rus  dead. 

5  And  0  '   when  I  have  safely  passed 
Through  every  conflict  but  the  last, 
Still,  still  unchanging,  watch  beside 
My  painful  bed,  for  thou  hast  died ; 
Then  point  to  realms  of  cloudless  day, 
And  wipe  the  latest,  tear  away.   • 


THE   CLOSET.  725 

1036  C-  M-  TOPLADY. 

"Our  consolation  abound eth." 
TT7"HEN  languor  and  disease  invade 

VV     This  trembling  house  of  clay, 
'Tis  sweet  to  look  beyond  my  pains, 
And  long  to  fly  away  ; 

2  Sweet  to  look  inward,  and  attend 
The  whispers  of  his  love  ; 

Sweet  to  look  upward,  to  the  place 
Where  Jesus  pleads  above ; 

3  Sweet  to  look  back,  and  see  my  name 
In  life's  fair  book  set  down ; 

Sweet  to  look  forward,  and  behold 
Eternal  joys  my  own  ; 

4  Sweet  to  reflect  how  grace  Divine 
My  sins  on  Jesus  laid ; 

Sweet  to  remember  that  his  blood 
My  debt  of  suff'ring  paid ; 

5  Sweet  to  rejoice  in  lively  hope, 
That,  when  my  change  shall  come, 

Angels  shall  hover  round  my  bed, 
And  waft  my  spirit  home. 

6  If  such  the  sweetness  of  the  stream. 
What  must  the  fountain  be, 

Where  saints  and  angels  draw  their  bliss 
Immediately  from  thee ! 

L037  8,8,8,8,8,8.  C.  Wesley, 

"J  am  old  and  gray-headed  " 

IN  age  and  feebleness  extreme, 
Who  shall  a  helpless  worm  redeem  ? 
Jesus,  my  only  hope  thou  art, 
Strength  of  my  failing  flesh  and  heart  ? 
0,  could  I  catch  a  smile  from  thee, 
And  drop  into  eternity ! 


726  THE    CLOSET. 


W 


1038  8s.  C.  Wesley 

lThe  graves  are  ready  for  vie." 
Y  days  are  extinguished  and  gone, 
My  time  as  a  shadow  is  fled, 
And  gladly  I  lay  myself  down 

To  rest  with  the  peaceable  dead  : 
The  dead  ever-living  attend, 

Whose  dust  is  all  safe  in  the  tomb, 
And  many  a  glorified  friend 

Is  ready  to  welcome  me  home. 
2  My  days  are  all  vanished  away, 

Broke  off  the  designs  of  my  heart, 
No  longer  on  earth  I  delay, 

Or  linger,  as  loth  to  depart : 
Resolved  in  my  Lord  to  abide, 

This  purpose  I  know  shall  remain, 
And  trust  to  be  found  at  his  side, 

And  Jesus  eternally  gain. 

1039  7s.  C.  Wesley. 
Job  xvii.  13. 

F)EADY  for  my  earthen  bed, 
X\)  Let  me  rest  my  fainting  head, 
Welcome  life's  expected  close, 
Sink  in  permanent  repose. 

2  Jesus'  blood,  to  which  I  fly, 
Doth  my  conscience  purify, 
Signs  my  weary  soul's  release, 
Bids  me  now  depart  in  peace. 

3  Thus  do  I  my  bed  prepare ; 

0  how  soft  when  Christ  is  there  : 
Calm  I  lay  my  body  down, 
Rise  to  an  immortal  crown. 

1040  8s-  c-  Wesley 

Passionate  longings. 

STILL  out  of  the  deepest  abyss 
Of  trouble  I  mournfully  cry, 


THE   CLOSET.  727 

And  pine  to  recover  my  peace, 
And  see  my  Redeemer,  and  die. 

1  cannot,  I  cannot  forbear 

These  passionate  longings  for  home : 
0  !  when  shall  my  spirit  be  there ! 
0  !  when  will  the  messenger  come ! 

2  Thy  nature  I  long  to  put  on, 
Thine  image  on  earth  to  regain ; 

And  then  in  the  grave  to  lay  down 
This  burden  of  body  and  pain. 

0  Jesus,  in  pity  draw  near, 

And  lull  me  to  sleep  on  thy  breast ; 

Appear,  to  my  rescue  appear, 
And  gather  me  into  thy  rest ! 

3  To  take  a  poor  fugitive  in, 
The  arms  of  thy  mercy  display, 

And  give  me  to  rest  from  all  sin, 
And  bear  me  triumphant  away, — 

Away  from  a  world  of  distress, 
Away  to  the  mansions  above : 

The  heaven  of  seeing  thy  face, 
The  heaven  of  feeling  thy  love. 

1041  8>8>6-  J-  Weswt. 

End  of  the  journey. 

HOW  happy  is  the  pilgrim's  lot  ! 
How  free  from  every  anxious  thought, 

From  worldly  hope  and  fear ! 
Confined  to  neither  court  nor  cell, 
His  soul  disdains  on  earth  to  dwell, 

He  only  sojourns  here. 
2  This  happiness  in  part  is  mine, 
Already  saved  from  low  design, 

From  every  creature  love  ! 
Blessed  with  the  scorn  of  finite  good, 
My  soul  is  lightened  of  its  load, 

And  seeks  the  things  above. 


728  THE   CLOSET. 

3  The  things  eternal  I  pursue ; 
A  happiness  beyond  the  view 

Of  those  that  basely  pant 
For  things  by  nature  felt  and  seen ; 
Their  honors,  wealth,  and  pleasures  mean, 

I  neither  have  nor-  want. 

4  I  have  no  babes  to  hold  me  here ; 
But  children  more  securely  dear 

For  mine  I  humbly  claim : 
Better  than  daughters  or. than  sons, 
Temples  divine  of  living  stones, 

Inscribed  with  Jesus'  name. 

5  No  foot  of  land  do  I  possess, 
No  cottage  in  this  wilderness : 

A  poor  wayfaring  man, 
I  lodge  awhile  in  tents  below ; 
Or  gladly  wander  to  and  fro, 

Till  I  my  Canaan  gain. 

6  Nothing  on  earth  I  call  my  own ; 
A  stranger,  to  the  world  unknown, 

I  all  their  goods  despise : 
I  trample  on  their  whole  delight, 
And  seek  a  city  out  of  sight, 

A  city  in  the  skies. 

7  There  is  my  house  and  portion  fair : 
My  treasure  and  my  heart  are  there, 

And  my  abiding  home ; 
For  me  my  elder  brethren  stay, 
And  angels  beckon  me  away, 

And  Jesus  bids  me  come ! 

6  I  come, — thy  servant,  Lord,  replies,- 
I  come  to  meet  thee  in  the  skies, 

And  claim  my  heavenly  rest! 
Now  let  the  pilgrim's  journey  end; 
Now,  0  my  Saviour,  Brother,  Friend, 

Receive  me  to  thy  breast! 


THE    CLOSET.  729 

104rS  7,7,7,7,7,7.  C.  Wesley. 

Jer.  xlix.  11. 

OTHOU  faithful  God  of  love, 
Gladly  I  thy  promise  plead. 
Waiting  for  my  last  remove, 

Hast:ning  to  the  happy  dead : 
Lo !  I  cast  on  thee  my  care, 
Breathe  my  latest  breath  in  prayer. 

2  Trusting  in  thy  word  alone, 
I  to  thee  my  children  leave : 

Call  my  little  ones  thy  own, 

Give  them  all  thy  blessings,  give ; 
Keep  them  while  on  earth  they  breathe, 
Save  their  souls  from  endless  death. 

3  Whom  I  to  thy  grace  commend, 
Into  thy  embraces  take  ; 

Be  her  sure,  immortal  Friend, 

Save  her,  for  my  Saviour's  sake ; 
Free  from  sin,  from  sorrow  free, 
Let  my  widow  trust  in  thee. 

4  Father  of  the  fatherless, 
Husband  of  the  widow,  prove ; 

Me  and  mine  persist  to  bless, 

Tell  me  we  shall  meet  above ; 
Seal  the  promise  on  my  heart, 
Bid  me  then  in  peace  depart. 

1 043  C.  M.  DoDDBma  . 

The  farewell. 

YE  golden  lamps  of  heaven,  farewell, 
With  all  your  feeble  light : 
Farewell,  thou  ever-changing  moon, 
Pale  empress  of  the  night. 

2  And  thou,  refulgent  orb  of  day, 
In  brighter  flames  arrayed. 


730  THE    CLOSET. 

My  soul,  that  springs  beyond  thy  sphere, 

No  more  demands  thy  aid. 
3  Ye  stars  are  but  the  shining  dust 

Of  my  divine  abode, 
The  pavement  of  those  heavenly  courts, 

Where  I  shall  see  my  God. 
i  The  Father  of  eternal  light 

Shall  there  his  beams  display ; 
Nor  shall  one  moment's  darkness  mix 

With  that  unvaried  day. 

5  No  more  the  drops  of  piercing  grief 
Shall  swell  into  mine  eyes ; 

Nor  the  meridian  sun  decline 
Amidst  those  brighter  skies. 

6  There  all  the  millions  of  his  saints 
Shall  in  one  song  unite ; 

And  each  the  bliss  of  all  shall  view, 
With  infinite  delight. 

1044  7,8,6.  Pops. 

The  dying  Christian  to  his  soul. 

VITAL  spark  of  heavenly  flame  ! 
Quit,  0  quit  this  mortal  frame ! 
Trembling,  hoping,  ling' ring,  flying, 
0  the  pain,  the  bliss  of  dying ! 
Cease,  fond  nature,  cease  thy  strife, 
And  let  me  languish  into  life. 

2  Hark !  they  whisper !  angels  say, 
t* Sister  spirit,  come  away!" 
What  is  this  absorbs  me  quite — 
Steals  my  senses,  shuts  my  sight, 
Drowns  my  spirit,  draws  my  breath — 
Tell  me,  my  soul,  can  this  be  death? 

3  The  world  recedes,  it  disappears  1 
Heaven  opens  on  my  eyes  !  my  ears 

With  sounds  seraphic  ring ! 


THE    CLOSET.  731 

Lend,  lend  your  wings  !  I  mount !  I  fly ! 
0  grave,  where  is  thy  victory  ? 
0  death,  where  is  thy  sting  ? 


D1 


104:5  7s-  TOPLADY 

The  dying  Christian  to  his  soul. 

kEATHLESS  principle,  arise ; 
Soar,  thou  native  of  the  skies. 
Pearl  of  price  by  Jesus  bought, 
To  his  glorious  likeness  wrought, 
Go  to  shine  before  his  throne, 
Deck  his  mediatorial  crown  : 
Go,  his  triumphs  to  adorn  ; 
Made  for  God,  to  God  return. 

2  Lo  !  he  beckons  from  on  high  ; 
Fearless  to  his  presence  fly  : 
Thine  the  merit  of  his  blood  ; 
Thine  the  righteousness  of  God. 
Angels,  joyful  to  attend, 
Hov'ring  round  thy  pillow  bend, 
Wait  to  catch  the  signal  given, 
And  escort  thee  quick  to  heaven. 

3  Is  thy  earthly  house  distressed? 
"Willing  to  retain  its  guest? 
'Tis  not  thou,  but  it  must  die : — 
Fly,  celestial  tenant,  fly  ! 
Burst  thy  shackles  !   drop  thy  clay  ; 
Sweetly  breathe  thyself  away  ; 
Singing,  to  thy  crown  remove. 
Swift  of  wing,  and  fired  with  love. 

4  Shudder  not  to  pass  the  stream; 
Venture  all  thy  care  on  Him — 
Him,  whose  dying  love  and  power 
Stilled  its  tossing,  hushed  its  roar. 
Safe  is  the  expanded  wave, 
Gentle  'as  a  summer's  eve  ; 
Not  one  object  of  his  care 
Ever  suffered  shipwreck  there. 


732  THE    CLOSET. 

5  See  the  haven  full  in  view ; 

Love  Divine  shall  bear  thee  through : 

Trust  to  that  propitious  gale ; 

Weigh  thy  anchor,  spread  thy  sail. 

Saints  in  glory,  perfect  made, 

Wait,  thy  passage  through  the  shade ; 

Ardent  for  thy  coming  o'er, 

See,  they  throng  the  blissful  shore. 

6  Mount,  their  transports  to  improve, 
Join  the  longing  choir  above : 
Swiftly  to  their  wish  be  given, 
Kindle  higher  joy  in  heaven. — 
Such  the  prospects  that  arise 

To  the  dying  Christian's  eyes ; 
Snch  the  glorious  vista,  faith 
Opens  through  the  shades  of  death. 

L046  8>7.  C.  Wesley 

To  the  departing  saint. 

HAPPY  soul,  thy  days  are  ended, 
All  thy  mourning  days  below ; 
Go,  by  angel  guards  attended, 

To  the  sight  of  Jesus,  go  ! 
Waiting  to  receive  thy  spirit, 

Lo  !   the  Saviour  stands  above, — 
Shows  the  purchase  of  his  merit, 
Reaches  out  the  crown  of  love. 

2  Struggle  through  thy  latest  passion, 

To  thy  great  Redeemer's  breast. 
To  his  uttermost  salvation, 

To  his  evei'lasting  rest. 
For  the  joy  he  sets  before  thee. 

Bear  a  momentai-y  pain — 
Die,  to  live  a  life  of  glory  ! 

Suffer,  with  thy  Lord  to  reign. 


THE   CLOSET.  733 

1047  8>7.  CONDEK 

"Then  cometh  the  end" — 

OTHE  hour  when  this  material 
Shall  have  vanished  as  a  cloud, 
When  amid  the  wide  ethereal 

All  th'  invisible  shall  crowd, — 
And  the  naked  soul,  surrounded 

With  realities  unknown, 
Triumph  in  the  view  unbounded, 
Feel  herself  with  God  alone  I 

2  In  that  sudden,  strange  transition, 
By  what  new  and  finer  sense 

Shall  she  grasp  the  mighty  vision, 

And  receive  its  influence  ? 
Angels,  guard  the  new  immortal, 

Through  the  wonder-teeming  space, 
To  the  everlasting  portal, 

To  the  spirit's  resting-place. 

3  Will  she,  then,  with  fond  emotion, 
Aught  of  human  love  retain  ? 

Or,  absorbed  in  pure  devotion, 
Will  no  earthly  trace  remain  ? 

Can  the  grave  those  ties  dissever, 
With  the  very  heart-strings  twined  \ 

Must  she  part,  and  part  for  ever, 
With  the  friends  she  leaves  behind  ? 

4  No  :  the  past  she  still  rememl  ers  ; 
Faith  and  hope,  surviving  too, 

Ever  watch  those  sleeping  embers, 
Which  must  rise  and  live  anew . 

For  the  widowed,  lonely  spirit, 
Waiting  to  be  clothed  afresh, 

Longs  perfection  to  inherit, 
And  to  triumph  in  the  flesh. 


734  THE    CLOSET. 

5  Angels,  let  the  ransomed  stranger 
In  your  tender  care  be  blessed, 

Hoping,  trusting,  safe  from  danger, 
Till  the  trumpet  end  her  rest — 

Till  the  trump,  which  shakes  creation, 
Through  the  circling  heavens  shall  roll 

Till  the  day  of  consummation, 
Till  the  bridal  of  the  soul. 

6  Can  I  trust  a  fellow-being  ? 
Can  I  trust  an  angel's  care? 

0  thou  merciful  All-seeing! 

Beam  around  my  spirit  there. 
Jesus,  blessed  Mediator ! 

Thou  the  airy  path  hast  trod: 
Thou  the  Judge,  the  Consummator! 

Shepherd  of  the  fold  of  God ! 

7  Blessed  fold !  no  foe  can  enter ; 
And  no  friend  departeth  thence ; 

Jesus  is  their  sun,  their  centre, 
And  their  shield,  Omnipotence. 

Blessed !  for  the  Lamb  shall  feed  them. 
All  their  tears  shall  wipe  away, 

To  the  living  fountains  lead  them, 
Till  fruition's  perfect  day. 

8  Lo  !  it  comes,  that  day  of  wonder : 
Louder  chorals  shake  the  skies  : 

Hades'  gates  are  burst  asunder ; 

See  !  the  new-clothed  myriads  rise. 
Thought,  repress  thy  weak  endeavor; 

Here  must  reason  prostrate  fall: 
0  th'  ineffable  for  ever, 

And  th'  eternal  All  in  all  ! 


BENEDICTIONS.  735 


BENEDICTIONS  AND  D0X0L0GIES. 

1048  8>7-  Newton. 
2  Cor.  xiii.  14. 

MAT  the  grace  of  Christ  our  Saviour., 
And  the  Father's  boundless  love, 
With  the  Holy  Spirit's  favor, 
Rest  upon  us  from  above ! 
Thus  may  we  abide  in  union 

With  each  other  in  the  Lord ; 
And  possess,  in  sweet  communion, 
Joys  which  earth  can  not  afford. 

1049  L-  M-  Newton 

Phil.  iv.  7. 

THE  peace  which  God  alone  reveals, 
And  by  his  word  of  grace  imparts, 
Which  only  the  believer  feels, 

Direct,  and  keep,  and  cheer  our  hearts  ; 
And  may  the  holy  Three  in  One, 

The  Father,  Word,  and  Comforter, 
Pour  an  abundant  blessing  down 
On  every  soul  assembled  here. 

1050  8,7. 
Dismission. 

LORD,  dismiss  us  with  thy  blessing, 
Bid  us  now  depart  in  peace ; 
Still  on  heavenly  manna  feeding, 

Let  our  faith  and  love  increase : 
Fill  each  breast  with  consolation ; 
Up  to  thee  our  hearts  we  raise : 
When  we  reach  our  blissful  station, 
Then  we'll  give  thee  nobler  praise. 


736  DOXOLOGIES. 

1051  8,6.  SwERTNER. 

Hallelujah  chorus. 

SING  Hallelujah !  praise  the  Lord ! 
Sing  with  a  cheerful  vuce ; 
Exalt  our  God  with  one  at?cord, 

And  in  his  name  rejoice  : 
Ne'er  cease  to  sing,  thou  ransomed  host, 
Praise  Father,  Son,  and  Holy  Ghost ! 
Until,  in  realms  of  endless  light, 

Your  praises  shall  unite. 
There  we  to  all  eternity- 
Shall  join  th'  angelic  lays; 
And  sing  in  perfect  harmony 

To  God  our  Saviour's  praise : 
"  He  hath  redeemed  us  by  his  blood, 
And  made  us  kings  and  priests  to  God : 
For  us,  for  us  the  Lamb  was  slain." 
Praise  ye  the  Lord !    Amen. 

Gloria  Patri. 

1052  S.  M.  Watts. 

GIVE  to  the  Father  praise  ; 
Give  glory  to  the  Son  ; 
And  to  the  Spirit  of  his  grace 
Be  equal  honor  done. 

1053  c-  M-  Watts. 
VTOW  let  the  Father,  and  the  Son, 

J\|      And  Spirit  be  adored, 
Where  there  are  works  to  make  Him  known, 
Or  saints  to  love  the  Lord. 

1054  £•  M.  Ken, 

PRAISE  God,  from  whom  all  blessings  flow ; 
Praise  him,  all  creatures  here  below ; 
Praise  him  above,  ye  heavenly  host ; 
Praise  Father,  Son,  and  Holy  Ghost. 


DOXOLOGIES.  737 

1055  &  M. 

TO  Father,  Son,  and  Holy  Ghost, 
The  God  whom  earth  and  heaven  adore 
Be  glory,  a?  it  was  of  old, 

Is  now,  and  shall  be  evermore. 

1056  6,6,6,6,8,8.  Watt< 
rPO  God  the  Father's  throne 

1       Perpetual  honors  raise ; 
Glory  to  God  the  Son, 

To  God  the  Spirit  praise : 
"With  all  our  powers.  Eternal  King, 
Thy  name  we  sing,  While  faith  adores. 

1057  8>8>6-  Mebeice 
V   LL  glory  to  th'  eternal  Three: 

j\_  Thee,  Father ;  thee,  0  Son ;   and  thee, 

The  Spirit  ever  blest ! — 
That  glory  which,  through  ages  past, 
Unchanged  has  stood,  and  yet  shall  last 

When  time  has  sunk  to  rest. 

1058  8,8.8.8,8,8.  C.  Wesley 
QHOUT  to  the  great  Jehovah's  praise! 

^  j     Ye  sons  of  glory  and  of  grace; 
One  God  in  persons  Three  adore, 
The  same  in  majesty  and  power: 
Ye  suiT ring  and  triumphant  host, 
Praise  Father,  Son,  and  Holy  Ghost. 

J  059  8>8>8-  C.  Wesley. 

'ryRAISE  to  the  glorious  Cause  of  all, 
J     Wrhom  One  in  Persons  Three  we  call, 

Be  by  his  every  creature  given! 
Worship  Divine  to  him  be  paid, 
Whose  hands  the  whole  creation  made, 
The  Triune  Goc  of  earth  and  heaven. 
24 


738  DOXOLOGIES. 

3  060  7,7,8,7.  C.  Wesley. 

HO  Father,  Son,  and  Spirit, 


T 


Ascribe  we  equal  glory  ! 
One  Deity,  In  Persons  Three, 

Let  all  thy  works  adore  thee. 
As  was  from  the  beginning, 

Glory  to  God  be  given, 
By  all  who  know  Thy  name  below, 

And  all  thy  hosts  in  heaven ! 


1061  7s-  C.  Weslet 

SING  we  to  our  God  above, 
Praise  eternal  as  his  love ; 
Praise  him,  all  ye  heavenly  host, — 
Father,  Son,  and  Holy  Ghost. 


1062  8,7,8,7,4,7.  Goode 

C\  RE  AT  Jehovah !  we  adore  thee 
VJ  God  the  Father,  God  the  Son, 
God  the  Spirit,  joined  in  glory 

On  the  same  eternal  throne : 
Endless  praises 

To  Jehovah,  Three  in  One. 

1063  7,6,7,6,7,8,7,6.         C.  Wesley. 

T71ATHER,  Son,  and  Holy  Ghost, 
J]      Thy  Godhead  we  adore, 
Join  with  the  celestial  host, 

Who  praise  thee  evermore ! 
Live  by  earth  and  heaven  adored, 

The  Three  in  One,  the  One  in  Three  ; 
Holy,  holy,  holy  Lord, 

All  glory  be  to  thee  ! 


INDEX  OF  SUBJECTS. 


The  Figures  refer  to  the  Hymns. 


Abba,  214,  440,  465.  469,  492. 
620. 

A  braham's  blessing.  2-S3, 524 ; 
faith.  524,  555,  635;  God, 
552-555 ;  trial,  635. 

Absolute  perfection,  22. 

Accepted  time.  354.  355.  360. 

Adam's  fall,  381,  534. 

Adam,  second,  125.  136,  975. 

Adoption.  212,  465-469,  489, 
490. 

Adoration.  1-S7. 

Advent  of  Christ.  88-99 ;  sec- 
ond, 167-169.  361,  822-825. 

vdversitv.  629. 

Advocate.  151.  166,  171.  245, 
342,  373.  426,  469. 

Affliction,  627-665,  1030- 
1040 ;  family,  984-989, 1042. 

Aged  Christian,  237,  711, 
1014;  minister,  1019. 

Agony  in  the  earden.  112- 
115,  330,  401,  402. 

All  in  all  —  See  Christ  and 
God. 

Alpha  and  Omega,  537. 

Ambassadors  for  Christ.  257. 

Anchor  of  hope,  462, 868,  890. 

Angels  at  advent  of  Christ. 
89-98.  161:  at  the  ascen- 
sion, 145-149,  157,  161;  at 
the  cross,  161;  at  the  sepul- 
chre, 141,  142,  161 ;  Christ 
seen  of.  161,  162, 165 ;  wor- 
shipped by,  160-162;'  min- 
istering spirits,  163-166. 
569,  65S-661. 

Angels,  evil,  248,  658. 

Angels,  title  of  ministers. 
259,  262. 


Anger,  sinful,  107,  549,  900. 

Anxiety,  "worldly,  912. 

Apostasv  deprecated.  576, 
601;  final,  224,  444,  595, 
601,  943. 

Apostles'  commission.  252. 

Armor,  Christian,  657,  662. 

Ascension.  Christ's.  143-149. 

Ashamed  of  Christ,  not,  613. 

Assurance    of   God's    favor, 
j     438-442,  456-491. 
'  Atonement,  universal.  124- 
136,  177,  325-347,  422,  460; 
I     receiving  the.  124-136. 176, 
I     177,  420-442. ' 
:  Autumn,  817,  818. 
|  Avarice,  335,  605,  617. 

Awakening  and  invitina. 
i  167.  325-371,  384,  682.  683, 
j     692^-696,  718,  719. 

Backslider,  443-455,  601. 

Banquet,  heavenly,  905. 

Baptism,  279-286 ;  of  Jesus, 
102;  of  the  Spirit.  200, 218, 
j     219,  225,  27 9-2 SI. 
'Barren    fig -tree,    453,    804, 
!     805. 

Beatitudes.  522,  523. 
; Beatific  vision,  703,  709. 

Believing — See  Faith. 

Benediction,  Aaronic,  491, 
'  949;  apostolic,  666,  950, 
i     104S,  1049. 

'Bereavement,  711-716.  720- 
j     739,  985-989.  1036, 1042. 

Bethel.  46. 

; Bible,  770-779, 1006;  society, 
\     770,  777-779. 
■  Bigotry  deprecated,  241,  244. 
(T39) 


740 


INDEX    OF    SUBJECTS. 


Birthday.  1016;    of  a  child, 

981,  982;  of  a  consort,  980. 
Bishops — -"fee  Ministers. 
Blessing  implored,  944. 
Blood  of  Christ,  112-138, 150- 

154,  162.  198,  933, 
Boldness-   at   the   throne   of 

grace,  153,  932. 
Bounty   Divine,  36. 
Brazen  .serpent,  173. 174, 177. 
Bread,  daily, 84, 647,918. 975; 

of  heaven,  84, 293,  298,  301. 

558,  976. 
Brevity  of  life,  667-671 
Bridegroom  of  the  Church, 

458,  822.  825,  873. 
Broken  heart,  3S0,  383,  391, 

392;  prayed  for.  372-379. 
Brotherly  love.  872-910. 
Burden  cast  on  God,  84,  552, 

576,  5S3,  600, 642-C44, 1025. 
Business,  secular,  1024-1027. 

Calamities,  public,  829-839, 

849-S54 ;  family,  989. 
Calling  and  election,  871. 
Calvary,  116,  119,  127,  308. 
Canaan,   the  heavenly,  553, 

555,  558, 1041. 
Care,  anxious,  643,  644, 1025 ; 

cast  on  God,  84,  576,  583, 

600,  642-644, 1025. 
Careless  sinner  warned,  361, 

363. 
Catholic  Church,  244. 
Charity,   106-108,   602-611. 

893-901. 
Chastisement,  630. 
Children,  baptized,  283-286, 

piously  educated,  771, 791- 

802, 9S1-983.  995  ;  sick.  9S4, 

985 ;  death  of,  985-987. 
Children,    for,   77,   107,  137, 

159,  222,  314,  364,468,  530, 

6C6,  724.  918. 
Choice  of  Moses,  627 ;  Mary, 

4,36, 62b,  1025 ;  Joshua,  1020. 
Chorus  of  praise,  74-78, 1051. 
Chr.r-r— facts  of  mediation : — 

Advent,   88;    agony,   112- 


115;  ascension,  143-140; 
baptism,  102;  compassion^ 
110,  111;  conquest,  140- 
149;  coronation,  155,458; 
credentials,  103:  death, 
116-138;  exaltation,  154- 
166;  example,  105-108; 
glory,  155-163,  177-199, 
grace,  193-195:  incarna 
tion,  89-97;  intercession. 
150-155;  kingdom,  155- 
159;  life,  100-116:  love, 
177-191;  ministry.  104; 
miracles,  103;  offices,  170- 
172;  priesthood.  150-155; 
resurrection,  139-147:  sec- 
ond coming,  167-169,  822- 
825;  sympathy,  152,  153, 
932, 1035 :  transfiguration, 
109. 
Christ— titles  :— 

All  in  all,  176,  542,  923; 
Alpha  and  Omega,  537 ; 
Advocate,  151, 166, 171, 342, 
373,  492,  561.933;  Amen, 
167,  Brazen  Serpent.  173, 
174,  177;  Bread  of  life,  84, 
293,  298,  301,  976:  Bride- 
groom. 822.  825 ;  Brother, 
561.  940;  Captain  of  Sal- 
vation. 171.  247,  24S,  560, 
795,  1027 ;  Conqueror,  157, 
161,  171,  180,  192,246,495; 
Corner-stone.  278,  782; 
Counsellor,  170;  Covert 
from  the  storm,  433,  930; 
Desire  of  all  nations,  691, 
934;  Forerunner.  151,559; 
Fountain  of  life,  494,  923; 
Friend  of  sinners.  412, 423; 
Galilean  Kin-,  154:  God, 
40, 93. 96. 97. 118, 198 ;  Head 
of  the  Church,  665,  758: 
Husband,  940;  Image  of 
the  Father,  79,  178;  Im- 
manuel,  89,  97  ;  Infant  of 
days,  97;  Jehovah.  40,  491 ; 
Jesus,  96,  97,  417,418,456; 
Joshua.  513;  Judge,  168; 
Ladder,  163-166 ;  Lamb  of 


INDEX    OF    SUBJECTS.  74) 

God.  116,123.420;  Leader,! Confessing  Christ.  108.  612, 

560,' 561;  Life.  535;  Light!     613.  8S1-889. 

of  'the    world,    136,    928  ;|  Confession    of  sin.  372-403, 

Lord  of  all,  155;  Love  Di-      backsliding.  447. 

Tine. 537,  939:  Master. 573:  'Confidence    in    Christ,    572- 

Mediator.  12;  Messiah.  79.  j     577;  providence.  638-648. 

128,107,658.  74S;  Mighty, Conflagration,  final.  690-696 

God,  40, 178:  Morning  star,  Conflict.  245-251,  C5o-6».5. 

613.  952;    Physician.  413;  Conformity   to   Christ,  105- 

Pilot,  868;  Priest.  151-153.]     108,  502,  507.  526-535;  the 

171,  932;  Prince  ot  peace,;     world,  575,  585,  902. 

8S.  91-95;  Prophet.  Priest. 'Conscience,       euiltv,      366; 

>\nd    Kins.    96,   170;    Re-j     peaceful.  46S^4SS;  tender, 

deemer.90.563;  Rock,  133.!     582-584. 

134.  694, 695 ;  Saviour.  650 :  Consecration  to  God,  526-532. 

Shepherd.  170;  Sou  of  Da- 1  Consistency,  581. 

vid,  238.  415:  Son  of  God.  Consolation.  1035.  1036. 

11,  12.  122:    Son   of  man.  Contentment,  646-649, 1025- 

122;    Star   of  Jacob,  100;      1028. 

Sun  of  righteousness,  89,!Contritiou,  391.  392. 

140:  Teacher.  104;  Tree  of  i  Con  version  of  the  world.  740- 

life,  572:  Way,  Truth,  and      769. 

Life,  13S,  165."  166,  450,  506, 1 Conviction  of  sin.  272-392. 

576;  Wisdom,  38;  Wisdom,1  Coronation    of  Christ,    155, 

Righteousness,   Sanctifica-I     45S. 

tion,     Redemption,     175 ;  Countrv.  prayed  for,  829-836, 

Word  of  God.  9.  {     844-846. 

Christian  fellowship,  868-910. [Courage,  246,  656,  657. 
Church,    divinity,   226— 243;  Covenant  of  grace,    43,  136, 


catholicity.   231,   240-244;      287,292;  making.  882-887 

perpetuity.  227-229.  239.  1010-1012:  renewing.  828.' 

Church,  joining    the.   881 -(Creation,  10.  30-32. 

889;  militant,  245-251.        j  Crosses,  627-665,  884. 
Circumspection,  580.  i Cross  of  Christ,  glorying  in 

Collections  for  missions,  760— |     the.  126,  192.  193;  looking 

752;  the  poor,  603-607.  S00- 

802. 
College  commencement,  791- 


C  'iue  to  Jesus,  334. 

C  me  ye  disconsolate,  253. 
0.  mmission,  the  great,  252. 
Communion   of  saints,  869- 

910;  with  Christ.  571,  614- 

621,  1007. 
Comj  assion,   Divine,  39-42, 


to   the.  119-126,  173,  174, 
434.  435,  574-576. 
Crucifixion    of   Christ,   116- 
127;  with  Christ,  535. 

Daily    bread,   84,    646,   64T 

mercies,  17,  18.' 
Darkness,  spiritual.  372,373 

386.  396.  415 :  providential 

629,  636,  639-644. 
Daughter  of  Zion.  251.  746. 


60-63,   70-73;   Christian.  Dav  of  birth.  980. 1016:  death. 
106,362,602-610.  I     667-683;    grace,  354-360; 

Conference  of  ministers.  2"2-j     judgment.  167-169. 361,  689 
278.  !     696;  Pentecost,  200-208- 


7i2 


INDEX    OF    SUBJECTS. 


Death  and  future  state,  667 
739. 

Do*th  of  a  brother,  735,  736 
child,  720 -722,  985-987,, 
Christian,  726-739;  friend, 
725,  988;  head  of  a  family, 
1042;  minister,  737;  min- 
ister, aged,  739;  young, 
738;  sinner,  682,  683;  sis- 
ter, 733,  734 ;  young  per- 
son. 723,  724. 

Oeceitfulness  of  sin,  389,390, 
451. 

Declension,  spiritual,  570, 
941.  942. 

Dedication  of  children,  794, 
795;  churches,  783-790; 
self,  526-532,  552,  1010- 
1012. 

Delay  of  repentance,  354-360, 
394—398 

Delight  in  God,  26,  56,  481- 
4SS,  571;  Christ,  614-620. 

Deliverance  from  affliction 
gratefully  acknowledged, 
38.  996,  1013-1015 :  prayed 
for,  989,  1030-1033. 

Dependence,  self,  abjured, 
396,  400,  411,  412.  429,  441, 
442,  573;  on  Christ.  411- 
442,  572,  577  ;  on  God,  552- 
554,  558. 

Depravity  inherited,  372, 373, 
381,  400,  421,  534. 

Despair.  384,  676,  682,  683, 
717-719. 

Despondency,  643,  644,  1032- 
1036. 

Destruction  of  the  world, 
O.)0-696. 

Demotion.  571,  612,  618-621. 

Pies  iva>,  693. 

Diligence  in  secular  business. 
1022-1025 ;  in  spiritual,  566- 1 
571,  607. 

Dismission,  1050. 

Divine  excellence,  14. 

Divine  fulness,  924. 

Divine  majesty,  21. 

Dominion,  Divine,  33, 34.        I 


Doubts,  deplored,  391 -39S, 
406, 407, 643.  644 ;  removed, 
441,  442,  462,  485,  639-645. 

Doxtilogies,  77,  78,  87,  926, 
951,952,  1051-1063. 

Early  piety,  363-365.  793-SOC. 

Ebenezer,  623. 

Education  of  youth,  771.791- 
802,  982,  983. 

Effects  of  the  gospel,  256, 263. 

Efficient  ministry,  270. 

Elijah,  483,  565. 

Embarkation,  857-861. 

Encouragement  to  the  peni- 
tent, 405-433;  Christian, 
552,  600,  636-665. 

End  of  life,  672-6S3;  time, 
690-696. 

Enemies  prayed  for,  106, 107. 

Escape  for  thy  life,  360. 

Eternal  life,  676,  710-716. 

Eternal  punishments,  673- 
676,  683,  717-7i9;  rewar.ls, 
672-677,  710-716,  734. 

Eternity  of  God.  668. 

Eucharistic  feast.  297. 

Evening,  366.  959-970,  1001 ; 
Saturday,  971:  Sunday, 
972,  1002. 

Example  of  Christ,  105-108, 
502;  Christians,  5S1,  597, 
610,  611,  1020. 

Exclusion  from  church,  906. 

Exhortation,  mutual,  871, 
8S9,  895,  904.  907;  to  sin- 
ners, 325-371. 

Expostulation,  345-347. 

Fair  weather  prayed  for,  814, 
815. 

Faith,  fruit  of,  597.  600,  627 
631,  635;  in  Christ.  128- 
138,  427,  484,  485 ;  j  jstifv- 
ing,  335,  429-435,  456-470; 
living  by.  574-.""  :  prayer 
for,  212,  420-126;  sanctify- 
ing, 524,  525,  546-549;  tri- 
umphant, 662-665-  weak, 
572,  598,  599. 


INDEX    OF    SUBJECTS. 


743 


Fall,  the,  373,  381.  400.  406. 

421,  534. 
Family  of  God,  716 ;  religion, 

951-996. 
Farewell.  Christian.  907-910 : 

dying,  985.  1042-1044. 
Fast-day,  829-835. 
Father  of  mercies.  38. 
Fear  of  God.  578-584,  977. 
Fears  dispelled,  462.  638-645. 
Feast,  gospel,  326-333. 
Feast  of  the  Lord's  Supper. 

294-297. 
Feeling  after  Christ.  396. 397. 
Fellowship,   Christian,   869- 

910;  right   hand   of,  881; 

with  Christ,  575,  614-620. 
Fidelity,     ministerial,    267- 

269/ 
Fidelity  to  Christ,  495,  496. 

526-532,  612,  627,  635. 
Fire,  after  a,  854. 
Following  Christ.   105-108. 

632-634,  884. 
Forbearance.  Christian,  898. 

904,  906,  908. 
Forerunner.  Christ  onr.  143, 

144,  14S,  150.  151. 
Forgiveness.   Divine,   40-42. 

462,403.469.  470:  of  ene- 
mies. 106,  107,  522.  602. 
Formality.  367,  387-390. 
Fortitude,  651-656. 
Foundation.  Christ  the.  192, 

196,  782. 
Fountain   of  being,  40;   of 

life,  923 ;  opened,  130-134. 
Fourth  of  July,  843-845. 
Friend  of  sinners,  349.  412. 

423. 
Friendship,    Christian,   238, 

874,  884,  893-905  ;    of  the 

world,  902. 
Funeral — Set  Death. 

Garden  of  thf-  Lord,  237. 
Garment  of  salvation,  250. 
General  redemption,  125. 
Gentiles  called,  752.  769. 
Gentleness.  502,  893.  900. 


Gethsemane,  112,  115. 

Gloria  in  excelsis,  312. 

Glory  of  God,  15-20,  47,  49, 
58. 

Glorving  in  the  cioss.  119, 
126,  192.  193. 

God — attributes : — 

All-sufficiency,  26;  compas 
sion,  17, 62 :  condescension, 
39;  eternity,  15.25;  faith- 
fulness, 41-43,  68 ;  forbear- 
ance, 41 ;  goodness,  23,  25; 
grace,  39,  40-42.  71 ;  great- 
ness, 15,  25;  holiness,  22, 
27;  incomprehensibility, 
11,  15,  25,  35 ;  infinity,  15 ; 
justice, 42;  knowledge,  16; 
love,  14,  25,  85:  loving- 
kindness,  229.  462;  majes- 
ty, 23.  25;  mercy,  14,  25, 
40, 68. 70-73 ;  omnipotence, 
14,  16,66;  omnipresence, 
14.  69 ;  omniscience.  14. 16, 
37,69;  pity,  62;  self-exist- 
ence, 22;  spirituality,  14, 
25 ;  truth,  17 ;  unchange- 
ableness.  15,  19.  66;  wis- 
dom, 14,  30,  31,  37,    58; 

!     wrath.  18. 

God— tffles:— 

I     All    in    all,   26,   626;    Al- 

!     mighty  King.  8;  Ancient 
of  days,  8 ;  Creator,  11-13, 

!     19,  20*;  Deliverer,  67.  558, 

j     563;  Father,  11,  37;  Friend, 

!     1;  God  of  Abraham,  552- 

|     554;     God    of     gods,    68; 

I     Guardian,  228 ;  Guide,  230 ; 
I  AM,    66:   Jehovah,  558; 

j     Judge,  359;  Keeper,  920; 

;     King  of  glory,  39;   King 

I     of  nations,  45;  Rock,  22; 

I     Shepherd,   52.    53;    Sove- 

j     reign,  57.  63.  64;  Sun  and 

I     Shield,  232,  234. 

|Good,  the  universal,  929. 

I  Gospel,  call.  325-371;  feast, 

i     326-333;  jubilee,  236,  325; 

■     spread    of   the,    740-770, 

I     777-779. 


r44 


INDEX    OF    SUBJECTS. 


Grace,  growing  in,  492,  552- 

572;   pardoning,  421,   424. 

432,  433;  sanctifying,  511, 

512,  517-531 ;  saving,  194- 

197. 
Gratitude,  187-196,  571,  623, 

654,  1013-1016. 
Grave,  victory  over,  678-681, 

720-739, 1039-1044. 
Urief  for  transgressors,  362. 
Grieving  the  Spirit,  223,  224, 

345,  3S2,  490. 
Guilt  confessed,  380, 3S9.  433, 

447 ;  removed,  452-491. 

Happiness,  456-492,  826. 

Harvest.  816;  spiritual,  606, 
607. 

Healer  of  the  soul,  413-418. 

Health  restored.  1014,  1015. 

Hearing  word,  591-593,  599. 

Heart,  contrite.  3S0-383, 391. 
392;  hard,  372-379.  386; 
new,  467,  493,  519,  533. 

Heathen,  converted,  752-769. 

Heaven,  697-716,  876. 

Heavenly  inheritance,  700, 
703;  mindedness,  711-716. 
1040,  1041. 

Hell.  673-676,  683.  717-719. 

Hidden  life,  144, 714. 715,  910. 

Holiness,  experienced,  549- 
551 ;  sought,  492-549. 

Holy  Ghost :  —  Comforter, 
200-205;  Creator,  13,  200, 
Indwelling  God.  217.  219; 
Interpreter.  209-211; 
Teacher,  201;  Spirit  of 
faith,  212 ;  Spirit  of  holi- 
ness, 207,  215-220;  Wit- 
ness and  Seal,  213-219,440, 
466-469. 

Holy  Ghost: — his  departure 
deprecated,  224;  divinity 
adored,  13,  200;  influence 
sought,  83,  86,  220;  out- 
pouring desired,  207,  208, 
225;  presence  prayed  for, 
223;  quickening  implored, 
221 


Hope  in  trouble,  633,  637, 
654.  655;  of  heaven,  700- 
713;  pardon.  405-409;  per- 
fect love,  511-515. 

Hosanna  to  Christ,  321. 

House  not  made  with  handi?, 
6S5;  of  God,  46,  226;  wor- 
ship  dedicated,  782-790: 
founded.  780-783. 

Humility,  2.  21,  517,  521.  522 
542,  545. 

Hypocrisy,  69,  356,  389,  390. 

Idols,  heathen,  752,  760. 
Illumination,  spiritual,  372. 

373.  422.  437-442.  926, 
Imitation  of  Christ,  602-611. 
Immortality,  710,  724. 
Inauguration  of  Jesus,  102. 
Increase  of  faith.  461,  509: 

ministers,  271,  750,  761 
Independence,  American, 

843-845. 
Infidelity  defied,  554. 
Influences  of  the  Spirit — Se( 

Hob/  Ghost. 
Ingratitude,   358,   362,    372 

445,  447,  829-835. 
Inspiration     of    Scripture6> 

209-211,  770-775,  1006. 
Instability,  540. 
Institution,   of  Lord's   Sup- 
per,  2S7,    288;    ministry, 

253. 
Interest  in  Christ,  459,  460, 

477-4S7. 
Intermediate  state,  683-688. 
Invitations    of   the    gospeL 

266,  325-371. 
"It  is  finished,"  128,  129 

Jacob,   wrestling,   441.   442, 

911,  937. 
Jacob's  ladder,  163-166;  vow, 

646. 
Jailer  baptized,  280. 
Jerusalem,    New,    560,  703, 

705. 
Jeshurun's  God,  516. 
Jesus  -Sae  Christ 


INDEX    OF    SUBJECTS. 


745 


Jews,  converted,  746-750. 
Joining  the  Church.  881-886/ 
Joshua's      resolution,     995.' 

1020. 
Joy  and  peace.  456-490,  949.' 
Jubilee.  236.  325,  769. 
Judgment  day,  167-169,356-; 

361.  6S9-696. 
I  idgments  and  mercies.  393, 

82  3-835,  848. 
j  notification   bv   faith,   457. 

459-466. 

Kindness.  S95-900. 
Kingdom  of  Christ.  155-159. 

754. 
Knowledge,     794:      experi-i 

mental,  201,  209-214. 

Laborers,  ministers.  261. 
Lamb  of  God.  116,  119,  123.: 

128.  135-138.  420. 
Lambs  of  the  flock.  891. 
Last  day,  690. 
Latter-dav  glory,  740-768. 
LawofG.Jd."3?l.'3S7.388  F7  , 

771.  776;    love.   493.   509, ! 

544 :  written  on  the  heart.  | 

493.  504. 
Leper.  415.  418.  927. 
Levitical  sacrifices,  128-138. 
Liberality,  602-607. 
Liberty,  law  of.  493. 
Life,  frailty  of.  667-673:  hid 

den,   the,  714,    715,    910 ;| 

spiritual.  416.  535,  548;  of, 

Christ.  100-112. 
Light  of  life.  939 ;  the  world. 

136. 
Living,   holy,   127,    163-166, 

196. 
Load  of  sin,  385.  538. 
Longine  to  depart.  635-687, 

711-716. 
I  looking  to  Jesus — See  Cross  \ 

of  Christ. 
Lord  of  all,  Christ,  155. 
Lord's  dav.  313-324;  praver. 

81-87,   918;    supper.   287- 

312. 

82 


Lost  sheep.  379,  409:  eotd, 
345-343.  360-362,  683. 

Lot.  362,  875. 

Love  of  Christ.  110.  114,  115, 
137-193.  496 ;  of  God.  436- 
433.  620 :  redeeming,  1S5 ; 
to  Christ.  120. 124-126. 189, 
436.  551,612;  to  God,  616, 
618-621:  to  our  enemies. 
106,  107,  110;  to  the  breth- 
ren, 874-909;  to  the 
Church.  225.  232-234,  238. 
243.  787. 

Love-feast,  877-880. 

Lukewarmness.  569,  570,  943. 

Lydia.  286. 

Macedonian  call,  760.  761. 
Magistrates,  847,  848. 
Majesty  and  mercy,  21-24, 
Malefactors,  1029. 
Manna,  647. 
Mariners,  857-868. 
Marriage,  978,  979. 
Martha  and  Mary,  1025. 
Martyrs,  665.  70i  877. 
Masters.  1021. 
Meditation.  997-1009. 
Meekness,  634,  636,  637. 
Meeting  for  social  worship. 

869-875,  911-917. 
Mercies  implored.  646,  829- 

835;   reviewed.    623,    638, 

654.  1013-1016.' 
Mercy-seat.  153.  427.  932. 
Message,  Christ's,  S3.  99-104 
Midnight,  1003,  1004. 
Militant.  Church,  245-251. 
Mind  of  Christ,  105.  538. 
Minister  in  closet,  1017-1019 
Ministers'  appointment  275; 

conference,  272-278 ;  death. 

737-739:   ordination,  252- 

275:  prayed  for,  259.  261, 

270.  271;  welcomed,  262, 
Miracles  of  Christ.  103. 
Miracles  of  grace,  343,  413. 
Misers.  335,  60o. 
Misery   of  the  wicked,  545- 

348,  353,  356-362, 


746 


INDEX    OF    SUBJECTS. 


Missionaries  charged,  763.  [ 
764;  collections  for.  760-! 
762;  prayed  for,  270,  271,  | 
750-759. 

Missions,  740-768. 

Mohammedans,  751.  763. 

Morning.  951-95S,  999. 

Morning  star.  613. 

Moses's  death,  706,  711 ;  vis- 
ion. 40. 

Mount  Calvary,  116, 127,  634: 
Lebanon,  237,  743;  Olivet, 
108,113;  Pisgah,  512,  513, 
706,  711;  Sinai,  118,  127," 
339,  682;  Sion.  560.  634. 
698,  Tabor.  109,  127.' 

Mourners  in  Zion,  890. 

Mystery  of  redemption,  97. 
190. 

Mysticism,  1008 

Narrow  way.  428,  555. 
National   humiliation,   829- 

835 ;  849.  852,  854 ;  prayer, 

829-839.     844-849,     852; 

thanksgiving,      840-843. 

850,  851.  853.  855,  856. 
Natives  of  Zion,  235. 
Nativity  of  Christ,  88-99. 
New  Jerusalem.  560, 703,  705 ; 

year,  803-809. 
Noah's  dove,  885. 
Noon,  1000. 

Obedience,  504,  552,  624-626. 
Old  age,  237,  6-10,  711.  1014, 

1019,  1037. 
Olivet,  113. 
Opening  social  worship, 869- 

875,  911-918. 
Ordination,  252-275. 
Oriiiinal  righteousness,  534; 

sin,  372,  373.  381,  400,  421, 

534. 
Oiphans,  800-802. 

Parable     of     the     Yirgins, 

822. 
Paradise,  084-688,  712,  893 ; 

of  love,  503. 


Pardon.  40^12,  462,  463    469, 

470. 
Parental.  981-887, 1020, 1042. 
Parting,   276-278,   907-910, 

949,  950,  1048-1063. 
Partv-spirit.  241,  244.' 
Passover,  128,  137,  172,  297. 
Pastor — fke  Ministers. 
Pastor's  salutation,  £'90,  991 
Patience,  651-653. 
Patriotism,  843-848. 
Peace,    641;    national,   840- 

845 — See  Joy  and  peace. 
Penitential,  372-455. 
Penitent's   welcome    to    the 

Lord  Supper.  296. 
Pentecost,  200-208. 
Perfection,  492-551. 
Persecution,  71,  631,  632,641, 

642. 
Perseverance,  552-563,  601. 
Pestilence,  849-851. 
Peter  weeping,  370,  374,  379, 

588. 
Pharisee,  367.  387-390. 
Physician  of  souls,  413-418. 
Pilgrimage,  Christian,  552- 

555,  882. 
Pillar  of  cloud  and  fire,  45, 

239,  648. 
Pity,  608-610. 
Plea,  sinner's,  417,  418,  431, 

432. 
Poor,  charity  to.  602-606. 
Poverty,  647,  102S. 
Praise  to  the  Father,  11,  34, 

60,  81;  Son,  12.   97.    177- 

199;  Holy  Ghost,  13,  200, 

204;  Trinity,  1-10,  77.  78. 

87,  1051-1063. 
Prayer,  5SS-590,  911-950. 
Predestination,  225. 
Preparation,  for  death,  354, 

355,    360.    652,    669,  '716; 

Lord's  table,  1010,  1011. 
Prepare   to   meet    thy  God, 

361,  694. 
Pride.  367,  549,  597. 
Priesthood    of  Christ,    151- 

153,  171,  932 


INDEX    OF    SUBJECTS. 


'47 


Primitive  Church,  240-243. 

Prisoner  of  hope.  406-409. 

Promises,  332,  640,  645,  654. 

Property  consecrated,  1026. 

Prophecy  fulfilled.  753.  . 

Prophet  Christ  our,  104, 170. ; 

Prosperity,  spiritual,  550,  \ 
551 ;  worldly,  902. 

Providence,  kind.  36.  55. 645 ; ! 
mysterious.  35.  653;  rely-j 
ing  on.  38.  643-650;  re-| 
signed  to.  649-653;  wise.' 
35,  644. 

Publican.  369.  374,  432. 

Purity.  493,  494,  503,  505,1 
546,  549. 

yuickening  grace,  221,  222.  ( 

926.  936. 
Quietness  of  spirit,  107,  488.  i 

523,  897-900,  945. 

Race.  Christian.  276.  566-568. 
Rain,   prayer  for,  812.  852; 

thanksgiving  for.  813.  853. 
Rainbow.  43.  122.  768. 
Ransom.  131,  136.  325.  345. 

348,  710. 
Reading  the  Scriptures.  209- 

211,  770-776,  1006. 
Reason  —  its     insufficiency. 

461,  671.  772. 
Reconciliation.  124,  137.  257. 

469. 
Recovery      from 

1015. 
Redeemer, 

Christ. 
Redeeming 


i  s 


sickness, 
166,     456  —  See 


170,172; 


angel 

love.  131,  185. 
Red(  mption.  praise  for.  178-! 

199;  wonders  of.  160, 193-! 

195. 
Refuge.   Christ  a,   176,  433,! 

462.  930,  931;  God  a,  587.1 

638-640.  668. 
Regeneration  —  See  Renova- 
tion. 
Rejoicing  in  Christ.  161. 162. 

175,   199,    456-491;    faith^ 


460.   461,    6C2;    God.   481, 

552,    554,    621,  622;    hope, 

511-515,  654,  655,  663.700- 

^16,  870. 
Religion,   formal,   367.   387- 

390;    necessary.   355-360, 

363-366;    practical,    597, 

spiritual,  200-225,  3S7.  388 

456,  492. 
Remembering    Christ,    290 

291. 
Renovation.    366-368,    381, 

387,  388,  467.  493. 
Repentance,    357,    372-455, 

582. 
Reproach  for  Christ,  523. 632, 

656,  663,  665,  8S4. 
Residence,  change  of,  555. 
Resolution    to    repent,   384. 

945. 
Rest  of  faith,  497,   510:  of 

heaven,  324,  676-684. 
Resurrection  of  Christ.  139- 

147  ;  general.  143.  670.  674, 

690,  691,  697.  710.  720-730. 
Retirement,  997-1009. 
-Return  unto  me,"  351. 
Returning  to  Zion.  249. 
Revival  prayed  for,  206-208 

225.  755-758,  939-944 
Rich  man  and  Lazarus.  717. 
Riches  of  Christ.   126.  176- 

184,  196-199,  480.  604.  617 ; 

the  world.   605,   606.'  616, 

617. 
Righteousness,  real.  200-282, 

464.  467.  492-551 ;  relative, 

456-462' 
Rites,  insufficiency  of,  281. 
Rock  of  ages,  134. 

Sabbath.  313-324,  945.  95S, 
972.  1002 :  eternal,  324. 

Sacrifice,  Jewish,  typical, 
128-133;  of  Christ,  116- 
138,  177—  See  Lord's  Sup- 
per. 

Safety  in  a  storm.  857,  864, 
in  Christ,  171,  '460,  46% 
690-696.  930. 


748 


INDEX    OF    SUBJECTS. 


Saints,  communion  of.  869- 
9T0;  departed,  688,  701- 
716—,%!;  Death. 

Salvation  by  Christ,  173-199; 
the  day  of,  354.  355;  the 
great,  186,  662. 

Banctificatiou,  begun,  464, 
467,  509;  entire,  492-551; 
progressing,  458,  571-585, 
597. 

,3atan,  devices  of,  5S5,  655, 
891,  892  ;  vanquished,  192, 
246.  248,  655-662. 

Satisfaction  of  Christ,  115, 
128,  137,  138. 

Saturday  evening,  971. 

Saviour — See  Christ. 

Savor  of  life  or  death,  263. 

Schools,  anniversary  of  Sun- 
day, 796-799. 

Scoruers,  356,  362. 

Scriptures,  209,  211,  770-779, 
1006. 

Sea,  857-867. 

Seal  of  the  Spirit,  213-219, 
466-469. 

Searching  the  heart,  372, 373, 
398.  904,  1005. 

Seasons,  803-828. 

Second  advent,  167-169,  822- 
825. 

Sectarian  spirit,  24] ,  244. 

Secret  prayer,  997-1004. 

Seed  of  the  word,  261, 
591, 593, 757, 778 ;  time.  811. 

golf-dedication.  394. 395,571- 
577, 882-887, 1010-1016 :  de- 
nial. 552,  555,  557,  573-575, 
632  ;  examination,  372, 373, 
398,  1005;  righteousness, 
337-390.  429,  432.  574. 

Seriousness,  5S1,  667-673. 

Sermon,  after,  51.  87,  199. 
210,  211,  599,  666,  772,  945, 
1048-1063;  before,  8,  206, 
209,  211.  591-593,  599,  773, 
776,  S07. 

Servai  ts,  1022,  10^3. 

Bhame,  ingenuous,  2  21, 
579 ;  false,  613,  656. 


Shepherd,  Christ  a,  170,  285, 
666,  891,  892;  God  a,  52, 
53. 

Shipwreck,  on  deliverance 
from,  865-867. 

Sickness,  651,  849-851,  984. 
1015,  1030-1040. 

Simeon,  song  of,  100. 

Simplicity,  534,  624,  625. 

Sin,  actual,  335,  363,  370; 
deceitfulness  of,  451;  in 
herent,  372,  373,  381,  400, 
421,  534;  pardoned,  40-42. 
462,  463,  469,  470 ;  repent- 
ed of,  372-455;  ruinous, 
345-348,  353,  356-362. 

Sinai,  118,  127,  339,  682. 

Sincerity,  193,  375,  869,  904, 
922,  1005. 

Singing,  621-623. 

Sinners  called  to  repentance, 
257.  325-371;  convinced, 
372-442;  punished,  335- 
348,  353-362,  384,  682,  683, 
717-719. 

Sin-offering,  135-138. 

Sloth,  569.  570. 

Sobriety,  921. 

Soldier,  Christian.  245-251, 
655-665. 

Song  of  the  angels,  93.  94; 
Moses  and  the  Lamb,  622. 

Sonship  of  Christ,  eternal, 
11.  12,  156. 

Sorrow,  godly,  374-383,  399- 
402;  of  the  world,  713. 
732. 

Soul,  worth  of,  348. 

Sower,  spiritual,  261,  591, 
593,  757. 

Spirit— See  Holy  Ghost. 

Spread  of  the  gospel,  756. 

Spring;.  810. 

Stability,  540,  541,  598,  600. 

Star  in  the  East.  9S ;  of  Beth 
lehem,  S62 ;  of  Jacob,  100. 

Stephen,  dyinej,  665. 

Sting  of  death,  6S2,  683,711, 
735,  1034. 

Stupendous  love,  189. 


INDEX    OF    SUBJECTS. 


749 


i      mission,  653, 1030-1034.   ' 
ik    ;ession  of  ministry,  un-| 

l  terrupted,  253. 
Sun  Tier,  814. 
Sun    of    righteousness,    89,' 

136,  140,  999. 
Sunday-schools,  796-799. 
Supper,  gospel,  326-329. 
Supplies  of  the  Church,  227, 

229,  239. 
Surrendering    to    God,   394, 

395. 
Sympathy,    Christian,    602- 

608.    of  Christ,  106,   151- 

153,  932,  1035. 

Table  of  the  Lord,  294 

Talents,  595.  761,  803. 

Te  Deum,  78-80. 

Teacher,  Christ  a,  101-104. 

Temperance,  597. 

Tempest  at  sea.  863-867. 

Temnlo    of    Christ's    body. 

439. 
Temptation,    628,   641,    645, 

650,   665,   861;    of  Christ, 

105. 
Thanksgiving,  general,  840- 

843,  850,  851.  855,  856. 
Thirsting   for  G-od,  399,  436. 

477,  1032. 
Throne   of   grace,   153,  427. 

932. 
Time,    brevity  of.   667-673, 

721,    724;     the'  accepted. I 

354,  355,  360. 
Transfiguration    of    Christ. 

109. 
Travelling,  857-866,  967. 
Pleasure  in  earthen  vessels, 

264. 
Tree,  barren  fig,  804,  805. 
Trials.  627-665. 
Tribulation,    632,    640,   665, 

863. 
Trinity,  1-14. 
Triumph,  of  Christ,  141-149. 

157,  162,   192;  the   Chris-! 

tian,  664,  665 ;  the  gospel,  i 

766-769.  i 


Trouble,  636-638,  641,    651 

663. 
Trumpet,   gospel,   236,    325, 

333;  judgment.  168, 169. 
Trust  in  God,  902. 
Types    of   Christ,   135-133 

172-174. 

Unbelief,  damning,  252,  357 

lamented,    386,    397,    406 

421-426. 
Union,    Christian,   240-244 

872,  874,  893-904. 
Unity  of   the  Church,  240- 

244. 
Unseen  world,  674. 
Useful  Christian,  605-611. 

Vanity  of  life,  667-671 ;  the 
world,  573,  575,  616-621, 
883,  885. 

Vengeance.  Divine,  353-362. 
693,  694.718;  and  compas- 
sion,  29,  339. 

Vera  Creator,  200. 

Victory,  national.  836-843; 
over  death,  460,  678,  679, 
711-717;  Satan,  193,  246, 
248.  655-662;  sin,  456.467, 
482,  492 ;  world,  573,  575. 

Vine,  living,  572. 

Vineyard  of  the  Lord,  278, 
942. 

Vision  of  dry  bones,  748. 

Visions  of  heaven,  711-716. 

Vow.  Christian,  '828,  886, 
1010-1012;  Jacob's,  664. 

Voyage,  spiritual,  868. 

Waiting  for  God,  438,  591- 

594;  death,  652,  711-716. 
Walking  in   darkness,   629. 

636,   639-644;   with  God 

449.  564,  565. 
Wants,  582.  921,  922. 
War.  830-S39. 
Warfare,  Christian,  244-251 

655-665. 
Warnings,     353-361,    SS»- 


50 


INDEX    OF    SUBJECTS. 


Washing    disciples'    feet, 

Christ,  106. 
Watchfulness,  582-587,  594. 
Watchman,     what     of    the 

night?  765. 
Water  of  life,  55,  923. 
Way.    Christ   the,   128,  163- 

166,  428. 
Way.  new  and  living,  536. 
Waj%   truth,   and   life,  450, 

506,  576. 
Wedding,  978,  979. 
Weeping,  Christ,  110,  111. 
Welcome  of  a  ministei*,  262; 

to      Christ,     99;     to     the 

Church,  881. 
Widows,  1042. 
Will  of  God,  506,  507,  938. 
Winter,  819. 
Wisdom,  4S0,  580,  581. 
Witness  of  the  Spirit,  213- 

219,  440,  466-469. 
Wonders  of  redemption,  160, 

190, 193. 
Word  of  God,  Christ,  9 ;  the 

Bible,  771-778. 
Work,  secular,  1022-1025. 
Works,  good,  626. 
Works  of  God   in   creation, 

30-32;     providence,     638- 

653;  redemption,  139,  194. 
World,  conquered,  246,  4S3, 

902,  905,  907,  910;  convert- 
ed,   740-768,    renounced. 

526     527,    552-561,    573! 


575, 616-620,  627,  628,  883- 

885. 
Worship  of  the  Church  like 

that  of  heaven,  1-3,   888. 
Worship,  closing.  51, 87, 199, 

210,  211,  276-27S,  309,  310, 

324,    599,    666,    949.    950, 

1048-1063;  opening.  45. 46. 

50,  56,  57,  59,  272,  273,  313 

323,  366-371,456,  457,  591 

593. 
Wrath  of  God,  156,  356-361 

693,  694. 
Wrestling,  Jacob,  441,  442> 

911,  937. 

Year,  new,  803-809  ;  end  of, 

820,  821. 
Yoke  of  Christ,  538,  886. 
Youth,  admonished,  363-365, 

793;    educated,  771,    791- 

802;  prayed  for,  792,  794- 

f99. 

Zeal  for  God,  609,  8S9;  for 
the  Church,  243,  762,  887  ; 
for  the  salvation  of  men, 
265-269. 

Zion.  comforted.  239,  251. 
254;  exhorted,  250;  in- 
creased, 740-768;  prayed 
for,  238,  242,740;  security 
of,  226-230,  241 ;  the  bea- 
venlv,  249,  559,  560,  563' 
watchmen  of,  255,  258. 


INDEX  OF  TEXTS. 


Oh.  ver.     iymn. 
Geo*  sis. 

1  1      11-13.  16 
2  13, 200 

26,  27  20 

2  7  4 

3  6  17  534,975 
15  89,265 

412 
23,  24  443,871 


6    3 
8    9 

11 


Ch.  ver.     Tiymn.  I  Ch.  ver 

20  3391  5  14 
8-11  313-3  24    7  13 

1       20  638 | 23  14 

j       24         869.878  i  24  15 

21  5,6  455 
:23    2        447,585 

632,884,889 
28  29  152 

32  9-14  832 

33  19-23        10071 

34  5-8        40-42  i 


hymn.'  Ch.  ver. 


Judges. 


39    8,14          633 

Leviticus. 
3    8,13  125-13; 


18  19 
23-33 
27 

19  16, 17 

22  1-19 
8 

14 

23  8 
28  12 

15 


555 

498 

552,557 

283,552 

-554 

995,996 

831 


635 
154 
645 
678 
163-166 
640 

20-22  646 

82  10  216 

24-31    441,442 

911,937 

26         492,515 

667-673 

678 


6  13 

625 

8  35 

595 

14 

137 

51-53 

137 

16 

137,138 

19  17 

602 

2c    8-13 

236,325 

Numbers. 

6  24-27 

491,949 

10  29 

881—96 

13  27-30 

662 

14  24 

513 

Ruth. 

1  16, 17  884 

1  Samuel. 

2  2  22 


3     9 

18 

7  12 


564 
1034 
623 


Job. 
17  892 

14-22        1029 

2  10  37 

3  17,18  732,735 

738,739 


2  Samuel. 

6  20  995 

7  18  470     6  16 
29  995     7     6 

12  20-23   9S6.9--7 
14  14        667-6To 


47     9 

33 

«.    4 


19 

20  28 

21  9 


19     4  876 

1  Kings- 
%-i    8  10, 11  784 

138        ,=  ',e  q,., 


Exodus. 
3     2  641 

7  71 

8  553 
li  21,43-49    137 

154.172 

13  22  172,648 

14  19, 20  45 
21, 22  66 

15  11  27-29 

16  14-21  647 

17  6         133,134 


678 

173.174 

177 

23  10  681 

21  823 

Deuteronomy. 

3  27  512 

4  7  841 
24  718 

6    6,7     791-793 

1006 

8    2  623 

18  15, 18         170 

31  6-8  640 

32  4  22 
49, 50          711 

33  25         629,640 
26-29  516 

34  1-5     512,513 

706,707 
Joshua. 
1    2-5  738 

4  13-15  171 


3o 

18  21  354-360 
31-39  508 
44, 45  765 

19  11-13  579 
19  1000 

20  11  601 


2  Kings. 
11        565,736 

905  19 


20  19, 20  377 

1  Chronicles. 
17  16,17   470,654 

28  9        791-795 
20  640 

29  5  531 
10-13  34 

2  Chronicles. 

5  13, 14  784 

6  20, 21  439 
41.42  784.790 


19 


16 


23 


671 
630-632 

708 
6G7-673 

708 

338 
833,834 


11     7-1215-19,25 


641-653 
372,373 
721-724 
381,546 
377 
13-15   728,730 

15  4  914 
11  398 

16  22         670,723 

17  1,11        103€ 


13  15 
23 

14  1. 
4 

13 


54 


25-27  736 

22  27  589 

23  3        366396 
8-10  62<t-431 

26  11-14 

n 

28  28 

29  2-5 

30  20 
33  15      188,1016 

23, 24  121 

25  1013 

27.28  353,368 

35  10'  960,968 


33,66 

ioe 

5-86 
443 
406 


702 


INDEX    OF    TEXTS. 


Oh.  ver 

hymn . 

Ch.  ver. 

hymn. 

Ch.  ver.     hymn. 

Ch.  ver.     hymn. 

37  3,4 

29 

42  1-5 

1032 

84     232,234 

121  1   417,504 

6 

812,815 

44  1-4 

845 

319 

4, 5    587 

38  4-8 

81 

24 

369 

10     313 

122        238 

37 

815 

45  1-7 

180 

85  6   941,942 

6     590 

42  5,6 

454 

2 

24,104 

87        235 

6-9    940 

551 

3      239 

125        600 

Psalm?. 

3 

8 

5, 6    786 

126  5,6    649 

1  2 

1006 

11 

458 

88  10-12   354 

127  1      273 

2 

156 

46  1-7 

227 

89  15-18   236 

130  1     1040 

12 

245 

8-11 

228,840 

90        668 

4,7    546 

7  5,8 

957 

10 

388 

2      14 

132  S,9    790 

4 

970 

47  4 

37 

12      806 

133       897- 

6 

948 

5-9 

157 

91  11,12    468 

899,'iy-l 

5  1-8 

958 

6 

622 

659-661 

136         68 

6  5 

354 

48 

220,230 

92  1-11   320 

137  5, 6    8S7 

8 

47 

788 

12-15    237 

139  1-6     69 

9  4 

644 

14 

44 

93        789 

1-10    14 

11  6 

718 

49  7,8 

148 

95        57 

1-12    962 

i3  3 

576 

50  1-6 

71^,719 

7, 11    224 

23, 24    398 

(4  7 

251 

16-21 

356 

97        58 

904,1005 

15 

54 

21 

358 

1      658 

143  9      433 

.6  8-11 

139-147 

51 

3S0-383 

2    35,643 

10, 11    509 

11 

26 

5 

24 

644,653 

144  12-15    846 

|7  8 

433,455 

6 

387 

98         99 

145       70. 71 

15 

471,697 

7 

927 

100         59 

9    14, 317 

18  9,10 

48 

10 

533 

101        848 

146         72 

19   >  50,51,770 

11 

224 

2      404 

147        S19 

1-6 

29,  49 

12 

449-452 

103       60-63 

1-11    73 

11  ■ 

276 

55  17   999-1001 

8       17 

9      372 

22  7-9 

836,837 

22 

648,1025 

104         64 

113      74-76 

843 

56  12 

1010- 

1-4     19 

12, 13    77 

22 

116-128 

1016 

10-35  18,30 

149  2   158,159 

23 

52,53 

57  8 

1003 

24-31855,656 

621,907 

4 

678 

60  1-5 

838 

106  1-5     65 

24  1-6 

54 

9-12 

839 

4      374 

Proverbs. 

7-10 

147,148 

61  2,3 

583,587 

107  17, 18    849 

1  22      468 

155 

600 

19, 22    850 

23   351-360 

25  7 

363 

63 

56.919 

23-32  859,867 

24-30    354 

26  6,7 

787 

1004 

33-38  852.853 

25   354-360 

?7  1-6 

226 

65 

813 

110  1      158 

3  6     1027 

5 

433 

1-5 

231 

3      419 

9, 10    762 

8 

■  564 

11 

809 

4      150 

13-18    480 

10 

800-802 

11,  12 

30 

114        66 

17      888 

1042 

66  12 

577,901 

116  1-8    851 

6  6   344,569 

.'<•  3 

33 

16 

638 

7      344 

7  2      582 

>1  20 

967 

67 

740 

8  9     67 

27     353 

W 

4C3 

68  5 

800-802 

12     1015 

8  4      357 

1,2 

462,488 

1042 

15      681 

17   3o3-0.i5 

7 

1030 

11 

270 

117        744 

34-36    353 

M  1-9 

638 

17.18 

149 

118  22,  23    782 

9  1-6     333 

7 

659-661 

VI  15 

26,562 

24   314,321 

10  5      1H24 

18 

377 

72 

741-743 

119        771 

10.0 

J6  5-9 

55 

768 

IS      776 

12  26   605,01 i 

8,9 

468,9-3 

73  23-26 

26,571 

63      884 

18  10      22V 

949 

73  25 

498,451 

96     387 

24      632 

S7  11 

522 

615,616.61S 

105      210 

19  17     602- 

37 

678-681 

76 

842 

136     362 

607,802 

89 

667 

77  19 

35.S59 

147     1004 

22  6   791-802 

8 

539 

78  1-7 

791 

158     362 

23  17      977 

12 

5^2-565 

80  S-19 

941,942 

165   482,919 

26    23, 24 

10  9,10 

206 

83  3 

902 

121        920 

394,380 

INDEX    OF    TEXTS. 


Ok.  ver.     hymn,  i  Ch. 


27    1 
29    1 


355.360 
354-360, 
384-1 


Ecclesiastes. 

1  2        619,620 

2  II         616.667 

669 

3  »1  346 

4  9  12   903,904 


4 
17 

6  12 

7  14 
29 


9    5 

10 

11    3 


1011,1012 

682 

480 

649,902 

400.534 

671-G74 


hymn.  \  Ch.  ver, 

421  54  5 
20  833  11 
834 '  13 
626;55  1 
499 '       1-3 


hymn,  i  Ch.  ver. 
458.25  31 
4,7  29  13 

794-797 

610  31  15 
330-333         18-20 


hymn 
83s 


7^2 


35 


667-673 
354   .„ 
354 i 4J 
607| 

670,7111 
365, 

670,674| 

619,66 


689 


1  5,6 
18 

2  1-5 
22 

3  10 
11 


400, 
131,3351 
745  43 

628^632 I 

682,683 ' 

541 1 

5  648  44 

6  930 ! 45 

5  4  347 

6  1-7        27, 2S 

579 
2,3  311 

6  3  1-3,5 

17,21  46 
8  761148 

7  14  89149 

8  13       2,22,579! 

9  2  766 1 
5,7    31,95,96 '50 

1C  12  i-9 

il    6-9  743,754,51 
769' 52 

12    2  226,227! 
21  11,12  765 

24  16  520| 

25 


5,6 

8-10 

10 
1,2 
1-5 
6-8 

11 

12 
31 
10 

3 

6,7 
16 

1-3 


453 

493 

779 

117 

493 

83(5 

SOO--802 

686 i  1042 

3:3  50     5         828,882 

,448  886  1010,1012 

353 

802!    Ezekiel. 
10,14  516,8911  3  17-21  258,262 


247]   34 
6       718    7       474  32  17 

13  389'   10-12    256  44  4 
21    582-588  56  4,5  722,1041  47  6 

2    433,930.57  1, 2  681,684- 1 49  H 
17    482,949:  686' 

14  367 1   15 
17       698'   19 
20,21  230,239|   20,21 
24       948  58  6-S 


;e;:.7i3  20 

3991  21,22 

254161  1-3 

724 
170,196:63  1-6 
614,891 |    9 

860! 64     1-3 
560-571 |         6 

640  65     2 
153,4011       17 

136  66    2 
38 
629,640, 
641.665  ! 

746 

242 

432  1 

£08 

358 

639; 


1,2  3991   9     4 

4,5     746,753  4-6 


1043  16  62,  63 
755  20  37 
325.456  33     7-9 
457; 34  15 
29 


417 

17,818 
370 
276 

75,377 


Jeremiah 

1  17,18 

2  2 

3  4,22 
15         260 


754 

631 

14,19 


Daniel 
2  35-45 
?   25 

4  35 

5  27 

6  10      999-1001 
16, 22  632 

9     4-19  829 

24-26  128 


Hosea. 


14 


15 

19  592 

21-25  333 

22-25  456,457 

24  421 

4  640 

10  631 

15  473 

16  151 
22  750 

2  417 

10  636-645 

9-11  249 
1,2,11,12  250 


546 i   2  15 

7  4  367     4    6 

8  20        354-361 j   6    * 
8  22         176,180  11     8 

186,189,413-  14     1 
418  * 


458 


9     1 

23,24 
10     7 

10 
16 
13  16 
17 
23 
27 


328-333 1 53 

236,749 [ 

980 

239 

912,1025 | 

32* 


251,746,14  17 
369115  16 
255i 17  9 
343  23  4 
115 
114  5. 


3 

7-10 
15 
1 
3 
4-12   456,4571 

11  369.507 

12  1029 


354 
362 

417,418 
499 

36. 
775 

372.373 
260.262 

270 
89,155- 

159 
Sbr.STo 

375 


598-600 

453 

553 

4i7.4i4 

454 

OT|        5-7     23t.  ;4; 
4a ;  Joel. 

3b     1  14        829-831 
«>     2  1 7        829  rsi 

2  2S-32  205-  20; 


Amos. 

3  1-6     83 

4  11 


,854 
269 

Kg        854 

Jonah. 
9, 10          353 
453 
6-8     616,619 
8  652 


754 


INDEX    OF    TEXTS. 


515 
130-13:5 
191,91a 
131-133 
371 
631 
ilalachi. 

11  741-744 
768,769 

12  |  294 
1  170,172 
3  499.031 
6         342,598 

>  16,17  242. 

909 
4     2  401 

Matthew. 

I  81         170  177 

196,197 

265.417 

456  869 

IS  89,97 


19 
20 

23-27 

25  864 

12  296,413- 

418 
10-12 

13  330 
22   415,416 

23  547 
27-30  415-418 
32,33  415,4 

270,369 
271 
760 

12,13  990.991 
17 

29-31  643-647 
32,33  613, «56 
38 

11  4-6  343,456 
12      936 


INDEX    OF    TEXTS. 


05 


Ok.  ver.     hymn. 

Ch.  ver.     hymn. 

Ch.  ver. 

hymn. 

Ch.  ver.     hymn. 

5  31,  32  330,414 

16  19-31          717 

5    2-9 

303.411 

16    7,  13  200-225 

S    fi-10          415 

22         165.661 

413-413 

33         246,632 

12         105,103 

18    1        911-937 

14 

376 

17     1                203 

17-19  413-418 

1-8     559.590 

25 

366 

3       56.92.97 

36        602-610 

10-14  337-390 

39 

774-776 

136 

40              1028 

13                374 

1006 

4                803 

7  19  23          103 

35-43  415^18 

40 

347 

20-23          896 

24                641 

19  10                342 

6  27 

976 

19              116-124 

34               349 

41,42   110,111 

31-33 

332 

5         116.122 

37-50          479 

337,347 

34,35 

102.103 

30         123.128 

38                125 

42                3S1 

976 

129,192 

41  42          423 

20  17                603 

37 

336.337 

34        130-134 

47,  4S   343,455 

22  19,  20  287-312 

397 

37         121,434 

50                451 

22  26,  27            262 

47-58 

873 

20              139-147 

8  15               591 

39-46  112-115 

51-56  293-303 

19-29          916 

22-25  857,855 

402,1034- 

67 

601 

28                212 

861.S63.864 

1036 

68 

394 

21  15         354,395 

26-36          416 

42              1033 

7  37,33 

340 

15, 17          436 

9  23         573,632 

46        586,588 

37-39 

200,225 

17         374,473 

26                613 

54                971 

46 

101.104 

612 

28-36          109 

61,62   370,374 

8    1 

105,105 

20               436 

56                342 

379.588 

11 

376 

58               968 

23              116-129 

12 

536,923 

Acts. 

10    2                271 

18-21          116 

31-36 

492 

1    5        205-203 

5,6           990 

33                127 

36 

417.500 

9-11  145-149 

20               466 

34         125,379 

58 

159 

2     1-4    205-203 

30-37          604 

44,45          425 

9    4 

354-360 

1-11          753 

38-42        1025 

45,46  122,123 

10    1-16 

892 

24-32  139-147 

39        436.945 

52, 53          122 

9 

614 

37                366 

42               628 

24              139-147 

10 

548 

38, 39  279-286 

11    1               917 

32                564 

11-15 

170.196 

42-47  240-243 

1-13  913-918 

34                142 

16 

896 

47               755 

2               506 

47                405 

11  a 

928 

3  19               366 

2-481-86,918 

51        145-149 

42 

151 

2]         147,148 

9,10         589 

43,44 

416 

4  11                782 

33, 34          624 

John. 

12  32 

120,173 

12         177.413 

12    6,7           645 

1    1-14            12 

174 

417,418 

22-31       73,84 

9                136 

35.36 

354,355 

5  31         365.374 

1025 

14           79,433 

360 

376,379 

32          53,892 

16                416 

13     7 

35 

7  37               170 

33,34          606 

17                339 

8,9 

494 

55               655 

35-38          594 

29         123,125 

14,15 

106 

59             1046 

49                767 

128,135,336 

23 

436 

8  21,24   353.356 

13    6-9     804,805 

420,430,457 

34,35 

880 

362,366- 

7,8           453 

29,36          265 

14    1-3 

695.703 

368 

27         384,719 

2     1-11  978,979 

907 

9    6               36? 

28,  29          278 

17         105.609 

6 

163-166 

11               9V, 

34                337 

21                '439 

196.42S 

10  36        155-154 

14  15  1i          296 

3    3-7     216.217 

45(  306 

43             iu96 

326-329 

279-234.366 

13. :  4 

595.913 

*61 

27               632 

8               545 

16,17, 

26    200- 

11  21                7c7 

I!    1               369 

14,15  173,174 

225 

12     6-i            459 

2         266.337 

177 

19 

140,143 

13  26        336-340 

342 

16           95,344 

145,148 

30-34  139-147 

4-"            409 

18  36         461 

23 

873 

39                335 

10         326,489 

53               103 

15    1-8 

572 

14  22                632 

490 

*  10                512 

5 

626 

27                 422 
15    8,9            505 

17-21          926 

14             6.433 

8 

596-599 

18, 19          446 

484,923 

9 

620 

16    9        760,761 

20-32  326,351 

24                  14 

16 

261 

23-25          615 

16  12         165.661 

35               271 

26 

200-225 

29,30          368 

756 


INDEX    OF    TEXTS. 


Ch.  ver. 
10  31 
17  15,33 

23 

28 

30,3] 
19  20 


hymn. 
335 
286 
422 

626 
357 

77S 


20  17-35  267, 269 
28  19S 
22  16  132 
24  25  351-360 
8?  28.  29  3-40-344 


20  49 

2  4,5  35S 

3  19  390 

20  387,389 

1C08 

29  752 

4  5-8  462,463 
7  432 

16-25  524 

18  406 

5  1  431,466 
2  80,461 

870 

6-8  178 

11  462 

20  344 

6  1,2  582 
1-11  535 
3-6  282 

.  8-10  146 

22  514 

7  21  406,407 

8  1  459 
3,4  423,429 

493 

14-16  465-469 

15  438 

15,16  212-217 
440 

16  8 

18  711,712 

21  975 
26  408,913 . 

28  642 

29  478 
32  92,136! 
34  430,468 
35-37  632,702 
38. 39  466 

9  5  198 
21  5.9 

W    3,4  432 

6  -8  1008 

<5  255 

21  370 

11  12-26  747-750 


Ch.  ver. 

11  25,26 
32 

33 
33-36 

12  1 
2 
4-8 

10 


9,10 
10,11 


hymn. 
758 

368,406 

35 

15-18 

526-5:!2 
902 
895 

590,870 
602 
847 
586 
657 
610 


3    6,7  757 

9  261 

11         134,177 

90G 

5  7         297,306 

6  9,10  699 
10, 11  ,464 
14        139-1-47 

9     7  762 

24-26  566-571 

10  4         133,131 

331 

13  629 

16, 17  297 

31         273,274 

528-532 

598,624 

625 

11  23-29  287-312 
26  310 

12  4-31  895 
13  893 

13  6, 7  906 
13 

14  15 


Ch.  ver.     hymn. 

15  52         690,691 

730 

54,57   732,733 

736 

55         145,146 

731,1034 

1044,10-15 

58  458 

16  9  371 
2  Corinthians. 

1  3  218 
4        602-604 

12         467,488 

22        212-219 

465-469 

2  14-16  263 

3  7-18        1007 
14,15  386,422 

17  217 

18  492,537 

4  6  209 
7                264 

17,18  663,711 
712 

5  1-8     635,686 

1040 

824 
14  261,268,269 
17  217,467 
14-21  460 
18-20    257 


6  1 

10 
16 

7  5 
10 

8  9 

9  10 
15 

10  4, 

11  2 

12  9 

13  11 
14 


261 

354-360 

468 

492 


604,605 

261 

95 

495,1017 

458 

629-631 

277,894 

281,950 

1048 


2,21,621 
917  | 
1-20  139-147' 
20-22  729 

24-28  504 

1047- 
27  155-159' 
34  386,457  j 
42  4;, 730 


Galatians. 

20         198,344 

459,460,480 

13  121,128 

26         244,895 

4-7     465-469 

6        212-217 

440 

1  580 

6  480 

22,23   467,476 

492 

1,2  602 


Ch.  ver.     IvyrKK. 

6    2  904 

7,8  35i 

9  62s 

14  126,192 

193 
Kphesians. 

1  3  910 

7  166,416 

13. 14  20] 
465-469 

18  9-6 

20-23  143-142 

2  1,4,5        416 
6  910 

8  194,195 
418,422-427 

11  447 
20  782 
21,22  240-242 

3  8       468 

15  244,716 

972 

17-19  475,544 

924 

4  4-6  240-244 
8,11,12  149 

253 

11    260,262 

27U 

14. 15  598 

15. 16  895 
23, 24  13 
28     1022- 

1025 

30    201,224 

345,449,573 

31,32    244 


1.2 


457 
15,16  5.30. 5.m) 
16    353.667 

18  215-219 
26,27  242 

6    4         982,983 
9  "   10^1 

11-13  348 

11-13  653-1365 
16  9.:i  I 

18, 19  59C 

19  275,371 
Philippians. 

1     9-11  492 


19S 

637 

687,947 

903 

610.1)17 


INDEX    OP    TEXTS. 


757 


Jk.  ver.     hymn. 

3  5-9  459: 

6  11  155-165 

7  338 

8  394,4-9 
9-11   155,184 

265 
S    8         126.574 

n 

10  535 

4  4         158.159 

452 

6,7     642-647 

1049 

13  921 

Colossians.      I 
1  12         486,STt 


166,416 
1541 


1006 


14 
20 

2  9  439] 
10  930,931 
11-13  535! 
14. 15  145-149 

192 

3  1-4  144,146 
3.4  910| 

10  537 

11  175 
12-14 
16 
17  273 

1025-1027 

22-24  1022 

4  1  3021 
2  590 
5  5S0,5;1 

12  503 

1  Thess. 
1     3  461 

5  10  461 

4  3         500.507 

13  733.  t:.5 
13-17  709-716 

16  153 

16, 17  e90-6:'2 

5  6-8    55.^-555 


3,  24  530-53: 


.  ver.     Tiymn. 
1,2  847| 

4  .     40-42 
4-6     163.166 

344.34S1 

410 

16        160-164 

190-193: 

5  1042 | 
12       245,656- 

664 

15  155-159 

16  16 
17-19  603-607 


S  TimothT. 

17     a :  ■  ■ 

550| 

2  11, 12   633.637 
19 

3  4  335 
5       356.357- 

390 
12  631,632 1 
15       771.794- 


Titns. 
I  16       367,387- 


Ch.ver. 

3  13 
15 

4  1-11 
9 
9,10 


2  Thess. 

I     7-10  690-696 

9,  10  384,402 

11  461 

i  16, 17  552,654 

3     1  371 

14  906 

1  Timothv. 
1  15         432,457 
16,16  342 | 


2     6 

793 

11 

125,136 

11-1, 

507,597 

13 

947 

3    5-7 

281,429- 

432,546 

Hebrews. 

1     1-9 

■.75-15: 

3,8,13 

159,195 

6 

154.155 

7 

19 

12 

::. 

14 

2-43.455 

569,659- 

661,736 

3 

662 

9 

115.125 

15 

5  6 

6  6 

18-20 
19,  20 

7  17,  21 
25 

26 

S    1-6 

10 

11 
9  11-14 
13. 14 
19-26 
24-26 
27 


1-14 
12-22 
19-22 
20 


V.~.  -. 

451 
355 


510  [ 

376i 

16 

150-154 

171.932 

401 
150-154; 
153,402 
345.370 
374.392 

462 
150.563 

150 
150-154 
187,198 
106.107 
150-154 
493.525 
IOM 
765-76; 

150 
135-135 

138 
150-154 
673,674 
135.167 
B 
128-13S 

351 

150 


9,10  247,345 
5i5 

2  10  688 

11  47; 

14  15   192.679 

1045 
16      1 .162.3:3 

15  1035 

3  10  U   13    224 

354 


17-19 

24-26 


i.  va  Tiymn. 
24         154,43a 

327.933 

4  978^79 

5  640 
8              103C 

13  63? 

14  560.1041 
17  25J.262 
20  170.196 
20, 21  653 

Janes. 


1     2-4 

630  G31 

651 

5 

576 

6 

559 

17 

372  626 

1043 

25 

i-;  :    :  *i 

26 

543 

27 

800-802 

2  10 

544 

15. 16  602-603 

18 

879 

3     2 

543 

17 

48C  -.4 

4    7,8 

s85 

13-15 

355 

667-673 

5  11 

61.62 

17,18 

M2.815 

832 

19,20 

269,602 

907 

r,  tic 

150.461, 
217,306 

217,565 

552, .555 
645 

552-565 ' 
1041 
713 
635 
6-7 

461.632 

n  m 

461,560 

566-571 
588 

630- 

1034 
37 


1  Pe.er. 

2  216,223 
3-5  700 

6  629,630 

644 

7  631 

8  471.472 

486 
L2  436.459 
471 
555.573 
15  19  123-138 
172.4^0 
139-147 


17 


24..  2c 


7-4 
63* 
241 

6  iS3 

7  197 

8  263 

9  528 
il  i  581,591 
21-^5  .05-107 


25        170.196 
3         336. 99S 


f58 


INDEX    OF    TEXTS 


91.  ver. 

3  21 
22 

4  1 
1.2 
2 


hvmn.'. 
279,  281 
155-159, 

245 
921,922 

448l 


7   5S--0- 

672,673 

13,  14  632-634 

17  829 

18  361 
6  2    260,262 

5  400,533 
545,895 

6  377,378 

7  642-647 

8  891 
8, 9     248,885 


2  Peter. 

4        492,508 

515 

529,530 

871 

556,664 

102 


5-8 
10 
11 
17 
18 

21        209-21] 

2    7,8     362,875 

13         878,880 

20,  21  443-45:' 

601 ,943 

I    9  358 

19  14  276 

690  396 


Ch.  ver.     Jiymn. 

3  12  198| 

18       562,568-' 

572 1 

1  John. 

1  1-3  881 

7  198 
9        514,515 

880 

2  1         166.171 ' 

93S 

1  312 

3  1  266 
1-3    465-469 

2  709-716 

8  96,99 

9  928 
17, 18  602-608 
20  391 
24         466.467 

4  8,16  336 
9,10  119-126 

145,177 
12,13   466,467 

516,551 
16-18  503 

18  497 

19  434,496 

5  6  130-134 
10  212,467 
14,15  506,893 

2  John. 


3  John. 
6-8  762 


4  •  200,6(3 
5, 6  181 

7         167,692 

10  322,958 

1002 

11  537 
12-20  259-262 
18  158 

4  458 

10  246.248 
i;  907 


Ch.  vet      /!$«>» 

7  13-15         638 

13-17  702 


546.574 

905,1047 

940 


1        387-390 

4  200 
12         695,703 

712 

14-19  943 

15,16  569,570 

17,18   330,367 

368,400 

20  349,350 

873 

21  473,478 
3  43 

5  200 


8,11  3 

5     6-12  182,423 

9,  1C  468 

9-14  154,155 


11-13 
12-14 

6  12-17 
14 

7  9-12 
10 


It 

17 

8    3 

11  15  IS*  769 

12  1  MS 
11  !K 

13  8  4.-V- 

14  13  I*,  721 

7-7 

15  3  665 

16  15  824,825 
17-2]    094.6:>3 

17  14  155-15? 
19    6 


76a 

714,904 

55-159 

4-0 

7 

11-15  359,361 
676  689-696 


7 

;1- 

13 

20  11 


12, 13 


22 
25 
1-5 
11 

12 
16 

17 
17.20 


703 

705 
621,  <H7 
780 
7C6 
712 
6S3  684 
717 


INDEX  OF  STANZAS. 


JHB    FIRST    Ll>-E    OF    EVERY   STAXZA,   EXCEPT    TEE   FIRST 
EACH   OF   THE   HYJIXS. 


The  Figures  refer  to  the  page. 


loo 


A  bleeding  Saviour  350 
A  cheerful  sojourn.  462 
A  clod  of  living  711 
A  cloud  of  witness.  410 
A  country  of  jov  403 
A  faith  that  doth  720 
A  few  from  every  541 
A  glauoc  of  th 
A  glory  gilds 
A  guiltv.  weak,  and  306 : 
A  hand  Divine  408j 
A  heart  in  every  388 
A  heart  resigned  387 ! 
A  heart  with  grief  269 
A  hope  so  much  341 
A  land  of  corn,  and  374 
A  land  where  milk  371 
A  lifeless  form  665 
A  pardon  written  2361 
A  peace  on  earth  he  77 '. 
A  poor  blind  chili  1 285 
A  rest  where  ai!  our  363 
A  Saviour  boru  i  .  7* 
A  second  look  he  316 
A  sinner,  saved  mv.  714  i 
A  span  is  all  480! 

A  stranger  in  the  512 ; 
A  sudden  thought  474 
A  thousand  ages  in  4-81 
A  tribute  accepta.  568] 
Abba.  Father,  hear  360 
Abrah'm  and  Isaac  205 
Abundant  sweetne.  702 
According  to  his  203 
Admit  him  ere  252 1 
After  my  lowly  179 
Again  my  pardon  326 
Again  thy  love  326 
Agonizing  in  the  238 
Ah  !  do  not  of  my  243 
Ah!  give  me.  l.oi-d,  267 
Ah  !  give  them,  265 
Ah  1  leave  u-  not  to  152  i 
Ah!  Lord,  enlarge  351 ' 
Ah  I  no ;  I  still  276  j 

Ah  I  no ;  ne'er  will  445 
Ah  !  what  avails  284  j 
Ah  !  when  shall  we  11 ! 
Ah  I  wherefore  did  286 
Ah!  why  did  I  so     4131 


Alarm'd  and  melt'd  257 1 
All  creatures  praise  21  j 
All  fulness  of  peace  354 
All  glory  be  to  God  76 ! 
All  hail,  triumph.  108 
All  may  of  thee  448 
AU  my  capacious  146 : 
A!l  my  disease,  my  2y8 
All  mv  hopes  on  414 ! 
All  mv  treasure  398 
All  nations  of  the  382  j 
All  needful  grace  173 1 
All  o'er  those  wide  507  i 
All  power  to  him  182  j 
All  power  to  our  119 
All  riches  are  his  138' 
All  shall  bless  552' 

All  the  day  long  he  265 ' 
All  the  power  of  223 ! 
All  the  struggle  376 
All  things  are  215 

All  things  in  thee  21 
All  things  living  he  56 
All  ye  who  owe  68  j 

Almighty  God,  569  j 
Almighty  God,  to  14; 
Aloue  the  dieadful  107  j 
Although  the  viae  459  j 
Amen,  with  joy  535  j 
Among  the  nations  536  ' 
Among  the  saints  180  j 
An  unregenerate  2931 
And  art  thou  not  298  j 
And  can  a  sinful  28 
And  Christ  was  572] 
And  could  a  single  591  j 
And  duly  shall  436  ] 
And  from  his  rig  257  I 
And  here  we  still  225 : 
And  if  our  616 

A  nd  in  the  great,  563  [ 
A  nd  is  this  treasure  25 1  j 
And  now  I'm  in  624 1 
And,  O,  when  467 j 

And,  O,  when  I  724 ; 
And,  O.  when  the  611  j 
And  shall  I  slight  195 
And  shall  we  then  163  j 
And  then  the  peace  700 
And,  thou  refulgent  729 ' 


And  when  from  562 
And  when  nature  682 
And  when  our  d.  678 
And  when  our  spi.  475 
And  when  our  use.  4.19 
And  when  these  213 
And  when  thou  643 
And  when  thy  24 

And  when  we  tast*  347 
And  when  we  677 

And  while  I  rest  681 
And  will  this  49 

And  yet  ten  thou.  23T 
Angel  of  gospel  129 
Angel  powers  the  502 
Angels  and  arch.  473 
Angels,  assist  our  140 
Angels  let  the  734 

Angels  now  are  846 
Angels  our  serva'ts  344 
Anger  and  sloth,  397 
Answer,  O  Lord  295 
Answer  on  him  thy  209 
Apostles,  prophets  506 
Appear  as  when  of  266 
Approach,  ye  poor,  216 
Arabia's  desert  534 
Are  not  the  right.  591 
Are  there  no  toes  472 
Are  we  not  tending  523 
Arm  me  with  429 

Around  his  sacred  122 
Around  the  bloody  122 
Arrayed  iu  beaute.  188 
Arrayed  in  glorious  524 
Arrayed  in  mortal  128 
Art  thou  not  able  304 
Art  thou  not  t.  290 

Art  thou  the  God  541 
As  diffrent  scenes  685 
As  Mowers  their  41 
As  giants  may  thcj  438 
As  in  the  ancient  183 
As  lightning  541 

As  much  the  719 

As  round  Jerusalem431 
As  sanctified  884 

As  soon  as  in  him  355 
As  the  apple  of  333 
As  the  bright  Sua  438 


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760 


INDEX    OF    STANZAS. 


As  the  winged  576 !  Behold  the  Lamb  242 
As  thee  their  God  599 ;  Behold  the  sorrows  282 
Ashamed  I  must  41S|  Bciug  of  brings,  41 
Ashamed  o:  Jesus  440 '  Relieve  in  him  242 
AJk  but  his  grace, 
Assembled  here 
Assert  thy  claim, 
Assure  my  con. 
•Astonished  at  thy 
At  his  call  the 
At  Jesus's  call 

At  midnight  came  531  j  Better  tha 
At  night  we  lean     685 1  Beyond  my 


661  Beneath  my  load 
157  Bent  to  redeem  a 
25  Beside  all  waters 
259 1  Better  a  day  thy 
403  j  Better  than  my 


But  God  made  8 

But  God  sustained  674 
But  hast  thnu  538 

But  he  that  turns    254 


But  he  who 
But  beav'nly  love 
But  I  of  means 
But  if  I  die 


43  j 


4361  But  in  his  looks  a 
172 [But  in  the  grace 
720 1  But  in  thy  father's: 
had 665  But  is  it  possible 
627!  But  let  them  still 


At  this  hour 


At  thy  last  gasp  the  91 
Author  of  faith,  to  308 
Awake,  awake,  my  407 
Awake,  awake,  put  537 
Awake  from  guilty  335 


662  ,  Beyond  the  bounds  476 


Awake,  my  soul, 
Awake,  the  wo. 
Away,  ye  dreams 
Away,  ye  false, 
Awed  by  a  mortal'! 
Awhile  in  llesh 


Baptize  the  nations  166 
Barren  and  with.    574 


Be  Christ  our.  84 

Be  darkness  at  166 
Be  faithful  unto  1S3 
Be  grace  from  207 

Be  it  according  to  307 
Be  it  accordiug  to  368 
Be  it  so,  they  all  503 
Be  saved  from  hell,  265 
Be  still !  and  know  279 
Be  stili,  and  learn  169 
Be  this  my  one  4S4 
Bo  thou  my  Coun.  128 
Be  thou  my  joy,  be  160 
Be  thou  mv  pattern  84 
Be  thou  my  shield  310 
Be  thou  my  streu.  46S 
Be  thou,  u"Rock  of  723 
Be  thou  their  201 

Before  his  feet  121 

Before  me  place  in  484 
Before  my  eyes  of  305 
Before  our  Father's  642 
Before  the  great 
Before  the  hills  in  480 
Before  the  Sav.  401 
Before  the  throue  114 
Before  thy  sheep,     664 


Beyond  the  flight    521 


Beyond  the  reach 
Beyond  this  vale 
Blest  angels, 
Blest  are  the 
Blest  is  the  man 


Blest  is  the  pious    695 


533 


Blest  Jesus!  what 
Blest,  O  Israel, 
Blest  Saviour, 
Blessed  fold ! 
Blessing  and 
Blessings  abound 
Blessings  for  ever  138 
Blind  from  my  300 
Blind  unbelief  is  34 
Bliss  to  carnal  S56 
Bold  in  our  God  595 
Bold  shall  I  stand  337 
Born,  thy  people  661 
Bound  down  with  303 
Bound  on  the  altar  370 
Bound  upon  th'  95 

Bow  ere  the  awful  256 
Bow  thine  ear,  in  226 
Bow  to  the  sceptre  254 
Bowed  down  310 

Break  from  his  522 
Break  off  the  voke  391 
Break  off  vour  tears  110 
Breathe,  O  breathe  390 
Breathe  on  us,  649 

Bright  Sun  of  673 

Brightest  and  best  SO 
Brightness  of  the  134 
Bring  near  the  glad  212 
Burdened  with  a  277 
Buried  in  sorrow  139 
But  a  drought  664 

But,  above  all,  422 
But  all,  before  they  488 


But  let  us  hasten  to  -04 
But  lo!  a  place  he    CiQ 


Before  us  mako  thy  557  !  But  art  thou  not      657 


1,  another  584 
Behold,  for  mi  the  657 
Behold  him,  all  ye  96 
Behold,  I  fall  274 

Behold  me  waiting  300 
Behold  the  ark  625 
Behold  their  tears  591 


But,  both  in  Jesus  101 
But  chiefly  be  573 

But  Christ,  the  103 
But  drops  of  grief  309 
But  ere  that  258 

But  feeble  my  260 

But  gentler  things    63 


But,  Lord,  have 
But,  Lord,  thy  559 
But  more  when  COS 
But  must  I  from  276 
But  O!  how  soon  332 
But  O  !  the  jealous  281 
ButO!  what  gentle  128 
But  O !  when  that  708 
But  others  scorn  192 
But  patieut  let  515 
But  raise  your  eyes  109 
But  saints  are  lovely  59 
But,  Saviour.  canst*667 
But  shall  believers  182 
But  something  vet  283 
But  soon  he'll  *  96 
But  the  mild  31 

But  the  righteous.  704 
But  their  greatest  509 
But  there  are  joys  435 
But  there's  a  voice  305 
But  this  I  do  find  624 
But  thou  hast  433 

But  thou,  they  say.  300 
But  thou  wilt  heal  457 
But  through  my  life  312 
But  tli  rouging  475 

But  times  remote  565 
But  thy  compa.  52 

But  thy  rich,  thy  134 
Km  thy  right  hand  599 
But  to'thy^house  674 
But  we  abuse  581 

But  we  are  washed  340 
But  we  frail  553 

But  we  who  now  495 
But  when  again  604 
But  when  sve  view  29 
But  where  the  44 

But  where  the  Lord  350 
But  wherefore,  88 

But  who  shall  quit  47 
But  will  he  prove  251 
But  with  a  130 

By  all  hell's  host  183 
By  day  along  467 

By  death  and  hell  18S 
By  faith  I  plunge    339 


INDEX    OF    STANZAS. 


'61 


By  faith  I  see  613 

By  faith  the  upper  7 
By  faith  we  already  501 
By  faith  we  are  639 
By  faith  we  know  333 
By  faith  we  now  495 
By  faith  we  see  478 
B"t  hills  and  6C 

By  his  care  the  580 
By  thee  the  victory  33 
By  thine  agonizing  224 
By  thine  unerring  719 


Come,  Holv  Ghost,  155 '.Dear  Saviour,  let  444 

Come,  Holy  Ghost,  162  Death,  hell,  and  100 

Come,  Holy  Ghost,  669  De:uh  may  the  517 

Come,  Holy  Ghost,  655  Death  rides  on  482 

Come,  Holy  Spirit,  152  Death  spreads  his  'IS 
Come,  Holy  Spirit,  164  Deep  in  unfathom.    34 

Come  in,  come  in,   617  i  Depart  from  me  257 

Come  in  this            663 :  Delightful  hour!  700 

Come  in  thy             647  Delightful  scene !  700 

Come,  Lord,  and     525 'Delightful  work!  569 

391  Deliverance  to  my  303 

545  Depend  on  Him,  425 

653 'Descend,  and  let  302 


Come,  Lord,  the 
Come,  Lord,  thy 
By  this  thv  saints  92  i  Come,  0  my  com 
By  thv  reconciling  694,  Come,  O  my  God,  373 :  Descend,  celestial  236 
By  thy  Spirit,  Lord  269  j  Come,  O  my  guiity  195  Descend,  celestial  32 
'  Come,  O  my  Sav.  3641  Descend,  pass  by  296 
Come  quickly  in,  252 '  Descending  on  his  126 
Come,  sacred"  Spirit  153  Determined  all  thy  718 
Come,  saints,  and     88!Devoutlv  vield         584 


134 


276 


Did  archangels 
Did  not  his  word 
Dipped  ia  his 
Direct,  control, 
Dispensing  good 
Dissolved  are 
Divine  Instructor,  557 
Do  not  I  love  439 

13 1  Do  thou  assist  706 

221 1  Dost  thou  ask  662 

239  Dost  thou  not  157 

83;  Doth  the  dread  cup  89 
49  ]  Down  from  the  140 
493 1  Down  thev  sank  594 
73 


Call  them  into  thy  178 

Called  to  sustain     381 

Calmly  to  thee  my  378 

Can  a*mother'3        348  Come,  then,  and      567 

Can  I  trust  a  734  Come,  then,  Divine  156 

Can  these  avert  the  312  Come,  then,  for        395 

Can  ve  doubt  if        250  Come,  then,  my       159 

Careful  without       717  Come,  then.  O  537 

Cast  out  thy  foes     301  Come,  then,  our       633 

Cause  us  the  record  649  Come,  then,  thou     538 

Cease,  ye  pilgrims,  403  Come,  then,  to  thy    74 

Changed  in  a  77  Come,  thou  incar. 

Chariot  and  steed   594  Come,  thou  Wit. 

Cheered  by  a  signal  158;  Come  to  the  living 

Cheerful  they  walk  173  j  Come,  wanderers 

Children  our  kind   569;  Come,  worship  at 

Chosen  of  God,  to   560 1  Come,  ye  angelic 

Christ,  by  highest     72  Come,  ye  weary,      238]  Down  through  the 

"""  Comfort  those  who  427  Drawn  by  such         93 
Condemned,  a  131 1  Dust  and  ashes        389 

Confiding  in  thy      718 

Confound,  o'erpo.    330  Each  evening  21 

Consume  our  lusts  370 ;  Each  following  336 
Content  with  441   Each  moment  445 

Control  my  every  711 'Each  thought  and  677 
Convert,  and  send  199]  Each  year  the  605 

Convince  him  now  262  Eager" for  thee  I  159 
Convince  us  first  263 ;  Early  in  the  temple  86 
Correct,  reprove,  463 ;  Earth  from  afar  23 
Corruption,  earth,  523]  Earth  is  thine;  her  560 
Could  my  tears  for  102  Earth  then  a  scale  634 
Could  we  but  507 1  Earth,  tremble  on.    55 

Courage,  my  467,  463'  Earth,  with  thy  699 
Courage,  your  131 ;  Easy  to  be  714 

Create  all"  new,  149  j  E'en  down  to  old  460 
Create  my  nature    275  j  E'en  life  itself  651 

Creation,  varied  by  55 '  E'en  now  he  hath    611 
I  E'en  now  our  Lord  634 
Dangers  stand         481 1  E'en  now  we  taste   496 
Come  as  an  angel    192  Dark  and  cheerless  693  E'en  now  we  616 

Come  back,  this  is  423  Daughter  of  Zion  185 ;  E'er  since  by  faith  101 
Come,  Desire  of  72  Day  by  day  the  466:  Empty  of  Him  who  278 
Come,  Eather  in  11  Dear  dying  Lamb,  101 :  Endless  scenes  of  142 
Ceme,  Father,  Son  364  Dear  Lord,  and  did  87 1  Engage  this  roving  451 
Come,  Father,  Son  540  Dear  Lord,  if  441  j  Enlarge,  inflame,    197 

Come,  Holy  Com.  13  Dear  Name,  the  14H '  Enter  into  the  592 
Come,  Holy  Ghost,  613  Dear  Saviour,  245 [Enter  with  all         565 


Christ,  my  Master,  693 
Christ,  our  Brother  356 
Christ  our  Lord  226 
Christ  shall  bless  652 
Circled  round  with  112 
Circumnavigate  548 
Claim  for  thine  693 
Close  behind  the  496 
Close  bv  thv  side  469 
Close  followed  by  491 
Closer  and  closer  204 
Clothe  me  with  289 
Cold  mountains  84 
Cold  on  his  cradle  79 
Come,  all  ye  souls  236 
Come,  all  ye  vilest  246 
Come,  almighty  to  390 
Come,  and  possess  235 
Come  as  a  shep.  192 
Come  as  a  teacher  192 1 
Come  as  a  watch.     iQ-> 


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INDEX    OP    STANZAS 


Equal  though 
Ere  that  dreadful 
Error  and 
Eternal  are  thv 
Eternal  life  to"all 
Eternal  Spirit 
Eternal  Sun  of 
Eternal.  Tnune 


581  'Fear  not,  said  he,  76 
118  Fearless  of  hell  353 
567  Fed  by  their  active.191 
536  Feebly  they  lisp      193 

382  Fill  me  with  all  328 
207  Filled  with  delight,  508 
668  Find  in  Christ  the  248 
12 1  Finish,  then,  thv     390 


Eternal,  undivided 6561  Firm  in  the  all- 


495 


Eternal  Wisdom 
Eternity  thy 
Ever  upward  let 
Every  eye  shall 
Exalted  at  his 


li'j  First  the  dead  in     l'J 
19j  First-born  of  many  : 


045 


112  Five  bleeding 

126 1  Fix,  O  fix  my  389 

143  i  Fixed  on  this  339 

Expand  thy  wings,  155  Fly  abroad,  thou  544 

Extend  to  me  that    54  ]  Fly  to  my  aid  164 

Extol  his  kinglv      180 <  Followed'  bv  their  522 

Extol  the  Lamb  of  234  j  Foolish,  and  36 

Extort  the  cry,.,      262: For  blessings  such  570 

Exults  our  rising     341  j  For  each  assault  423 

!  For  ever  firm  thy  47 

Faded  my  virtuous  281  j  For  ever  in  thy  571 

Fain  with  thein           9iFor  every  thirstv  245 
Fain  would  I  all      697 1  For  from  that  night  225 

Fain  would  I  know  267 1  For  her  my  tears  627 

Fain  would  I  know  268 !  For  him  shall  533 

Fain  would  I  learn  391  iFor  in  happier  722 

Fain  would  I  rise      32 1  For  Jesus'  sake  272 

Fairer  than  thee      398 1  For  love  of  us  he  93 


Faith  cries  out  691 
Faith  in  thy  298 

Faith  lends  its  338 
Faith,  mighty  faith382 
Faith  to  be  healed  303 
Faithful,  O  Lord,  38 
Faithful  soul,  pray  651 
Fanned  by  thy  604 
Far,  far  above  all  323 
Far  from  the  paths  697 
Far  from  this  521 

Father,  God,  thy  9 
Father,  if  I  may  291 
Father  if  such  thy  208 


For  me  the  burden  94 
For  me  these  pangs  92 
For  more  we  ask.  655 
For  my  selfishness  329 
For  never  shall  my  282 
For  the  grandeur  134 
For  the  great  479 

For  thee  my  thirsty  701 
For  these  inestima.  556 
For  thine  own  272 

For  thino  own  me.  326 
For  this,  as  taught  397 
For  this,  I  at  thy  327 
For  this  in  faith      49'-' 


Father,  in  me  320  For  this  let  men      196 


Father,  in  these  206 
Father  of  endless  65 
Fathe  of  everlast.  437 
Father  of  the  729 

father,  regard  thy  592 
Father,  remove  88 

father,  Son,  and  632 
Father,  Son,  and  386 
Father,  Son.  and-S.560 
Father,  the  narrow  402 
Father,  thine  ever.  338 
Father,  thy  love  in  669 
Father,  thy  long-  656 
Father,  thy  mer.  577 
Father,  thy  quick  426 
Father,  we  ask  in 


For  this,  no  longer  55 
For  this  the  178 

For  this  the  saints  551 
For  this  thou  hast  23 
For  this  we  ask  in  688 
For  those  who  571 

For  thy  glory  we  686 
For  thy  loving  169 

For  thy  providence  134 
For  us  is  prepared  529 
For  what  to  thee,  457 
For  who  by  faith 
For  whom,  blest 
For  whom  didst 
For  whom,  for 
>  |  For  wild  the  waves 


109 


Foar  him,  ye  459  j  For  you  the  public  2C0 

Fear  not.  brethren,  407 1  For  vou  the  purple  195 
Fear  not,  lam        460  i  Forbid  it,  Lord,        98 


Forgive  me,  Lord,  67S 
Forgiveness  on  my  575 
Forth  with  thy  545 
Forward  they  cast  105 
Frail  children  of  53 
Free  from  auger  695 
From  Aaron's  634 

From  all  iniquity,  368 
From  Christ,  the  102 
From  Christ,  theii  186 
From  dark  650 

From  day  to  day  61M 
From  every  sinful  179 
From  favored  532 

:From  heaven  126 

■  From  heaven  he  83 
;  From  hell's  313 

;From  Him,  the  410 
I  From  Jesus,  75 

JFrom  north  to  533 

;  From  our  own  388 

i  From  sea  to  sea,  168 
:  From  sin,  the  guilt  301 
From  sorrow,  toil,  642 
From  strength  to  473 
!  From  the  highest  134 
JFrom  thee,  great  57 
From  thee  that  I  420 
I  From  thee,  through  15 
i  From  thee,  through  450 
From  thrones  of  182 
I  Fruitless,  till  thou  280 
,  Fully  in  my  life  394 
Furnished  out  of     555 

Gather  the  outcasts  266 
Gethsemane,  can  I  213 
Give.  Lord,  and  684 
Give  me  now  to  139 
Give  me  on  thee  to  423 
Give  me  the  grace,  295 
Give  me  thy  196 

Give  me  thyself  396 
Give  me  to  "trust  423 
Give  the  pure  193 

Give  theni  an  ear  '..90 
Give  to  mine  eyes  413 
Give  tongues  of  fire  166 
Give  up  ourselves  589 
Give  us  ourselves  263 
Give  us  to  hear  222 
Give  us  with  active  412 
(river  of  penitential  575 
Gladlv  the  toys  of  41 
Glcuv'to  God  65 

Glory  to  God  that  76 
Glory  to  thee,  11 

Glorv  to  thee,  whe  670 
Go  ask  the  infidel  253 
j  Go  into  every  186 

Go  meet  him  in  685 
|  Go,  return,  134 

[Go,  shepherds,  76 


INDEX    OF    STANZAS. 


'65 


So,  then   earthly    454  Hallow,  and  make    67'Hesawme 

Go  to  his  temple",     425  Hang  on  thy  arm    422  He  sees  the  tender  628 


Go  to  many              548  Happy  beyond  352  He  shall  come 

Go  to  the  ants,  for  411  Happy  he"  whom  5i7  He  shall  defend 
Go  to  the  garden       88  Happy,  if  with  my  194  He  shall  reign 

Go  to  the  grave       530  Happy  the  man  353  He  sits  at  God's 

Go  np  witn  Christ  182  Happy  the  man  5S  He  spake,  and 

God  forbids  his       691  j  Happy  the  men  to  171  He  spake  with 

God  from  eternity  166 >  Happv  the  people  600  He  speaks,  and, 

God  in  the  flesh  '    118  Happy  thev  who  8  He  speaks.     The 


God  is  in  heayec,      23 

God  is  our  strength  28 

God  is  our  sun         683 

God  is  our  sun,  he  173 

God  is  thine :  376 

God,  my  Redeemer  524 

God  of  "love  in 

God  of  my  life 

God  of  the 

God  only  knows       31 

God  through  him.    15 

God  to  reclaim  it     25 

God  will  not  5 

God's  guardian        67 

God's  image  which    1 

Gold  is  but  dross     IS 

Good,  though  not     68 

Good  when  he  35  i  He  bids  us  drink 

Grace  all  the  work  144  \  He  breaks  the  bo 


Happy  they  whose  313  He  still  respects 
Hark !  how  he  96  He  that  on  the 

Hark !  how  the  fea.  578  He  took  into  hi3 


Hark !  in  the 

Hark!  they  730 

Hark !  what  a  495 

292 i Hark!  what  552 

10  Hast  thou  a  lamb  439 

65 ;  Haste  the«  on,  454 

Hasten,  Lord,  the  372 

Hasten  mercy  to  258 

Hasten,  sinner,  258 

Hasten  the  joyful  161 

Haughcy  chiefs  and  117 

Have  you  no  647 

He  all"  his  foes  shs.ll  120 

He  bids  us  build  616 


187 1  He  visits  now  the     373 


He  wept  that  we 
He  who  for  men 
He  will  present 
He  wills  that  I         isco 
Head  of  the  65 

Headlong  we  610 

Hear,  for  thou,  O  226 
Hear  him!  ye  deaf;  334 
Hearken  to  me  239 
Heaven  uttered 
Heavenly,  all- 
Heavenly  Father 
Heaven's  glory  is 


140 


597 


-1-   ;-;  .-..-.■  :_~-iri  '_"..-      655 


Grace  first  144 

Grace  taught  my  144 
Grace !  'tis  a  sweet  145 
Gracious  Lord,  580 
Giant  one  poor  706 
Grunt  that  all  may  427 
Grant  that  every"  430 
Grant  this,  and  631 
Grant  this,  O  holy  154 
Graut  us  the  power  4e3 
Great  God,  create  274 
Great  God,  is  this  4t3 
Great  God.  on  what  461 
Great  God,  thy  431 
Great  Prophet"  of  128 
Gr°at  Shepherd  of  561 
Great  spoils  1  shall  624 
Great  Sun  of  554 

Greatness  unspeak.  19 
Guide  of  my  life  325 
Guilt,  the  serpent's  130 


Guilty  I  stand 


31: 


Hail,  bv  all  thy 
Hail.  Holv  Ghos 
Hail,  holy,  holy. 
Haii,  Prince  of  life,  73 
Hail,  sacred  feast  215 
Hai!,  the  heaven  72 
Hail,  with  essential  11 
Hallelujah  !  earth  56: 
Hallelujah !  bark  553 
Hallelujah  they 
flallelujah  we  sinp  687 


He  breaks  the  334 

He  by  himself  400 

He  comes,  from  71 

comes,  he  584 

He  comes,  of  630 

He  comes,  the  71 

He  comes,  the  pri.  71 
He  comes,  with  582 
He  comes,  with  su.  534 
He  crowns  thy  life  51 
He  deigns  in  flesh  79 
He  dies,  the  83 

He  doth  his  serv.  218 
He  ever  lives  344 

He  ever  lives  for  312 
He  fills  the  poor  51 
He  formed  the  49 

He  formed  the  stars  59 
He  hath  our  372 


£'J4 


He'.i  never  quench  115 
Hell's  armies  25 

Help  us  to  build  639 
Help  us  to  help 
Help  us  to  make 
Helpless  howe'er  299 
Hence,  and  for  83 

Hence  may  all  our  622 
Hence  our"  hearts  351 
Hence  sprang  the  186 
Hence,  ve  vain  236 
H  auWortn  may  no  383 
Her  hands  are  353 
Here  at  that  cross  706 
Here  I'll  raise  my  443 
Here  I  would  for  99 
Here  may  religion  593 
Here  in  thine  own  279 
Here  in  thy  house  578 
Here  light  556 


He  hears  our  175  Here  may  the  556 

He  in  the  days  of  115  Here,  mighty  God.  565 
He  in  the  thickest  470 ;  Here  on  the  "hills  '  34 
He  justly  claims  us  384 ;  Here  springs  of  245 
He  keep's  his  own  401 1  Here  the  fair  tree  556 
He  knows  we  are  52  Here  the  Redeem.  05j6 
He  laid  his  glory       76 ;  Here  the  whole  89 

He  leads  me  to  the    46;  Here,  then.  I  46i 

He  left  his  Father's  336 1  Here.  then,  my  God  408 
He,  Lord  of  all  the  261  j  Here,  then,  to  thee  385 
He  makes  the  59 ,  Here  to  thee  a  562 

He  now  stands  252 1  Here  we  come  thy  228 
He  rests  well  191  j  Here  will  I  set  up    416 

He  rises,  who  106 1  Here's  love  and        110 

He  rules  the  world    80iHe  shall  obtain         47 


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INDEX    OF    STANZAS. 


High  as  the  heav'ns  51 
High  Heaven,  that  707 
High  Is  thy  power  20 
High  o'er  th'  angel.  109 
Higli  on  a  throne  433 
High  on  the  cross  131 
High  on  thy  I"  a.  36-' 
Higli  on  Zion  I  118 
Higb  throned  on  -'5 
Him  beholding  face 509 
Him  bv  faith  we  100 
Him  let  us  tend  688 
Him  though  highest  112 
Him  to  know  is  416 
Him  ye  beheld  123 

His  blessings  fall  35 
His  blood  demands  450 
His  call  we  obey  465 
His  chosen  saints  61 
His  cov'uant  with  581 
His  cross  a-surc  143 
His  faithfulness  447 
His  glorious  majes.  124 
His  glorious  reign  121 
His  glory  our  342 

His  hoary  frost  583 
His  kingdom  can.  US 
His  kingdom  from  77 
His  law  to  J  acob  565 
His  love,  surpass.  341 
His  mercy  uow  425 
His  mercy  visits  174 
His  mission  thus  82 
His  name  the  133 

His  name  yields  441 
His  only  right  194 

His  power  subdues  51 
His  presence  makes  218 
His  purposes  will  34 
His  sacred  limtffe  90 
His  sins  in  dreadful  490 
His  sou  the  father  45G 
His  sounding  516 

His  sovereign  50 

His  Spirit  us  he  342 
His  standard  182 

Hi?  steady  counsels  £S3 
His  voice'sublime  32 
His  nondrous  51 

Hi-<  word  did  out  of  46 
tiii  words  the  518 

Hither,  then,  vour  139 
Ho!  all  ye  hungry  240 
Ha!  ve  that  pant  240 
Holy  Ghost,  no  360 
Holy  Ghost,  the  151 
Holy,  holy,  holy,  225 
Honor,  and  might  345 
Honor  immortal  138 
Hope  locks  beyond  518 
Hosanna  to  th'  232 

Bow  leauteous  671 
Ho*  blessed  are      187 


How  blessed  are  351 
How  bright  the  113 
How  careful  then  494 
How  charming  is  187 
How  cold  and  431 

How  decent  and  170 
How  did  the  665 

How  good  thou  art  603 
How  happy  are  our  187 
How  happy  the         527 

I  How  oft  they  look  357 
How  perfect  is  thy    44 

j  How  shall  I  leave    486 

1  How  shall  polluted  22 
How  shall  we  606 

•  How  sure  564 

How  then  ought  I  485 
How  vain  a  toy  is  442 
How  well  thy  555 

How  will  my  heart  257 
Howl,  winds  of  32 

Humble,  and  160 

I  am  all  unclean,  288 
!  I  ask  in  confidence  369 
■  I  ask  no  higher  161 
I  ask  not  Enoch's  409 
I  ask  the  blood  304 
I  ask  them  whence  493 
I  bid  you  all  my  240 
I  call  that  legacy  214 
I  can  but  perish  241 
I  cannot  live  275 

I  cannot  rest,  till  301 
I  cannot  wash  395 

I  come  if  thou  721 

I  come,  thy  servant  7:8 
I  delivered  thee  348 
I  deprecate  that  291 
I  do  the  thing  thy  280 
I  feel  a  strong  691 

I  find  him  lifting  365 
I  hate  mv  sins,  no  367 
1  have  long  330 

I  have  no  babes  to  728 
I  have  no  skiil  the  36 
I  have  the  things  1  663 
I  hold  thee  with  a  392 
1. 1  alone  have  done  9t 
I  knew  not  that  the  327 
I  know  in  thee  all  301 
I  know  the  grace  is  306 
I  know  thee,  322 

I  lay  my  hody  678 

I  lift  mine  eves  to  417 
I  like  Gideon's  314 
I  loathe  mvself  332 
I  long  to  see  th\  330 
I  look  for  help  6t<9 

I  love  by  faith  699 

I  love  her  gates  175 
I  love  in  solitude  699 
I  love  my  128 


1 1  love  thy  Church 
I  love  to  think 
I  must  for  faith 
I  must  the  fair 
1 1  must  this  instant 
I  need  not  tell  thee 
I  now  believe  in 
I  pan'  to  feel  thy 
I  pay  this  evening 
I  rest  upen  thy 
I  rested  in  the 
I  rode  on  the  sky 
I  saw  one  hanging 
I  see  a  world 
I  see,  and  I  adore 
1  see  th'  exceeding 
jl  see  the  perfect 
I  shall  then  show 
jl  sink,  if  tho-. 
I  take  these  little 
I  thank  thee  for  the 
I  thank  thee, 
I  too,  with  thee, 
I  tremble,  lest  the 
I  trust  in  Him  who 
1  view  the  Lamb 
I  wait  my  vigor 
I  wait  till  he  shall 
I  want  a  godly  fear 
I  want  a  sober 
I  want  an  even 
I  want  the  wi'cess 
I  want  thy  life. 
I  will  accept  his 
I  will  improve 
I  will  not  let  thee 
I  with  your  choir 
I  work  :   and  own 
I  would,  but  thou 
I  would  for  ever 
I  would  not  live 
I  would  not  to  thy 
I  would  the 
I  yield  myself 
I'd  nail  my 
If  aught  can  there 
If  aught  should 
If  done  t'  obey  thy 
If  down  I  turn  my 
If  drawn  by  thy 
If  e'er  I  go  "astray 
If  e'er  my  heart 
If  e'er  to  bless 
If  God  hath  made 
If  God's  eternal 
If  I  am  raised 
If  I  begin  to  wake 
If  I  have  begun 
If  I  have  only 
If  I  have  tasted  of 
If  I  rightly  read 
If  in  my  Father's 
If  in  this  darksome 


INDEX    OE    STANZAS. 


i  vo 


K  in  this  feeble  713 
If  mercy  cannot  271 
If  near  the  pit  I  424 
If  now  I  lament  165 
If  now  tlie  witness  3:0 
If  now  thou  494 

If  now  thy  158 

If  pain  afflict,  or  425 
If  pnre  essential  63-3 
If  rough  and  452 

Tf  so  poor  a  worm  386 
Ir  stili  thou  go'st  299 
If  such  a  worm  as  713 
If  such  the  7:5 

If  thou  hast  called  326 
tf  thou  impart  301 
If  thou,  my  Jesus  451 
If  thou  through  466 
If  thou  wilt  spread  466 
If  to  the  right  or  420 
If  what  I  wish  462 
If  when  I  had  pat  165 
If  yet,  while  282 

I'll  give  thee  519 

I'll  go  to  Jesus  241 

I'll  lift  my  hands,  651 
I'll  make  your  185 

I'll  praise" him  59 

I'll  search  the  land  601 
I'll  speak  the  147 

I'll  to  the  gracious  241 
Immortal  and  535 

Immortal  honor,  149 , 
Impotent,  dumb,  301' 
Impoverish,  Lord,  264  [ 
In  a  dry  land,  701 ! 

In  a  land  of  corn  377  J 
In  all  I  do  I  feel  702  j 
In  all  my  ways  36 ! 

In  answer  to  ten  291 1 
In  assurance  of  687 
In  blessing  thee  701 1 
In  darkest  shades,  353 
In  darkness  413 

In  deepest  hel.  17 

In  each  event  705 

In  earth,  in  heaven  20 
In  every  condition  460 
In  every  joy  705 

In  every  messenger  198 
la  every  new  564 

II.  every  pang  660 

In  every  stream  35 
In  fellowship 
In  fig-leaves  I 
In  fierce 
In  flesh  w  e  part 
In  foreign  realms  611 
In  God  we  put  our  374 
In  heaven  the  73 

In  heaven  thou  68 
In  him  when  635 

la  his  great  name     64 


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In  holy  duties  let  229 
In  hope  of  that  ecs.  477 
In  hope  of  that  im.  510 
In  Jesus  Christ  644 
In  Jesus'  name  200 
In  light  thou  20 

In  light  unsearch.  15 
In  lowlier  forms,  186 
In  manifested  love  305 
In  many  a  soul  543  ; 
In  me  thine  424 

In  me  thy  Spirit  437 
In  midst  "of  dangers  61 2 
In  mighty  phalanx  181 
In  nati'-e  white  31 
In  presence  of  209 
In  purest  love  .  685 
In  safety  lead  thy  629 
In  search  of  empty  239 
In  Sion  God  is  "  564 
In  solid,  pure  685 

In  spite  of  all  my  46 : 
In  that  lone  land  255 
In  that  revealing  37 
In  that  sudden  733 
In  the  devouring  94 
In  the  last  hours  84 ! 
In  the  rite  thou  223  j 
In  the  time  of  my  659 1 
In  the  wilderness  280 ! 
In  thee  our  hearts  93  j 
In  thee  shall  244' 

In  them  let  all  178 

In  them  thou  433  j 

In  thine  own  4-7 ! 

In  vain  I  take  220 : 

In  vain  shall  601  j 

In  vain  the  stone  107 
In  vain  the  55  + 

In  vain  thou  321  [ 

In  vain  we  tune  163 
In  want,  my  132 

In  wisdom  infinite  18 
Incarnate  Deity  1 2 
Inferiors,  as  a  715 

Infinite  joy  or  482 

Infinite  strength  31 
Inflame  our  hearts  69 
Inglorious  wish !  467  j 
Insatiate  to  this  141 
Inspire  the  living  157 
Inspire  to  praise"  578  j 
Into  that  happy  650 1 
Inured  to  poverty  fcO; 
Invite  the  strange.  6:1 ; 
Is  all  the  treasured  257 
Is  crucified  for  me  97 ' 
Is  here  a  soul  that  262  j 
Is  it  because  257 

Is  not  thy  name  438 
Is  there  a  thing  445 
Is  there  a  thing  th.  456 
Is  there  a  thing  too  302  j 


Is  this  thy  voice  295 

Is  thy  earthly  731 

It  cust  thy  blood  315 

It  is  thatheaveu  458 

It  is  that  hope  458 

It  makes  the  146 

It  runs  divinely  102 

It  stands  securely  192 
It  vras  a  two-edged  531 

It  was  my  guide  609 

Its  body  totally  370 

Its  energy  exert  ' ,~ 

Its  streams  the  3s 
I've  seen  thy  glory    48 

Jehovah,  Christ,  I  37 
Jehovah,  God  the  359 
Jehovah,  in  three  10 
Jebovah  in  thy  305 
Jehovah's  everlast.  tig 
Jerusalem!  my  5G6 
Jesus  all  the  day  355 
Jesus,  auswcrfrom  331 
Jesus,  attend  6:3 

Jesus'  blood  to  126 

Jesus  can  make  a  483 
Jesus,  confirm  my  449 
Jesus  descended  *  97 
Jesus.  for  this  we  371 
Jesus,  Friend  of  632 
Jesus,  full  of  truth  289 
Jesus,  full  of  truth  277 
Jesus    hail !  116 

Jesus  :  harmonious  133 
Jesus,  I  biess  thy  346 
Jesus,  1  fain  would  421 
Jesus,  1  hang  upon  36c 
Jesus.  I  love  to  105 
Jesus  is  fall  of  438 

Jesus  is  worthy  to  137 
Jesus,  let  my  nam.  430 
Jesus,  let  our  60S 

-."■.--  .-.  :. :~  .-..;  .".  .  . 
Jesus,  my  God,  thy  275 
Jesus,  my  Saviour,  516 
Jesus,  my  Shepher.  146 
Jesus,  my  strength  415 
Jesus,  now  our  364 
Jesus,  on  me  270 

Jesus,  our  great  6S4 
Jesus,  our  great  H.  234 
Jesus,  our  Lord,  a  13 
Jesus,  our  Lord,  _86 
Jesus  protects,  my  680 
Jesus,  see  my  389 

Jesus,  seek  thy  269 
Jesus  speaks  and  331 
Jesus,  take  all  the  618 
..".-;  v.  s  :!:;:  Lv'^r  1-3 
Jesus  the  ancient  208 
Jesus,  the  Corner  204 
Jesus,  the  crown.  381 
Jesus-  the  God  oi     496 


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INDEX    OF    STANZAS. 


Jesus,  the  God  75 

Jesus,  the  hind'ra.  287 
Jesus,  the  holy  77 

Jesus,  the  name  334 
Jesus,  the  name  to  194 
Jesus  theprisone.  194 
Jesus  the  Saviour,  119 
Jesus,  the  weary  723 
Jesus,  thine  aid  330 
Jesus,  thine  all  392 
Jesus,  thine  own  384 
Jesus,  thou  for  me  314 
Jesus,  thou  Source  517 
Jesus,  thy  speak.  574 
Jesus,  to  thy  dear  498 
Jesus,  to  my  710 

Jesus,  transporting  132 
Jesus,  vouchsafe  a  485 
Jesus,  wc  thy  6:0 

Jesus,  wheu  this  389 
Jesus,  with  us  thou  207 
Join  every  soul  178 
Join,  ye  loud  62 

Joined  in  one  Spirit  2i"'3 
Joy  of  the  desolate  253 
Joy  shall  begin  188 
Joy  to  the  earth  80 
Joyful  in  hope,  my  365 
Joyful  my  spirit  "  409 
Judge  uot  the  Lord  34 
Justified  through  522 
Justly  might  this    590 


Keep  no  longer 
Keep  the  souls 
Kindle  the  flame 
Kindled  his 
Kingdoms  wide 
Kings  shall  fall 


Laden  with  fruits  175 
Lauie  as  I  am,  I  323 
Lame  at  the  pool  I  300 
Lately  lauuehed  6S9 
Lay  to  thv  mighty  422 
Lead  him"  to  mourn  640 
Learning's  reduud.  567 
levreuThis  464; 

t.rd  on  bv  thee  604 
Lefitthatmy  432 1 

Let  air,  aud  earth  610 1 
let  all  adore  597  I 

l->t  all  of  highest  60 
Let  all  the  angel  12 
Let  all  who  for  thee  642 
Let  all  with  202 

Let  all  youi  lamps  428 
L3t  bitterness  aDd  180 
L:t  cares  like  a  471 
Let  Caesar's  due  600 
Let  crowds  215 

Let  dill" 'ring  532 

Let  each  his  sin      696 


Let  earth  and  224 

Let  earth  her  60 

Let  earth  no  more  160 
Let  elders  worship  136 
Let  every  act  of  335 
Let  every  creature  533 
Let  every  element  62 
Let  every  kindred  117 
Let  fools  my  450 

Let  heaveu'and  16 
Let  Israel's  God  be  54 
Let  joy  and  32 

Let  life  immortal  349 
Let  man,  for  62 

Let  me  alone  592 

Let  me  no  more  379 
Let  me  of  thy  life  676 
Let  me  thy  witness  418 
Let  me  with  horror  271 
Let  mountains  168 
Let  my  fiesli  be  7-'3 
Let  not  conscience  238 
Let  others  stretch  442 
Let  saints  redeemed  62 
Let  sickness  blast,  520 
Let  sin  no  more  92 
Let  sinners  learn  340 
Let  strangers  walk  170 
Let  the  bright  52 

Let  the  living  562 

Let  the  living  sto.  372 
Let  the  praise  580 

Let  the  shrill  birds  64 
Let  the  rich  599 

Let  the  world  be.  526 
Let  the  world  453 

Let  them  adore  the  60 
Let  this  my  every  409 
Let  this  vain  world  519 
Let  those  refuse  to  446 
Let  us  blaze  his  55 
Let  us  break  their  118 
Let  us  for  each  694 
Let  us  for  this  faith  621 
Let  us  patiently  648 
Let  us  still  to  thee  637 
Let  us  then  rejoice  372 
Let  us  then  sweet  615 
Let  us  then  with  695 
Let  us  therefore  56 
Let  us,  to  perfect  395 
Let  us  walk  356 

Let  wisdom  all  601 
Let  youth  its  62 

Life  like  a  fountain  47 
Life's  duty  done,  490 
Lift  up  thy  669 

Light  of  the  Gen.  103 
Light  or  the  world  558 
Light  of  the  world  657 
Like  burnished  603 
Like  mighty  153 

Like  mighty  winds  154 


Like  the  rough  254 
Liug'ring  about  490 
Live,  till  the  Lora  642 


Lives  again  our 

Lo!  from  their  498 

glad  I  come,  311 

God  is  here  41 

he  beckons  731 

his  triumphal  112 

I  am  with  529 

I  cumber  331 
it  comes,  that  731 

on  a  narrow  483 

the  angelic  107 

Lo!  th'  incarnate  238 

Lo  !  to  faith's  473 

Lo  I  to  the  hills  I  302 

Lo  !  up  and  down  123 
Loathsome,  aud 


Lonely  I  no  longer  625 


131 


Long  as  I  1 
Long  as  our  fiery 
Long  as  the  sun 
Long  in  silence 
Long  my  iaipri. 

,  Look  as  when 

,  Look  how  we 

j  Look  upward  in 
Loose  all  jour  bars  111 
Lord,  and  shall  76 

Lord,  at  thy  feet  284 
Lord,  bid  this  570 

Lord,  do  not  drive  590 
Lord  God  of  truth  487 
Lord,  I  am  blind,  286 
Lord,  I  am  sick,  286 
Lord,  I  believe  and  366 
Lord,  I  believe  337 
Lord,  I  the  511 

Lord,  I  will  uot  let  360 
Lord,  if  I  now  thv  179 
Lord,  if  thou  didst  714 
Lord,  if  thou  didst  200 
Lord,  in  the  dust  604 
Lord,  it  is  my  chief  348 
Lord,  keep  us  safe  677 
Lord,  lest  the  701 

Lord,  my  times  are  466 
Lord,  obediently  4ii7 
Lord  of  earth  aud  443 
Lord  of  every  land  134 
Lord  of  heaven        443 

,  Lord  of  the  nations  598 

!  Lord,  on  thee  our  426 
Lord,  shall  we  live  411 
Lord,  we  believe  147 
Lord,  we  our  sin  602 
Lord,  vhat  is  42 

Lord,  what  shtvll       23 

I  Lord,  with  humble  571 
Lord,  with  these  49S 
Lost  are  they  now  196 

j  Loud  may  the  16S 


INDEX    OF    STANZAS. 


761 


Love  and  grief  my  352 
Love  us,  though  641 
Love's  mysterious  100 
Love's  redeeming  111 
Lover  of  souls,  266 
Lover  of  souls,  to  315 
Low  to  the  social  628 
Lowly  in  heart,  to    84 


Made  apt  by  thy 
Made  perfect  first 
Madness  and 

Make  i-ooi  their 


May  the  gospel's 
May  they  that 
May  we  receive 
May  we  this  life 
May  we  with  calm 
May  we  with 


Move,  and  actuate, 
Much  of  my  time 
Must  I  be  carried 
111  Must  I  his  burden 
266  Must  I  reprove 
315  My  Advocate 
628  My  conscience  felt 
84  My  crimes  are 
Mv  davs  are  all 
6-8   My  dying  Saviour 
79  My  earth  thou 
343 '  My  faith  would 
190 1 Mv  Father,  God! 
Make  us  all  in  thee  621 !  My  flesh  shall 
Make  us  into  one     631  My  feet  shall 
Make  us  of  one         694  Mv  God,  how 
Man's  wrath  shall   597  My  God,  1  feel  the 
Many  days  have      662  My  God  is 
March  on  in  your    408  My  God,  through 
May  I.  may  all         366  My  gracious  God, 
228  My  gracious 
169  Mv  heart  grows 
426  Mv  heart  shall 
671   My  hope  is  all 
6i7  My  humbled  soul, 
573  My  life  I  would 
Me  and  mv  house    696  My  life,  my  blood, 
Me,  if  thy  grace      385 ;  My  life,  my 
Me  in  mv  blood       345  Mv  lifted  eve 
Me,  me,  who  still     104  Mv  lips  shall 
Me  with  that  380  My  lips  with 

Meanest  of  all  thy  1^7  My  message  as 
Meek,  simple  177  My  mind,  by  thy 

Meeken  my  soul,      380  My  mouth  was  " 
Men  may  trouble     454  My  nature  I 
Men  of  worldly,       637  My  one  desire  be 
Mereiful  God, "long    39  My  passions  hold 
Merciful  God,  37'  Mv  peace,  mv  life. 

Mercy  and  grace     449  Mv  praver  havh 
125  My  Sabbath  suns 
641  My  Saviour,  how 
296;  My  sin  and 
381]  My  solemn 
18  My  soul  and  all 
517  Mr  soul  breaks  out 
Midst  hourlv  cares  6S4  j  Mv  souls  draws 
Midst  keen  84  My  soul  lies 

Might  I  enjoy  the  173 1  Mv  soul  obevs 
Might  I  in  thy  ^69 ,  My  soul  shall  prav 

Million-  by  miiii'ns  510 !  My  soul  to  thee 
Millions  of  souls,  215  j  M v  soul  was  all 
Mine  is  an  348  My  soul  with  thy 

Minutes  and  678 1  My  soul  would 

Misers,  his  life  for   242 [My  spirit  he 
Mixed  with  those        8]  My  spirit,  Lord, 
More  and  more  ;et  616  j  My  strength  is 


My  wisdom  and  417 
My  worthless  heart  284 
Myriads  of  blight  474 
Myself  I  cannot      423 


Mercy,  and  grace, 
Mercy  and  peace 
Mercy  he  doth  for 
Mercy  who  show 
Mercy,  with  love, 
Methinks  I  see  a 


More  desp'rate  is  324 
More  dear  than  life  701 
More  favored  than  704 
More  of  thv  life.  388 
More  than  503 

Mount  their  732 


My  suff 'ring  time 
My  talents,  gifts, 
My  thoughts  lie 
My  trespass  was 
My  v'hement  soul 
My  will  be 


Naked  of  thine  289 
Nations  on  firm  600 
Nay,  but  his  243 

Nay,  but  I  yield,  I  28c 
Nearer  approaches  411 
373 'Neither  sin,  nor  65i 
103  Never  let  the  637 

15* :  Never  love  nor  142 
500  Never  shall  I  want  659 
407  '  Never  will  I  417 

47   Never  will  we  224 

259  New  time,  new  679 
345  Night  unto  night  671 
295  Nipped  by  the  520 

44  No  auxious  doubt,  488 
334  No  bleeding  bird,  274 
233;  No  blight  shall  694 
231  No  chilling  winds  507 
392  No  condemnation  336 
332  No  enemv  our  474 

673  No  foot  of  land  do  728 
196  No  gems  so  bright  39 
285  No  gold,  nor  "5 

705 !  No  horrid  alarum  74 
5S :  No ;  I  must  662 

274  No  longer  hosts  536 
236  No  longer  then  my  393 
656  No  longer  we  join  354 
281  No  man  can  truly  157 
280 :  No  matter  which  485 
285 !  No  more  fatigue,  233 
348 !  No  more  let  sins  80 
159  No  more  shall  39 

322  No  more  the  drops  730 
666  No  mortal  doth  624 
94  \  No  need  of  the  sun  50} 
281  j  No  other  right  296 

707  i  No  room  for  mirth  485 
711 !  No  rude  alarms  of  233 
396  No  sliihtest  touch  619 
702  No  sons  of  slander  601 
2TC  No  strength  of  our  465 
305!  No  strife  shall  536 

176 i No;  the  past  she  733 
4i3 !  No,  though  the  195 
131 1  No  vain  discourse  405 
424  Nor  brother  there  87 
353 1  Nor  can  he  thus  90 
281  j  Nor  does  it  yet  340 
422 1  Nor  earth,  nor  all  27 
322  Xor  pain,  nor  grief  522 
468]  Nor  quite  disnlaved  18 
197 1  Nor  shall  I  through  40V 


Mourning  souLs,       133 1  My  willing  sou 


56  Nor  shall  thy 
349  Not  a  doubt  can 
304  Not  all  the  arch. 
160  Not  all  the  bless. 
227 .  Not  all  the  harpi 


768 


INDEX    OF    STANZAS. 


Not  all  their  491 

Not  angel  tongues  123 
Not  angel  tongues  12 
Not  for  my  fault,  381 
Not  in  the  name  614 
Not  in  the  tombs  200 
Not  life  itself  48 

Not  one,  but  all  228 
Not  Sinai's  113 

Not  thus  did  91 

Nctl-.ing  else  can  I  399 
Nothing  hath  the  500 
Nothing  have  I,  307 
Nothing  I  ask,  or  292 
Nothing  is  worth  a  485 
Nothing  less  will  393 
Nothing  on  earth  384 
Nothing  on  earth  I  728 
Nothing  ye  in  239 

Now,  as  yesterday  721 
Now  for  the  682 

Now  I  forbid  my  480 
Now  I  see,  with  347 
Now  incline  me  331 
Now,  Jesus,  now,  278 
Now,  Jesus,  dow,  200 
Now  let  me  gain  380 
Now  let  my  soul  129 
Now  let  our  cheer.  495 
Now  let  our  dark.  557 
Now  let  our  Lord  535 
Now  let  the  daring  292 
Now  let  thy  dving  31C 
Now,  Lord,  if  thou  294 
Now,  Lord,  my  166 
Now,  Lord,  on  us  218 
Now,  Lord,  to  299 

Now  make  thy  135 
Now  may  the  King  229 
Now  my  cries  690 

Now,  my  God,  3S6 

Now,  O  my  374 

Now,  only  now,  498 
Now  rest,  my  706 

Now  shall  my  167 

Now  the  full  29 

Now  the  gracious  358 
Kow,  then,  my  387 
Now,  then,  the  544 
Now,  therefore,  O  562 
Now  to  the  Lamb  137 
Now  we  are  569 

Now,  ye  ueedy,  238 
Kumbered  among    488 

O  arm  me  with  712 
O  banner  of  the  93 
O  be  thou  still  595 
O  believe  the  248 

O  bless  the  Lord,  50 
O  bless  the  Saviour  216 
O  call  to  mind  thy  290 
O  cease,  my  625 


O  come,  and  623 

O  come  and  with  237 
O  could  I  emulate  715 
O  could  I  lose  332 

O  death  !  where  724 
O  do  not  suffer  him  630 
O  do  thou  always  423 
O  Father,  glorify  698 
O  for  a  faith  like  456 
O  for  a  lowly,  387 

O  for  a  persevering  340 
O  foi  a  trumpet  133 
O  for  the  living  28 

O  for  thine  altar's  28 
O  for  this  love  let  140 
O  give  me  faith,  371 
O  glorious  hour  500 
O  God.  how  208 

O  God,  let  all  my  672 
O  God.  mine  inmost  484 
O  God,  of  good  the  25 
O  God  of  nature  578 
O  God,  our  help  in  481 
O  God,  our  King,  174 
O  God,  thou  art  324 
O  God,  thv  record  382 
O  God,  'tis  finished  217 
O  grant  that  363 

O  grant  us  then  93 
O  guard  our  shores  598 
O  guide  our  626 

O  happy  bond  706 

O  happy  dead  510 

O  happy,  happy  d,  203 
O  happy,  happy  p.  205 
O  happy  servant  428 
O  happy  souls  230 

O  hide  this  self  445 
O  how  benevolent  85 
O  how  can  words  708 
O  how  shall  I  thy  194 
O  how  wav'ring  430 
O  if  my  Lord  489 

O  Jesus,  appear 
O  Jesus,  could  I 
O  Jesus,  if  this  be  527 
O  Jesus,  lead  on  525 
O  Jesus,  of  thee  325 
O  Jesus,  once  toss'd  610 
O  Jesus,  ride  on  247 
O  King  of  glorv.  37 
O  Lamb  of  God,  by  92 
O  let  me  commend  246 
O  let  me  have  713 

O  let  me  kiss  thy  98 
O  let  me  wing  458 

O  let  our  heart  and  205 
O  let  our  faith  and  200 
O  let  them  all  thy  178 
O  let  them  shout  532 
O  let  them  spread  199 
O  let  them  still  121 
O  let  thy  gracious  371 


O  let  thy  love  my 
O  let  thy  orient 
O  let  thy  sacred 
O  let  thy  table 
()  let  us  by  thy 
O  let  us  find  the 
O  let  ua  on  thy 
O  let  us  our  own 
O  let  us  put  on 
O  let  us  still 
O  let  us  stir  each 
O  let  us  take  a 
O  let  us  thus  go  on 
O  long-expected       233 
O  Lord  of  hosts,  al.  169 
O  Lord  of  hosts,  h.  172 


6i;> 


O  Lord,  our 
O  love,  how 
O  love,  thou  338 

O  Love,  thy  445 

O  lovely  attitude  251 
O  Lover  of  sinners,  707 
O  magnify  the  Lord  459 
O  make  but  trial  459 
O  make  me  all  417 

•  O  make  me  as  433 

i  O  may  I  bear  some  30 
I  O  may  I  calmly  422 
|  O  may  I  hear  370 

O  may  I  learn  712 

O  mav  I  love  like  712 
!  O  may  I  reach  the  145 
;  O  mav  I  set  my  422 
I  O  may  I  still  from  419 
O  may  I  triumph  477 
j  O  mav  I  worthy  54 
;  U  may  my  broken  282 
1  O  may  my  soul  675 
,  O  may  no  gloomy  671 
O  may  one  beam  412 
O  may  our  more  578 
O  may  our  sympa.  434 
O  may  the  gracious  703 
O  may  these  557 

O  mav  thv  love  276 
O  mav  thv  Spirit  674 
O  may  we"  all  661 

O  may  wc  ever  204 
O  may  we,  Lord,  596 
O  may  we  then,  82 
O  may  we  through  605 
O  may  we  thus  be  586 
O  may  we  view  605 
0  measureless  53 

O  melt  this  frozen  163 
O  might  the  blood  540 
O  might  they  all  77 
O  might  they  at  354 
O  multiply  the  191 
O  mv  God",  he  dies  142 
O  my  offended  33© 
O  never  let  me  713 
i  O  on  that  day,         4»7 


INDEX    OF    STANZAS. 


769 


plant  In  me  thy  438  I  0  who  can  ever  44 
praise  Jehovah  602  O  who  could  bear  457 
praise  Jehovah  613  j  0  Wisdom  !  whose  81 
remember  me  "269  i  0  wondrous  know.  56 
save  the  father  689  I O  wondrous  love  310 
send  thy  serva.  539  j  0  would  he  more  514 
shall  not  warm.  212  O  wouldst  thou  a.  74 
Source  .of  149   0  wouldst  thou        '265 

sovereign  Love,  268 1  0  wouldst  thou,  L.  263 
suffer  not  one  568  I O  wretched  state  517 
take  this  heart  379  O  ve  banished  seed 407 
tell  of  his  might  53  j  0  ye  of  fearful  375 
that  all  men  611  Obedient  faith  that  383 
that  all  the  art  71S  Obedient  to  thy  721 
that  eaeh  in  the  573  |  O'er  the  negro's  548 
that  I  could  all  416  I  Overwhelmed  with  378 
that  I  could  for  317  Of  all  thou  hast  in  328 
that  1  could  the  291 '.  Of  his  deliv'rance  45S 
that  I  could,  318  Oft  as  I  lay  me  703 
that  I  might  at  374 ;  Oft  did  I  with  th'  278 
that  I  might  393  I  Oft  I  in  my  heart  704 
that  I  never,  680  j  Oft  with  its  hvry  531 
that  1  now,  from  379  Ou  all  the  wings  583 
that  I  now  the  363  ;  On  cherub  and  on  43 
that  it  now  from  392  ■  On  earth  we  want  347 
that  mv  heart      467  j  On  me  the  faith      396 


that  my  tender  421 
that  our  faith  114 
that  our  light  208 
that  our  though.  229 
that  the  Com.  162 
that  the  fire  370 
that  the  perfect  367 
that  the  sons  605 
that  the  world  157 
that  the  world  194 
that  to  thee  my  421 
that  we  all  2G3 

that  we  now,  in  10 
that  with  all  394 
that  with  h.  317 
that  with  yond.  117 
that  without  a  488 
the  rapturous  355 
the  sweet  144 

the  transporting,  507 
then  the  setting  700 
thou  almighty  129 
Thou,  by  whom  650 
thou  jealous  675 
thou,  who  o'er  559 
thou  who  seest  278 
thou  whose  171 

'tis  an  hour  682 

to  grace  how  448 
tune  our  tongues  211 
unexampled  133 
wash  my  soul  273 
what  an  age  of  177 
what  are  all  my  512 
when  shall  these  559 
when  the  sailor  608 
irhcu,  thou  city  506 

25 


thL 


514 


167 


On  Tabu 
On  the  son  of  693 

On  the  thin  air  30 
On  the  Tree  of  life  582 
On  the  wings  of  355 
Chi  thee  we  cast  69 
On  thee  we  humbly  198 
Ou  this  glad  dav  "  106 
On  this,  O  Lord,  92 
On  us  thy  Father's  125 
On  wings  of  love  434 
Once  a  sinner  662 
( luce  on  the  raging  609 
One  day  is  as  a  566 
One  day,  within 
One  family  we 
Oue  inexplicably 
One  privilege  my 
One  only  gift  can  443 
One  thing  deman.  255 
One  undivided  14 

Onlv  thee  content  394 
Open,  Lord,  the  404 
Open  mine  eyes  164 
Open  mine  eyes  the  104 
Open  my  faith's  380 
Open  the  eve  of  411 
Open  the  inter.  329 
Open  their  eyes  265 
Open  their  graves  538 
Open  their  mouth,  198 
Or  worn  by  slowly  520 
Order,  if  some  715 
Other  knowledge  I  415 
Other  refuge  have  314 
Our  Advocate  with  180 
Our  brother  the      527 


j  Our  Captain  leads  183 
Our  claim  admit,  154 
Our  daily  bread  650 
Our  days  are  as  the  52 
Our  dearest  joys  444 
Our  desp'rate  s'tate  264 
j  Our  eyes  have  482 
:  Our  eyes  no  longer  603 
I  Our  fainting  souis  13d 
jour  flesh  and  43C 

;  Our  foreheads  640 

!Our  friend  id  528 

j  Our  glad  hosanna.1  71 
i  CJur  glorious  494 

j  Our  God,  in  Christ  18-9 
|  Our  hearts.  O  Lord  547 
Our  hearts  we  21S 
Our  journey  is  a  405 
Our  life  is  a  dream  573 
Our  life  is  hid  with  644 
Our  life,  while  612 
Our  lives  the  holy  475 
Our  Messiah  is  473 
Our  mis  ry  doth  for  37 
Our  mourning  is  504 
Our  mouth  as  in  590 
Our  nature's  turn.  342 
Our  numerous  556 
Our  old  com.  515 

Our  prayers  assist  545 
Our  residue  of  577 
Our  sins  in  deed  39 
Our  souls  adore  600 
Our  souls  and  884 

Our  souls  he  206 

Our  spirits  drink  a  214 
Our  spirits  too  515 
Our  teeming  ewes  599 
Our  thoughts  are  29 
Our  watchful  572 

Our  way  to  God  125 
Out  of  great  dis.  503 
Out  of  the  deep  629 
Out  of  the  mouths  42 
Outcast  from  thee  538 
Over  the  now  604 

Pale  death  with  all  60S 
Pardon,  and  grace,  455 
Pardon  and  peace  215 
Pardon,  O  Lord,  673 
Pardoned  for  all  378 
Part  of  thy  name  2S 
Partakers  of  the  204 
Paschal  Lamb,  by  111 
Pass  a  few  690,  692 
Patient  as  my  723 
Patient  th'  40« 

Peace  be  within  176 
People  and  realms  533 
Perfect  our  souls  479 
Perhaps  he  may  241 
Permit  them  to       208 


770 


INDEX    OF    STANZAS. 


Persist  to  sare  my  417  j 
Physician  of  souls  6081 
Pierce,  fill  me  with  421 1 
Pity  and  heal  my    29' 


Remember,  Lord,    377 ,  See  from  his  w.       1W 
Remember  t.    212,  213  j  See  from  the  Bock  239 


Remove  this 
Repeat  the  Sa. 
Repent  and  be 
Rest  for  my  soul 
Resting  in  this 
Rests  secure  the 
Restored  by 
Restrain  the 


Pity  from  thine       331 

Pity  the  day  of       629 

Pity  us,  Lord,  603  j 

Plead  we  thus  for    6211 

Pleasure,  and  4141  Restored  by  294  See,  Lord,  the  361 

Plenteous  grace       315]  Restrain  the  579 1 See  me,  Saviour,      IV. 

Plenteous  he  is  in   296|  Restrainingprayer647' See  my  utter  S35 

Plenteous  of  grace,  149  j  Return,  almighty    665  See  ou  the  moun.      IPS 

Pomp  or  state  dost  118  j  Return,  O  holy        328  See,  streaming         9*/ 


363  See,  he  lifts  his       112 

2221  See  how  beauteous  547 
206  See  him  set  forth  237 
See  how  his  back  9d 
See  human  nature  25S 
See,  Jesus  stands  23". 
See,  Lord,  the 


Poor,  alas!  thou 
Poor  debtors,  by      189  i 
Poor,  pensive  343 1 

Poor  tempest-  310  \ 

Poor  worms  of  688 
Pour  out  the  545 1 

Pour  out  your  souls  426 1 
Power  and  138 1 

Power  is  all  to  473 
Power  o'er  the  398 
Powerful  Advocate  226 
Praise  God,670,675,701 
Praise  him,  extol.  75 
Prayer  is  the  649 

Prayer  makes  the  647 
Pray  we  on  when  648 
Present  alike  in  18 
Present  we  know  614 
Present  we  still  644 
Primeval  Beauty,  25 
Princes,  this  clay  483 
Pris'ner  of  hope,  294 
Pris'ner  of  hope,  672 
Pris'ners  of  hope,  375 
Prostrate  I'll  lie  241 
Pure  love  to  God     39S 


Quick  as  their 


357 


Rage,  while  our  610 
Raised  by  his  113 

Raised  by  the  406 

Rather  I  would  716 
Ready  for  all  thy  449 
Ready  for  you  the  235 
Read-  *be  Father  235 
Ready  the  Spirit  235 
Ready  thou  art  the  266 
Rebel,  ye  waves  32 
Rebuke  our  rage,  636 
Rebuild  thy  walls  537 
Refining  lire,  go  392 
Regard  me  with  a  278 
Regard  our  prayers  664 
Regard  thine  own  633 
Reign  in  me,  Lord,  38S 
Rejoice  in  glorious  120 
Rejoicing  in  hope  615 
Rejoicing  now  in  373 
Religion  bears  our  430 


Return,  almighty  665 
Return,  O  holy  328 
Return,  O  wand.  253 
Riches,  as  seemeth  33 
Riches  uusearch.  343 
Rise,  rise,  Jehovah  595 
Rise,  touched  with  252 
Rising  to  sing  my  703 
Rivers  of  life  313 

Rivers  of  love  and  240 
Rivers  to  the  ocean  403 
Roar  on,  ye  waves,  610 
Round  each  176 

Rude  in  speech       549 


See  ou  the  moun. 
See,  streaming 
See  the  gospel  i6? 

See  the  havei  732 

See  the  Judge  our  259 
See  the  kind  angels  405 
See  the  Lord,  thy  652 
See  the  rad  llanies  515 
See  the  uaort  259 

See  the  stars  from  496 
See  the  streams  of  176 
See  there,  his  9C 

See  there  the  181 

See,  we  repent  593 
See  where  before  312 
See  where  it  shines  145 
See  v/here  o'er  264 
See  where  the  God  242 
See  where  the  la.  243 
See  where  the  191 


Saints  and  angels,  238 
Saints,  begin  the  502 
Saints  by  the  p.  502 
Salvation  in  his  476 
Salvation  in  that 
Salvation,  let  the  139  |Seo,  ye  sinners,  389 
Save  till  all  these  606 !  See  yon  orient  689 
Save  us  by  grace,    7-0  j  Seized  by  601 

Save  us  from  the  637  Send  some  message  427 
Save  us  in  the  637  Sent  bv  mv  Lord,    236 

Saved  from  the  397 1  Sent  from  "his  high  124 
Saved  from  the  legal  99 !  Serene  I  laid  me  673 
Saviour,  and  Pi-.      270 :  Shake  off  the  184 

Saviour,  forgive  547  !  Shall  in  an  ample  o*o 
Saviour  from  sin,  367  \  Shall  I  not  then  695 
Saviour,  from  thy  GST  j  Shall  I.  to  soothe  196 
Saviour,  from  thy  307  ■  Shall  we  let  him  283 
Saviour,  I  thank  396 'Shall  we  whose  546 
Saviour,  look  down  6361  Shiue  on  thy  work,  288 
Saviour  of  men,  696 'Shine  to  his  praise,  63 
Saviour,  Prince,  272  Short  of  thy  love  320 
Saviour,  through  566  Should  all  the  f.  555 
Saviour,  to  me  in  271  Should  all  the  hosts  129 
Saviour,  to  thee  my  397  Should  earth  a.  471 
Saviour,  where'er  452  i  Should  sudden  274 
Saw  ye  not  the  552  !  Should  swift  death  676 
Say,  are  your  h.      623  Shoit   all  the  12e 

Say,  shall  we  yield  79  j  Shout  to  tbe  Lord,    63 
Say,  'tis  enough      602  Show  my  forgetful  4S1 
547  ?bow  them  the        629 


Say  to  the  slumb. 
Say  to  thy  gifted 
Scatter  the  last 
Scattered  o'er  all 
Seasons,  and 
Seated  at  God's 
See  all  your  sins 
See  from  his  head 


rudder  not  to  731 
8hut  up  iu  unbelief  306 
Sileut,  alas,  thou  300 
Since  at  length  my  81 
Since  by  thy  light  267 
Since  from  his  140 
Since  on  this  266 


INDEX    OF    STANZAS. 


771 


Since  thou  a  pity,  602 
Since  thou  hast  461 1 
Since  thou  would.  367 ' 
Sing,  every  soul  of  75 
Sing  of  his  dying  447 
Sing  to  the  Lord,  59] 
Sink  down,  ye  349 1 
Sinners,  expect  497  j 
Sinners,  hear  256 1 

Sinners  of  old  thou  298 
Eiuners  on  every  2i0 
Sinners  shall  hear  244 
Sinners,  turn,  248,  250 
Sin's  deceitfulness  3-9 , 
Sion's  God  is  all  170 
Smell  the  sweet  617 1 
Smile,  Lord,  on  559 1 
Smile  upon  the  571 
So  be  it,  let  thi3  499 
So  blooms  the  520 

So  fades  a  summer  480 
So  fast  eternity  575 
So  I  may  thy  Spirit  394 
So  Jesus  looked  434 
So  Jesus  slept  522 
So  let  thy  grace  56 
So  may  each  future  696 
So  may  our  eyes  684 
So  may  our  youth  82 1 
So  pilgrims  on  48 

So,  saith  the  God  1S8 
So  shall  I  bless  367 
So  shall  mv  walk  328  j 
So  shall  the  bright  186 
Bo  shall  the  world  633 
So,  when  on  Sion  469 ' 
So  wretched  and  343 
Soar  we  now  111  I 

Sole,  self-existing  24 
Son  of  God.  with  118 
Sons  of  God,  your  551 
Soon  as  from  earth  486 
Soon  as  the  evening  43 
Soon  as  we  draw  274 
Soon,  borne  on  254 
Soon  shall  I  learn  708 
Soon'  shall  the  171 
Soon  will  the  468 

Soul  then  know  454 
Sovereign  Father,  226 
Speak,  and  the  363 
Sr.eak,  gracious  237 
Speak  the  second  393 
Speak  to  my  J23 

Speak  with  that  262 
Spectators  of  the  221 
Spirit  of  faith,  429 
Spirit  of  faith,  my  232 
Spirit  of  holiness,  12 
Spirit  of  light,  153 
Spirit  «f  truth,  153 
Spotless,  sincere,  147 
Sprinkled  afresh.     681 


Stand  then  in  hi3   472'  Swift  as  Che  eagle 
Stand  up  and  bless  29!  Swift  doth  the  day 
Standing  now  as     307 ;  Swift  I  ascend  my 
Still  heavy  is  thy    464 ;  Swift  through  the 
Still  hide  me  in       679 ;  Swift  to  my  rescue 
Still  hold  my  soul  370 1  Sworn  to  destioy 
Still  hold  the  stars  190 
Still  let  him  with    420 1 T'  accomplish  his 
Still  let  it  on  the       40  j  Take,  eat,  this  U 
Still  let  me  live       713  j  Take  my  poor 
Still  let  the  264 '  Take  mv  soul  and 

Still  let  them  462 !  Take  us"  into  thy 

Still  let  thy  tears      95 1  Take  when  thou 
Still  let  us,  Lord,      67 1  Teach  all  the 
Still  let  us  own       630 !  Teach  me  the 
Still,  Lord,  thy         37  \  Teach  me  to  live 
Still  may  I  walk     418 :  Teach  us,  O  Lord, 
Still  may  we  to  our  6>i8  Tears  mv  food. 
Still  nigh  me,  O  my  461  Tell  in  seraphic 
Still,  O  Lord,  our    622  j  Tell  me  not  of 
Still  restless  nature22 1  Tell  me,  or  thou 
Still  we  are  thine    591  '•  Tempests  of  angry 
Still  we  believe,       156  Ten  thousand  dv. 
Still  will  I  strive,    657 1  Ten  thousand  off. 
Strangers  and          405 ,  Ten  thousand  sna. 
Strike" through  thy  135  j  Ten  thousand  tho. 
Strive  in  joy  with"  3581  Ten  thousand  to 
Strive  we,  in  620  Tend'rest  branch, 

Strong  were  thy      185  Thankful  I  take 
Stronger  his  love    317  Thanks  for 
Stronger  than  d.     342  Th'  apostle3  of  my 
Struggle  thro'  thy  732  Th'  atonement  of 
Stung  by  the  133  That  blessed  law 

Subdue  in  us  the    636  That  blessed  sense 
Sublime  upon  his    499  That  bloody  ban. 
Subsists  as  in  us     644  That  comfort  was 
Such  honor  all  thy  438  That  great  nryste. 
Such  troths  to  us    565  That  glorious 
Such  was  thy  truth   83  That  heavenly 
Such  wonders,         193  That  holy  peace 
Sun  and  moon  are  456  That  I  thy  mercy 
Sun,  moon,  and      553  That  long  as  life 
Sun  of  righteous.      61 1  That  man  may  last 
Superior  to  my  fe-es  712,  That  mighty  faith 
Supported  by" his    674 1  That  mount,  how 
Supreme  and  II  That  on  the  arm 

Sure  I  must  fight,   472  That  once  loved 
Sure  never  to  my    316  That  path  with 
Surelv  he  will  not  510  That  peace  of  Gcd, 
Surely  I  shall,         369  That  prize  with 
Surely,  if  thou  pr.  689  That  promise 
Surely,  if  thou  the  221  That  sacred  strecjr 
Surely  once  thy       664 1  That  so  thy 
Surely  thou  canst    308 1  That  thou  canst 
Surely  thou  didst    617 1  That  uncreated 
Surprising  grace !  340 :  That  wisdom, 
Sweet  fields  be.       507 1  That  year  to  year 


is  the  day  of  231 
Sweet  is  the  me.  214 
Sweet  to  look  725 

Sweet  to  reflect  725 
Sweet  to  rejoice  725 
Sweetly  may  we     632 


The  acts  of  pious 
The  angel  of  the 
The  bags  are  rent 
The  1/eam  that 
The  birds,  without 
The  blessed 


772 


INDEX    OF    STANZAS. 


The  gift  which 
The  gladness  of 
The  glorious 
The  glory  of  the 
The  God  of 
The  God  of  love, 


The  Messing  of       672 

The  blessings  all     641 

The  blind  are  247 

The  bliss  of  those   366 

The  blood  of  goats  105 

The  blood  of  our     219 

The  bounties  of         46 

The  brightest  444 

The  brightness  of     26 

The  busy  tribes  of  481 

The  calm  retreat     697 

The  captive  exiles  629  The  gospel 

The  changing  533  |  The  grace  I  have 


616IThe«Ioveof  Christ  198 
335  The  love  of  Christ   191 


372  The  man  whos&         47 

187!  The  man  was  719 

399 (The  Mediator's  1« 

242 'The  meek  and  342 

The  God  that  rules  446  j  The  meek,  the  94 

The  God  we  171  The  men  of  gracf    447 

The  godly  fear,        236 ;  The  mercy  1  feel,     246 

The  good,  the  436i  The  ministerial       I'M 

The  goodly  land  I    400;The  mite  my  43f 

235 1  The  more  I  strova   311 

324  The  motions  of  our  155 


The  channel  of  the  604 'The  grace  to  12  The  names  of  all     115 

The  cheerful  708,  The  grace  which  I  211 1  The  uew  Jerusalem  559 

The  gracious  fruits  379;  The  news  of  his       505 


The  Christ  by 

The  chronicles         628  The  graves  of  all 

The  church  of  the  205  The  great  I  AM 

The  church  tri.        627  The  greedy  sea 

The  cities  through  535  The  guiltless 

The  clouds  like        580  The  hand  that 

The  counsel  of  thy  367  [  The  happy  gate3 

The  coveuant  589 1  The  hardness  from  266!  The  pains,  the 

The  cross  our  692  The  heavenly  babe    76  The  paschal 

The  daily  death  I    330 1  The  helpless 


523  The  uoisy  winds 
120 1  The  opening  353 

495 1  The  order  of  thy  170 
236i  The  pain  of  life  '  183 
155 [The  painful  thirst,  379 
240 1  The  pains  of  death  531 


The  dav  glides  35' 
The  day  of  small  290 
The  day  of  thy  367 
The  deadly  slunib.  412 
The  deaf  hear  247 


104 

593  The  pasture  I  440 

447  The  path  of  82 

28  i  The  peace  which     294 
337  The  people  that  in  550 


The  hill  of  Zion 

The  holy,  holy, 

The  holy,  meek, 

The  Holv  Spirit       251:  The  Pharisee 

The  holv  to  the        627 1  The  present 
The  dear  tokens  of  126;  The  huge  celestial   498;  The  profit  will 
The  dearest  idol  I   328 1  The  impious  crew    601  j  The  promised 
The  depth  of  all      350 1  The  incommunica.    15;  The  race  we  all 


The  dictates  of  thy_36 


The  dread 
The  dying  thief 
The  earth,  and 
The  earth  could 
Th'  Eternal 
The  Ethiop  then 
The  everlasting 
The  faithful 
The  Father  hears 
The  Father  of 
The  Father, 
lh.    Father,  Son, 
The  Father  who 


The  joys  and  450  The  recent 

The  King  himself    227'  The  riches  of  his 


The  King  of  u 
The  King  whose 
The  kingdom, 
The  kingdom  of 
The  Lamb  for 
The  Lamb  on  the 
The  lamb,  the 
The  lark  mounts 
The  length  and 


40  The  righteousness  655 
The  rocks  can  rend  283 
The  rocks  could  91 
The  rolling  31 

The  rolling  sun,  553 
The  rougher  our  404 
The  rush' of  442 

The  sacred  lessons  555 
The  sacred,  true,     214 


The  lepers  from  all  247 1  The  saints  from  his  143 


235 1  The  lion  roaring     629 


90!  The  little  cloud 


TlH'  few  that  truly  178 
TU-  Are  our  graces  453 


The  Hoods,  O 
The  9owery 
The  H  >wing 
The  fendness  of  a 
The  foolish 
The  loot  on  earth 
The  forests  in  his 
Th«  formalists 
The  fouut  of  life 


561 


The  little  hills 
The  living  bread 
The  Lord  has 
The  Lord  is  risen 
The  Lord  makes 
The  Lord,  my 
The  Lord  of 
124!  The  Lord  of  old 
34 1  The  Lord  our 
263!  The  Lord  pours 
539 1  The  Lord  protect? 
The  friends  who  in  457  j  The  Lord  reveals 
The  fruit  of  the       220  The  Lord  shall 
The  fuluess  of  my   703  The  Lord  shall  in 
f  he  gates  cf  hell     178  The  Lord,  the 
The  gift  77,  309 [The  Lord  your 


The  saints  in  his,  505 
The  saints  when  he  106 
The  scape-goat  on  104 
The  sea  beheld  his    54 


The  secret  of  the  668 
The  seeds  which  435 
The  servant  715 

The  servile  541 

The  sharpness  of  394 
The  sighing  ones  467 
The  smilings  oftbv  27 
ThesmnkeV  the  *  540 
The  smoke  of  thy  222 
The  softened  580 

The  Son  of  God  88  89 
The  Son  of  God  P.  120 
The  sorrows  of  446 
The  soul  of  man      251 


INDEX    OF    STANZAS. 


77;. 


The  soul  that  longs  261 !  Thee,  the  great 


376 


The  soul  that  on  460 

The  souls  that  624 
The  spacious  earth  145 

The  splendid  450 
The  Spirit  breathe  104 

The  Spirit,  by  his  152 

The  Spirit  of  con.  154 

The  Spirit  of  inte.  645 

The  Spirit  of  154 

The  Spirit  takes  358 

The  storm  is  laid  612 

The  stormy  deep  612 
The  summons  goes  256 

The  sun  at  thy  603 

The  Sun  of  322 

The  temple  of  the  263 

The  thing  sur.  382 

The  things  eternal  72S 

The  things  of  152 

The  things  338 

The  thunder  of  517 

The  thunders  of  49 

The  thund'ring  597 

The  tokens  of  thy  217 

The  top  our  faith  124 

The  triumphs  of  68 

The  types  and  99 

The  universal  64 

The  various  580 

The  veil  is  rent  99 

The  veil  of  unbe.  316 

The  victim  slain  120 

The  vile,  the  lost  216 

The  vineyard  of  204 

The  voice  of  this  519 
The  warbling 
The  watchmen 


Thee,  the  paternal  103 
Thee,  then,  my  449 
Thee  to  laud  225 

Thee  to  perfection  608 
Thee  we  expect,  648 
Thee  while  man  8 

Thee  wliile  the  23 

Thee  will  I  love,  413 
Their  alms  in  571 

Their  bones  as  538 
Their  feeble  fram.  518 
Their  hearts  from  190 
Their  instrumenta.  474 
Their  joy  shall  174 
Their  mounds,  598 
Their  names  are  482 
Their  selfish  will  688 
Them  the  Spirit 
Then  all  the 
Then  back  to 
Then  dig  about 
Then  every 
Then  God  upon 
Then  I  shall 
Then  in  a  nobler 
Then  in  the  last 
Then,  Jesus,  at 
Then,  Judah.thou  539 
Then  let  me  on  645 
Then  let  mo  513 

Then  let  our  115 

Then  let  our  songs  447 
Then  let  the  last  523 
Then  let  the  498 

Then  let  the  wild.  451 
Then  let  us  ever      61 


188  Then  let  us  gather  251 
The  water  cannot  101 1  Then  let  us  gladlv  375 
The  way  the  holy  311 1  Then  let  us  in  *  227 
The  way  thou  hast  218 !  Then  let  us  lawf.  644 
The  well  of  life  to   654 ,  Then  let  us  make    199 


The  whole  creation  137  :  Then  let  us  record  525 

The  whole  trium.     402  j  Then  let  us  see  147 

The  winter's  night  588 ;  Then  let  us  sit  97 
The  word  of  G od     375  j  Then  let  us  submit  246 

The  words  of  his     20S .  Then  let  us  wait  203 

The  world  cannot    181 1  Then  mav  I  hope  293 

The  world  of            605  Then,  mercy  on  692 

The  world  recedes   730  j  Then  peace  596 

The  worst  of            308;  Then,  Saviour,  434 

The  year  rolls          481  i  Then  shall  I  see,  231 

-The  young,  the  old  153  j  Then  shall  no  foes  599 

Thee  all  the  choir     65  ]  Then  shall  our  370 

Thee,  Father,  Son,  589 ;  Then  sorrow,  457 

Thee,  holy  Father,    15  j  Then  swift  and  490 

Thee  I  can  love        384  Then  wake  vour  108 

Thee  in  thy              627  Then  we  our  579 

Thee  mav  I  set         717 .  Then  we  will  579 

Thee,  only  thee,  I    285  \  Then,  when  long  571 

Thee,  Son  of  Man,  453:  Then,  when  the  639 

Thee,  sovereign         6S!  Then,  while  ye  489 

1  Thee,  the  first-born    9  Then  will  I  teach  276 


Then  will  I  tell  to  31! 
Then  with  the  7C2 
Thence  he  arose,  522 
Thence,  when  the  438 
There  all  our  61S 

There  all  the  mil.  730 
There  all  the  ship's  52g 
There  did  he  597 

There  dwells  the  400 
There  endless  49! 

There  everlasting  50f 
There  for  me  the  331 
There  garlands  of  405 
There  gen'rous  507 
There  grow  thy  175 
There  happier  506 
There  I  shall  bathe  471 
There,  if  thy  697 

There  is  a  stream  168 
There  is  a  world  521 
There  is  my  house  728 
There  is  the  spoiler  597 
There  let  it  for  thy  449 
There  let  us  all  41 
There,  like  a  3C 

There,  like  the  697 
There,  my  mother,  690 
There,  on  a  green  405 
There  safe  thou  626 
There  shall  I  offer  167 
There  shed  thy  319 
There  the  pompous  112 
There,  there  at  his  687 
There  thou  hast  30 
There  we  shall  202 
There  we  shall  see  446 
There  we  shall  with  113 
There,  where  my  292 
There,  with  benign  28 
There,  with  united  237 
There's  an  inheri.  502 
There  your  exalted  109 
These  are  the  joys  350 
These  clouds  of  656 
These  eves  shall  203 
These  lively  524 

These  pleas  594 

These  sacred  244 

These  temples  of  564 
These  walls  we  tc  63 
They  chant  the  57 
They  come !  they  537 
They  die  in  Jesus  521 
Thev  drink  the  511 
They  go  from  231 

They  know  no  572 

They  marked  the  493 
They  mourn  their  339 
They  scorn  to  seek  358 
They  stagger,  and,  612 
They  tell  the  121 

They  that  be  whole  29S 
They  watch  each    126 


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INDEX    OP    STANZAS. 


Thev  watch  for  189 1  Thou  dost  with 

Th'  indubitable  lfil  Thou  earth,  thy 

Thine  everlasting  463 

Thine  eye,  O  God,  596 

Thine  honors  42 

Thin  3,  Lord,  is  21 

Thins,  Lord,  we        70 

Thin?  shall  for  650 

Thine,  wholly  654 


Thou  everywhere  463 
Thou  gavest  rue  to  712 
Thou  great  and  651 
Thou  great  271 

Thou  hast  helped  C62 
Thou  hast  in  293 

Thou  hast  mv  flesh  387 


Thine  would  1  /ive  708 1  Thou  hast  obtained  297 
Think.  O  my  soul,  516;  Thou  hast  on  us  33 
This  awful  God  is  446  j  Thou  hast  pro.  287 
This  blessed  word   477]  Thou  hast  redeem.  137 

Hnv  f-Jnil    H-iis    fiTSTlir.ii    h-ict- 


This  day  God  was 
This  earth,  with  53 
This  eucharistic  216 
This  glorious  hope  642 
This  happiness  in  727 
This  hath  set  me  347 
This  heavenly  229 

This  instant  now  I  114 
This  inward,  dire  160 
This  is  niv  blood  210 
This  is  niv  well-  82 
This  is  the  bond  of  631 
This  is  the  day  227 
This  is  the  dear  368 
This  is  the  faith  720 
This  ia  the  grace  348 
This  is  the  strait,  456 
This  is  the  victory  181 
This  is  the  way  311 
This  is  thy  will,  270 
This  life's  a  dream  500 
This  only  thing  do  1 
This  only  woe  I 
This  our  prep.  681 

This  the  universal  248 
This,  this  is  our  704 
Thither  our  faith.  589 
Th'  o'erwhelming  236 
Those  are  the  136 

Those  characters  115 
Those  feeble  types  105 
TtDse  holy  gates  501 
Those  mighty  orbs  29 
Thou  all  our"  works  450 
Thau  art  a  Goi  674 
Thou  art  gone  to  524 
Thou  art  my  407 


Thou  hast  vouch. 
Thou  hear'st  me 
Thou  kuow'st  for 
Thou  kuow'st  I        439 
Thou  know'st  in      668 
Thou  know'st  not    436 
Thou  kuow'st  the b.  267 
Thou  kuow'st  the  p.  58 
Thou,  Lord,  hast     712 
Thou,  Lord,  our 
Thou,  Lord,  the 
Thou  loving, 
Thou  lov'st  what. 
Thou  moon  that 
Thou  my  daily 
Thou  my  inrpetu 


Though  raised  to  a  IIS 
Though  rocks  and  613 
Though  the  night  678 
Though  the  sous  of  473 
Though  unseen,  I  346 
Though  waves  and  339 
Though  your  519 

Three  persons  15 

Thrice  blessed,  476 
Thrice  comfortable  462 
Thrice  Holy  I  22.70 
Through  all  710 

Through  all  his  49 
575  Through  all  the  d.  6S0 
304  Through  all  the  m.  702 


354 


Through  Christ  125 
Through  every  p.  709 
Through  every  s.  529 
Through  Ore  and  417 
Through  grace  we  252 
Through  hidden  709 
Through  Jesus's  528 
Through  many  470 
469!  Through  much  181 
97  Through  the  rich  479 
18  Through  the  wide  323 
60  Through  thee  we  644 
466 1  Through  thee,  who  406 
302  Throughout  the  d.  607 
Thou  my  one  thing  39S  |  Throughout  the  130 
Thou  neither  canst  18;  Throughout  the  u.  38 
Thou,  O  Christ,  315 1  Throughout  the  w.  349 
Thou,  O  Lord,  in  71"  Thuuder  and  hail,  63 
Thou,  O  Love,  my  398:  Thus  do  I  my  bed    726 


Thou,  O  my  God, 
166  Thou  on  the  Lord  463 
Thou  only  know.  366 
Thou  onlv,  Lord,  550 
Thou,  oniv  thou,  198 
Thou  our  faithful  223 
Thou  restless  globe  63 
Thou  seest  me  deaf  300 


Thus  does  th'  eter. 
Thus  Gabriel  sang,  75 
Thus  God  the  Fa.  11 
Thus  humbly  tau.  650 
Thus  later  saints  210 
Thus,  Lord,  while  106 
Thus,  Lord,  would  640 
Thus  low  the  Lord  108 


Thou  seest  me  lvi.  220  Thus  might  I  hide  309 
Thdu  seest  my  "  330 :  Thus  on  the  heav.  695 
Thou  seest  our         464 1  Thus  present,  still  467 


Thou  seest  temp.     566 ,  Thus  shall  we 
Thou  seest  their      629 !  Thus  spake  the 
Thou  shalt  see  my  348  Thus  star  by  star 
Thou  shin'st  with      24 (Thus,  teach  me 
Thou  sittest  on  the   10  Thus,  though  the 


Thou  art  my  Pilot  613;  Thou  spread'st  the  683 j  Thus,  till  my  last 
Thou  art  the  earn.  158 1  Thou  standest  in     222 1  Thus  we  engage 
Ihou  s«  the  sea  of  27  Thou  waitest  to  be   3S  Thus,  when  life's 
Thou  a  rt  thyself     4S7  I  Thou  who  hast        637  j  Thus  when  the 
Thou  awful  Judge  494;Thou  wilt  not  290  Thus,  while  his 

Thou  bidd'st  us  306 1  Though  destruc.  676 
Thon  by  thy  word  6S  i  Though  earthly  529 
Thou  calu-st  me  408  Though  high  above  2S 
Thou  canst  not  toil  436  Though  I  have  gri.  275 
Thou  canst  303,  304 .  Though  I  have  165 
Thou  di'lst  once       662 1  Though  in  45 

Thou  didst  the  456  Though  in  afflict.  462 
Thou  dost  conduct  478  Though  late,  I  all    285 


Thus  while  the 

Thus,  while  we  698 

Thus  will  the  180 

Thus  with  my  681 

Thus  would  my  673 
Thy  all-surrounding56 

Thy  angels  shall  677 

Thy  hoSy,  broken  212 


INDEX    OF    STANZAS. 


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Thy  bounteous  709 
Thv  bountiful  care  53 
Tliy  call  if  I  ever  164 : 
Thy  condescending  284 
Thy  every  suff  'ring  450 
Thv  face' with  434 

Thy  Father  and  136 
Thv  feet  were  266 

Thy  gifts,  alas,  396 
Thy  glories  blaze  31 1 
Thv  glorious  name  33 
Thy  Godhead  17 

Thy  goodness  and  38 
Thy  grace  still  147 
Thy  hand,  how  30 

Thy  hand  in  57b 

Thy  heart,  I  know,  295 
Thy  holy  will  be  721 
Thy  house  is  ever  563 ! 
Thy  judgments,  283 
Thv  kiuedoni  650.  635 
Thy  laws,  O  God,  136  i 
Thy  light  and  213 1 

Thv  love  I  soon  365  j 
Thy  love  the  con.  368 
Thy  love  the  power  705  j 
Thy  loving,  428 

Thy  mercy  never  58  i 
Thy  meritorious  106 
Thy  mighty  name  132 
Thy  name,  Jeho.  16] 
Thy  name.  O  God,  702 
Thy  name  to  me,  364 
Thy  nature  be  my  361 
Thy  nature  I  long  727 
Thy  offering  still  113 
Thy  only  love  do  I  318 
Thy  only  will  be  663 
Thy  pain  is  my  89 
Thy  people,  Lord,  264 
Thy  people,  saved  543 
Thy  power,  and  299 
Thy  power  in  453 

Thy  power  omnip.  499 
Thy  power  through  17 
Thy  power  unparal.  24 
Thy  powerful  203 

Thy  presence  fills  666 
Thy  promise  d.  542 
Thy  promise,  Lord,  564 
Thy  promise  is  mv  310 
Thy  providence  "  606 
Thy  providence  is  47 
Thy  providence  my  708 
Thy  ransomed  386 
Thv  righteousness  655 
Thy  saints  in  all  472 
Thy  sanctifying  378 
Thy  secret  voice  44^' 
Thy  shining  grace  27 
Thy  side  an  open  266 
Thy  single  arm,  550 
Thy  sinless  mind    393 


Thy  sovereign          349  To  God  vour  425 

Thy  saff ' rings,  211  To  graft  the  virtues  573 
Thy  sun  thou  21  j  To  hear  the  283 

Thy  utmost  mercy  326  To  heaven  the  140 

Thy  voice  pro.  22  To  help  our  soul's    646 

Thy  will  by  me  369  To  him  continually  109 
Thy  wisdom  here  607  To  him  mine  eye  461 
Thy  wondrous  16  To  him  that  in  thy  338 

Thv  word  is  554  To  Jesus  may  we    255 

Thv  worship  no  679  To  Jesus'  name  641 
till  all  the  earth  119 .  To  Jesus  name,  "'  301 
Tlil  at  thv  coming  294  To  Jesus,  our  13C 


Till  he  convey  us  77  To  keep  the  feast  213 
Till  then  I  would     146 :  To  know  thy  65£ 

Till  then  with  us       67 :  To  meet  our  207 

Till  thou  anew  my  421  ■  To  our  Redeemer  14S 
Till  thou  into  my"  396  To  our  young  race  59S 
Till  thou  thy  645  To  please  thee  278 

Time,  like  an  ever  481 1  To  praise  a  Trinity  7 
Time  to  repent  575  To  pray,  and  wait  586 
'Tis  done,  the  great  706  To  purest  joys  353 

'Tis  done,  the  pre.  96  To  real  holiness  377 
'Tis  done,  thou  397  To  rescue  me  from  284 
'Tis  finished  !  all  99;  To  save  what  was  246 
'Tis  finished  !  our   143  To  save  the  race      539 


'Tis  God's  ali-ani. 
'Tis  God !  his 
'Tis  he  forgives 
'Tis  he  supports 
'Tis  here  thy 
'Tis  his  almightv 


410  To  save  us  from  16 
C04  To  scorn  the  senses  448 
51:  To  seek  thee  all  4-6 
672, To  serve  and  bless  605 
C07  To  shame  our  sins  141 
148 1  To  spend  one  231 

'Tis  Jesus  the  first  40  To  spread  the  rays  84 
'Tis  like  the  oil  635 ,  To  take  a  glimpse  350 
'Tis  like  the  sun  554  \  To  take  a  poor  727 
'Tis  love !  'tis  love !  322  i  To  that  Jerusalem  512 
'Tis  mercy  all  445 1  To  that  my  rising   435 

'Tis  mystery  all !     336  j  To  the  blest  306 

'Tis  no  surprising  340 i  To  the  cross,  thine  333 
•Tis  not  a  cause  189 '  To  the  great  One  13 
'Tis  not  that  458 1  To  thee,  and  thee      27 

"Tis  pleasant  as  the  635  i  To  thee,  as  to  our  466 
'Tis  prayer  suppo.  425  i  To  thee,  benign  710 
'Tis  thee  I  love,  141  j  To  thee  for  refuge  680 
'Tis  there  1  would  441 1  To  thee  I  lift  my  318 
'Tis  there,  with  the  440 ,  To  thee  insepara.  631 
'Tis  thine  a  heart  297' To  thee  let  all  the  545 
"Tis  true,  the  race  411.  To  thee  may  each  696 
To  all  my  weak  709.  To  thee  my  last  291 
To  all  thy  churche.  190 !  To  thee  mv  spirits  27 
To  ask  with  faith  696  To  thee,  O"  Lord,  603 
To  damp  our  586  To  thee  our  hu.  he.  337 


To-day  attend  his  49 

To-day  he  rose  232 

To  do  "his  heav'nly  85 

To  each  the  589 

To  ev'ry  soul  (all  69 

To  fit  his  soul  for  688 

To  follow  his  402 
To  gather  home 


To  thee  our  hum.  466 
To  thee  shall  earth  368 
To  thee  the  glory  383 
To  thee  we  pay  696 
To  this  dear  213 

To  this  the  joyful     536 


To  those  who 


205  j  To  thv  benign 
To  God,  the  Father  671 ;  To  thy  blest  will 
To  God,  the  Son.       14,  To  thy  pard'ning 
To  God,  the  Spirit's  14  To  thy  sure  love 
To  God,  most  696  j  To  us  our  own 


776 


INDEX    OF    STANZAS. 


To  watch  their  689 
To  you,  in  David's  TG 
5"  jgevher  in  his  256 
Together  let  us  630 
Too  much  to  thee  94 
Tormenting  pangs  490 
Touch  me,  and  656 
Touched  with  a  115 
Touched  by  the  631 
Train  up  thy  568 

Transient  aiid  vain  519 
Tranquil  amid  580 
Tremble  our  hearts  40 
Trembling  we  683 

Trials  make  the  452 
Trials  must  and  452 
Triumph  and  362 

Triumphant  host  7 
True  aud  faithful  151 
True  pleasures  357 
True,  'tis  a  strait  409 
True  yoke-fellows,  201 
True, "you  are  260 

Truly  blessed  is  352 
Truly  our  fel.  623 

Trusting  in  thy  729 
Turn,  and  your  265 
Turn  back  our  654 
Turn,  Christian,  483 
Turn  into  flesh  my  380 
Turn,  mortal,  turn  482 
Turn  the  full  .  684 
'Twas  a  heaven  355 
'Twas  grace  that  47C 
'Twas  he  who  136 

'Twas  not  their       599 

Unchangeable,  all-   19 

Under  the  shadow  480 

Unfathomable  de.  19 

Unite  the  pair  so  567 

United  zeal  be  61 

Universal  Saviour  542 

Unless  our  sinful  39 

Unnumbered  com.  709 

Unsearchable  the  79 

Unsustaiued  by  414 

Unwearied  may  I  363 

Up  into  thee,  our  639 

Up  to  her  courts  175 

Up  to  the  hills  674 

Uphold  me  in  the  413 

Upon  me  lay  thy  672 

Upon  my  head  323 

Upon  the  bridal  6S5 

Us  in  the  stead  of  189 

Us  into  closest  636 

Us  into  thy  630 

Vain  in  themselves  105 
Vain  the  stone  111 
Vainly  we  offer  80 
Vessels  of  mercy,    184 


Vilest  of  all  th'  324 
Vilest  of  the  sinful  385 
Visit,  then,  this  698 
Vouchsafe  us  eyes  315 
Vying  with  that          9 

"Waft,  waft,  ye  546 

Wait,  then,  my  470 

Wake  and  lift  up  670 

"Waken,  O  God,  576 

Waken,  O  Lord,  482 

Walk  with  me  488 

Warn  me  of  every  44 1 

Was  it,  for  crimes  309 

Wash  me,  and  361 
Wash  out  its  stains  452 

Watch,  'tis  your  428 

Watchman,  tell  us  550 

Wave  your  trill  64 

We  all  have  left  690 

We  all  may,  like  465 

We  all  partake  616 

We  all  shall  think  633 

We  are  now  his  372 

We  are  travelling  406 

"We  bow  before  262 

We  bring  the  5G3 

Wo  bring  them,  209 

We  can,  O  Jesus,  585 

We  cannot  speak  450 

We  cannot  think  646 


We  come,  great  God  40 


We  for  his  sak 

We  for  whom  411 

We  for  whose  411 

We  give  thee,  11 

We  have  laid  up  686 
We  have  no'biding405 

We  have  no  out.  7'-0 

We  in  thy  word  593 

We  laugh  to  scorn  630 

We  lay  our  677 

We  meet  through  5+5 

We  meet  with  one  158 

We  need  not  now  223 

We  never  will  589 

We  new  thy  206 

We  part  in* body,  644 

Wc  plead  the  579 

We  plead  thy  594 

We  pray  that  you  260 

We  read  the  hea.  245 

We  see  the  blood  214 

We  shall  gain  our  372 

We  shall  our  time  205 

We  share  our  642 

We  soon  shall  654  , 

We  thank  thee  605 1 

We  trust  not  in  626 

We  weep  for  those  437 

We  welcome,  519 

"We,  while  the  495 

We  who  in  Christ  341 


We  will  noi  close  5S 
We  would  no  341 

We  would  68f) 

We  wrestle  for  the  137 
Weak  is  the  effort  140 
Weep  not  o'er  090 

Weep  o'ei*your  143 
Welcome  ail  by  139 
Welcome  as  the  658 
Welcome  from  (122 

We'll  crowd  thy  5» 
Well  might  the  SOS 
Well  pleased  the  3>i 
Were  half  the  'J4  7 

Were  1  possessc  r  ot  »42 
We're  soldiers,  643 
Were  the  whole  98 
What  ailed  thee.  ()  54 
What  are  our  351 

What  did  thine  308 
What  empty  442 

What  fulness  of  526 
What  have  I,  then  312 
What  is  it  keeps  268 
What  is  the  59 

What  mighty  636 

What  object.  Lord,  261 
What  our  dim  eye  '-'0 
What  peaceful  328 

What  shall  I  do?  824 
What  shall  I  do  my  349 
What  shall  I  say  "  298 
What  shall  the  516 
What  should  I  4*0 

What,  then,  is  he  196 
What  though  a  475 
What  though  I  302 
What  though  in  43 
What  though  my  321 
What  though  the  "ilO 
What  tho' the  gates  "'■>) 
What  tho' the  spicy  546 
What  though  yet  '  582 
What:  to  be  517 

What  troubles  M9 

What  wc  have  fel.  341 
Whate'er  for  inan  716 
Whate'erl  say  or  129 
WT.ate'er  in  earth  20 
Whate'er  iu  me  Hi 
Whate'er  my  sinful  4U 
Whate'er  obstructs  320 
Whate'er  our  31- 

Whate'er  th"  219 

Whate'er  thou  will  IS 
When  all  arrayed  122 
When  all  who  "on  148 
When  an.vious  708 
When  by  the  612 

Wheu  darkness  461 
When  death  o'er  708 
Wheu  deluges  of  62S 
When  earth  no        BSP 


INDEX    OF    STANZAS. 


i  t 


When  from  Ms  583 
When  from  its  56? 
When  from  the  a.  286 
When  from  the  d.  502 
When  gladness  705 
When  God  is  mine  365 
When  God  makes  174- 
When  Gods  own  131 
When  he  first  the  551 
When  he  the  table  224 
When  heaven  aDd  12 
562 


When  here  thy 

When  I  survey  42 

When  I  tread  the    404 

When  in  ecstasy       99 

When  in  the  slip.    709 

When  in  the  sultry  45 

When  Jesus  makes  368 

When  joy  no  457 

When  justice  gave  574 

When  life  sinks       465 

When  nature  fails  710 

When  on  Calvary     99 

When  once  it  554 

When  pain  o'er       469 

When  passing  thro'  461 

When  rising  Hoods  4521  While  in  thy 

When  shall  earth's  Gi>  J  While  monsters         63 

When  shall  I  hear  162  j  While  pity  prompts  519 

When  shall  I  reach  507 1  While  round  the      516 

When  shall  1  see     392 j  While  the  angel       346 

When  shall  these     506i  While  thee,  all  19 

When  shriv'lling     497  While  thou  art         470 

When  sorrowing      724 1  While  thou  didst       85 


Where  is  the  King  901 
Where  Jesus  dwells  493 1 
Where  pure  184 

Where  shall  I  177! 

Where  th'  aspirant  548, 
Where  the  arctic  549; 
Where  the  golden  548 j 
Where  the  iudubit.  162  j 
Where  the  saints  508 
Where  they  all  542  j 
Where  unity  is  634; 
Wherefore  let  18 

Wherefore  to  him  55; 
Wherefore  we  now  66  j 
While  all  his  53 

While  at  thv  cross  395 
While  full  o'f  300 

While  gathered  in  542 
While  God  invites  254; 
While  grace  is  246; 
While  guilt  275 

While  he  affords  46 1 
While  I  concealed  339 1 
While  I  draw  102 

While  in  affliction's  478 ! 
While  in  this  383! 


557 


When  sorrows  bow   57 1  While  thy  unerringSiO 


When  streams  of 

When  that  illus.      472 

When  the  most        434 

When  thev  once      509 

When  thou  hadst      66 

When  thou  in  our     73 

When  thou,  O  282 

When  thro'  fiery      460 

When  thro'  the        460 

When  thy  rebuke    597 

When  to  laborious  6»5 

When  to  the  cross    213 

When  to  the  right  421 

When  to  the  right  638 

When  to  thv  works   42 1  Who  passing 

When  troubles  rise  167  j  Who  suffer  with       476 

When  vexing  724;  Who  the  calm  can  607 

When  we  asunder   642 !  Who  thee  beneath  265 

When  we  rise  up     225  Who  then  shall        498 

When  wilt  thou       159 1  Who  thus  our  faith  217 

When  worn  with     709  j  Who  trusting  in       491 

When,  wrestling     291  j  Who,  who,  my  94 

Whene'er  io  error's 555 1  Who,  who  shall       302 

Whene'er  my  424:  Who,  who  would     508 

Where  all  our  toils  2051  Whoe'er  to  thee       312 

Where  am  I      279,  323  i  AVhom  have  I  on     398 

Where  he  displays  533 !  Whom  I  to  thy         729 

Where  is  the     288. 327 '  Whom  now  we        649 

25* 


While  we  seek 
While  with  mv  45 

While  vet  his"  212 

Whither,  O  whither  36 
Who  ask  thine  aid  57 
Who  bow  to  182 

Who  can  behold  22 
Who  can  his  54 

Who  can  resolve  486 
Who  can  tell  the  127 
Who  did  for  us  147 
Who  in  Jesus  639 

Who  in  these  219 

Who  on  earth  can  639 
172 


Whom  thou  dost  671 
Whose  glory  lo  1 

Why  are  its  215 

Why  art  thou  cast  722 
Why  hast  thou  cast  617 
Why  is  its  beautv  665 
Why  should  1  court  719 
WhV  should  I  shr.  506 
Why  should  the  264 
Why  should  we  d.  3c 
Why  should  we  ti  522 
Why  will  vou  in  25*' 
Why  wouldst  tb^iu  16V 
Wide  as  the  reach  24t 
Wide  as  the  world  50 
Will  gifts  delight  311 
Will  he  forsake  his  305 
Will  not  our  God  595 
Will  she  then  733 

Wilt  thou  not  bid  326 
Wilt  thou  not  the  150 
Wilt  thou  not  vet  321 
Winds,  ye  shall  63 
Wisdom,  and  might  68 
Wisdom  Divine !  352 
With  all-sufficient  714 
With  ail  pollutions  260 
With  all  who  chant  588 


With  all  who  for  319 
With  angels  and  135 
With  ardent  eye  451 
With  boldness,  660 
With  calm  and  712 
With  deep  remorse  87 
With  downcast  eye  20 
With  ease  our  631 

With  fraudless,  469 
With  gifts  of  grace  685 
With  God.  the  Son,  161 
With  grace.  177 

With  grief  thy  595 
With  heart,  and  651 
With  him  1  on  501 

With  him  the  455 

With  him  we  are  608 
With  him  we  walk  344 
With  Israel's  540 

With  joy  let  Judah  173 
With  joy  like  his  109 
With  joy  the  chorus  73 
With  jov  the  F.  358 
With  joy  we  shall  205 
With  m'e  I  know,  373 
With  me,  your  335 

With  my  substance  548 
With  outstretched  412 
With  pitying  eyes  140 
With  pure,  celes.  218 
With  simple  faith  297 
With  singing  we  686 
With  softening  pity  270 
With  thauks  we  686 
With  thee  con.         408 


778 


INDEX    OF    STANZAS. 


With  thee  in  the  86 

With  them  we  474 

With  us  no  588 

With  us  thou  art  648 

With  verdant  leaf  C94 

With  what  dif.  497 

With  what  reseni.  572 

With  what  success  591 

With  whom  dost  36 

Within  these  570 

Witnesses  of  th'  201 

Witnesses  that  620 

Wond  ring  I  ask  710 

Worship,  honor,  116 

Worthy  is  He  that  138 

Worthy  the  Lamb  137 

Would  not  mine  439 

Would  not  my  439 

Wouldst  thou  the  298 

Ye  all  shall  find  375 

Ye  angels  catch  Gl 
Ye  angels,  great  in  52 

Ye  careless  ones,  260 

Ye  chosen  seed  of  117 

Ye  dying  souls,  244 

Ye  fearful  saints,  34 

Ye  fields  of  light,  61 

Ye  Gentile  sinners  117 

Ye  in  the  wilder.  123 

Ye  mortals,  catch  107 

Ye  nations,  bend  33 

Ye  on  whom  he  249 


Ye  saints,  assist  131 
Ye  saw  him  in  123 
Ye  saw  the  121 

Ye  seraphs  nearest  8 
Ye  sinners,  come  245 
Ye  sinners,  seek  258 
Ye  slaves  of  sin  234 
Ye  slumb'ring  496 
Ye  sous  of  men  180 
Ye  stars  are  but  730 
Ye  that  round  our  100 
Ye  wheels  of  584 

Ye  who  faint  587 

Ye  who  have  sold  234 
Ye  who  own  his  249 
Vc  who  see  the  138 
Ye  who  spurn  his  118 
Ye  whom  the  62 

Ye  whose  loins  587 
Yea,  Amen,  let  all  126 
Yea,  and  before  we  446 
Yea,  let  it,  Lord,  154 
Yea,  let  men  rage,  196 
Yea,  when  this  471 
Yes,  every  secret  494 
Yes,  Lord,  well  280 
Yes,  saith  the  Lord, 628 
Yes,  the  Christian.  526 
Yes,  the  prize  shall  497 
Yes!  thou  art  146 

Yes,  your  sins  have  283 
Yet  all  these  193 

Yet  by  the  prince   558 


Yet  didst  not  thon  8) 
Yet  glorified  by  491 
Yet  hast  thou  not  590 
Yet  if  it  could  640 
Yet,  in  thy  Son,  608 
Yet  it  will  strive  640 
Yet  like  an  idle  576 
Yet  O,  the  chier  165 
Yet  O,  the  riches  327 
Yet  onward  I  haste  357 
Yet  save  a  274 

Yet  still  a  higher  219 
Yet  still  our  eleva.  86 
Yet  still  the  Lord  499 
Yet  still  we  wait  541 
Yet  these,  new  520 
Yet  when  the  631 

Yet,  while  at  21 

Yet  will  there  700 

Yet  wilt  thou  not  39 
Yet  wise  and  193 

Yet  would  I  not  327 
You,  on  our  minds  641 
Your  claim,  alas !  177 
Your  faith  by  holy  109 
Your  guides  and  "  426 
Your  real  life  110 

Your  way  is  dark,  254 
Your  willing  ear  240 
Youth  on  length      582 

Zion  enjoys  her       MB 


INDEX   OF   HYMNS. 


The  Figures  refer  to  the  page. 


A.  broken  heart 
A  charge  to  keep 
A.  fountain  of  life 
A.  goodly,  formal 
A  nation  God 
A.  thousand  oracles 

Divine 
Abashed  be  all  the 
Abraham,  when 
Absent 


275  And  live  I  yet  by 
428  And  must  I  be  to 
355  And  must  this  body 
281  And  now,  my  soul, 
596  And  will  the  great, 
And  will  the  Judge 
And  wilt  thou  yet 
81 1  Angel  of  covenant 
456 j Angels  rejoice  in 
alas!  from 492 \ Angels,  where'er 


According  to  thy 

Adam  descended 

Again  the  kind 

Ah !  Lord,  with 

Ah  !  whither  should  286!  Are  there  not  in  the 


212  Angels  your  march 
103  Another  six  days' 
572  Appointed  by  thee, 
432  Approach  my  soul 


Alas  !  and  did  my    308  Arise,  my  soul, 
All  glory  to  God  in    73  Arise,  my  tend'rest 
All  glory  to  th'         737  Arise,  0  King  of 
All  hail  the  power    117  Arm  of  the  Lord, 
All  praise  to  Him     676  As  much  have  I  of 
All  praise  to  our      616  As  the  hart  with 
All  praise  to  the       356  Assembled  at  thy 
All  praise  to  the       611  Author  of  faith, 
All  praise  to  thee,    674  Author  of  faith,  to 
Almighty  God  of      539  Author  of  faith,  we 
Almighty  Maker,  ■     31  Author  of  our 
Am  I  a  soldier  of     471  Awake,  and  sing 
Amazing  grace  !        470  Awake,  Jerusalem, 
And  am  I  born  to    485  Awake,  my  soul, 
And  am  I  only  born  484  Awake,  my  soul !  st. 
And  are  we  yet         199  Awake,  my  soul,  to 
And  can  I  yet  284  Awake,  our  souls  ! 

And  can  it  be  that   336  i  Away'  my  needless 
And  let  our  bodies  204  Away,  my  unbe. 
And  let  this  feeble  510 1  Away  with  our 

(779) 


710 
494 
523 
584 
563 
257 
329 
721 
122 
474 
182 
229 
615 
310 
657 
344 
259 
.565 
183 
719 
722 
545 
337 
306 
629 
214 
447 
184 
670 
410 
673 
409 
462 
459 
504 


'80 


INDEX    OF    HYMNS. 


Baptized  into  thy 
Be  it  my  only 
Before  Jehovah's 
Begin,  my  soul,  th' 
Behold  a  stranger 


207 

419 

50 

61 


Captain  of  our  567 
Cast  on  the  fidelity  720 
Cease  here  longer  689 
Celestial  Dove,  164 


251  Cheered  with  thy     409 
406 


Behold  bow  good  a  633, Children  of  the 
Behold  th'  amazing  93 j Christ,  from  whom  632 
Behold  the  blind  82 [Christ,  the  Lord,  is  110 
Behold  the  glories  1 36  j  Come,  and  let  us  619 
Behold  the  morning  44 1  Come,  away  to  the  686 
Behold  the  mount.  536  j  Come,  Father,  Son, 
Behold  the  Saviour  96  and  Holy  Ghost  206 
Behold  the  servant  385 'Come,  Father,-One  668 
Behold  the  sure  560  Come,  Father,— To  567 
Behold  thy  temple,  561  Come,  Fa.,— Whom    10 


Behold  what 
Behold  where  in  a 
Being  of  beings, 
Beneath  our  feet 
Beset  with  snares 
Bid  me  of  men 


340 
84 
654 
482 
451 
421 


Blessing  and  honor,  70 
Blest  are  the  sons  695 
Blest  are  the  174 

Blest  be  our  33 

Blest  be  the  dear  203 
Blest  be  the  ever.  501 
Blest  be  the  Father  11 
Blest  be  the  tie  642 
Blow  ye  the  234 

Bound  upon  th'  95 

Brethren  in  Christ,  622 
Brightest  and  best  79 
But  who  shall  see  539 
By  faith  I  to  the  102 
By  faith  we  find  the  498 

Called  from  above  101 
Captain  of  Israel's  718 


Come,  holy,  celes.  164 
Come,  Holy  Ghost,  158 
Come,  Holy  Ghost,  159 
Come,  Holy  Ghost,  155 
Come,  Holy  Ghost,  221 
Come,  Holy  Spirit,  163 
Come,  Holy  Spirit,  163 
Come,  humble  241 

Come,  let  our  569 

Come,  let  us  anew  573 
Come,  let  us  anew  403 
Come,  let  us  ascend  639 
Come,  let  us  join  137 
Come,  let  us  join  o.  514 
Come,  let  us  join  w.  227 
Come,  let  us  use  589 
Come,  let  us  who  in  252 
Come,  Lord,  and  367 
Come,  O  my  God,  397 
Come,  O  thou  all- 
Come,  O  thou 
Come,  O  thou  Tra 
Come,  O  thou  gr 


263 
658 
321 
371 


Come,  O  ye  sinners  235 


INDEX    OF    HYMNS. 


781 


Come  on,  my  part. 
Come  quickly, 
Come,  Saviour, 
Come,  sinners,  to 
Come,  sound  his 
Come,  thou  almigh. 
Come,  thou  ever. 
Come   thou  Fount 
Come    thou  high 
Come   thou  long- 
Come,  wisdom, 
Come,  ye  disconso. 
Come,  ye  followers 
Come,  ye  sinners, 
Come,  ye  that  love 
Come,  ye  weary 
Comfort,  ye  minis. 
Commit  thou  all  thy 
Creator,  Spirit,  by 

Dark  was  the  night, 
Daughter  of  Zion,  a. 
Daughter  of  Zion, 
Day  by  day  the 
Day  of  judgment, 
Deathless  principle, 
Deepen  the  wounds 
Depth  of  mercy! 
Did  Christ  o'er 
Do  not  I  love  thee, 
Draw  near,  0  Son 
Dread  Sovereign, 

Early,  my  God, 
Earth,  rejoice,  our 
Enslaved  to  sense, 
Entered  the  holy 
Ent'ring  into  my 
Equip  me  for  the 


476 
651 
383 
236 
48 
13 
221 
447 
620 
660 
638 
253 
647 
237 
446 
277 
136 
463 
149 


184 
537 
466 
268 
731 
394 
330 
87 
439 
190 
680 

48 
473 
683 
114 
697 
711 


Eternal  Beam  of 
Eternal  depth  of 
Eternal  God,  our 
Eternal  God,  we 
Eternal  Power, 
Eternal  Source  of 
Eternal  Sovereign 
Eternal,  spotless 
Eternal  "Wisdom ! 
Except  the  Lord 
Extended  on  a 


723 
36 

604 
579 

23 
577 
600 

69 

30 
200 

94 


Far  as  creation's  57 
Far  as  thy  name  is  170 
Far  from  my  232 

Far  from  the  world,  697 
Father,  at  thy  foot.  631 
Father,  behold  with  427 
Father,  glorify  thy  150 
Father,  hear  the  660 
Father,  how  wide  29 
Father,  I  dare  395 

Father,  I  stretch  my  308 
Father,  I  wait  319 

Father,  if  justly  153 
Father,  if  thou  722 
Father,  in  whom  we  12 
Father,  into  thy  718 
Father  of  all,  by  687 
Father  of  all,  in  557 
Father  of-alL whose  67 
Father  of  boundless  541 
Father  of  everlast.  319 
Father  of  faithful  537 
Father  of  Jesus  382 
Father  of  Jesus  309 
Father  of  lights,  267 
Father  of  me  and  655 
Father  of  men,  thy  696 


782 


INDEX   OF   HYMNS. 


Father  of  mercies,  571 
Father  of  mercies,  436 
Father  of  mercies,  556 
Father  of  our  dying;  151 
Father,  our  hearts  77 
Father,  Son,  and  385 
Father,  Son,  and  738 
Father  supply  my  379 
Father,  'tis  thine  69 
Father,  to  thee  my  449 
First  and  last  in  me  659 
For  ever  here  my  361 
Forth  in  thy  name,  717 
Fountain  of  good!  25 
Fountain  of  life,  to  654 
Friend  after  friend  520 
From  all  that  dwell  536 
From  Greenland's  545 
From  whence  these  91 
Full  speed  along      698 

Gentle  stranger,  '  687 
Give  me  a  new,  a  378 
Give  me  the  en.  667 
Give  me  the  faith  197 
Give  me  the  wings  493 
Give  to  the  Father  736 
Give  to  the  winds  464 
Giver  and  guardian  672 
Giver  and  Lord  of  70 
Giver  of  concord,  635 
Giver  of  peace  and  633 
Glorious  things  of  176 
Glory  be  to  God  615 
Glory  be  to  God  on  226 
Glory  to  God,  550 

Glory  to  thee,  609 

Go,  preach  my  185 

Go,  saith  the  Lord,  292 


Go  to  the  grave  in  529 
Go,  ye  messengers  548 
God  in  his  earthly  174 
God  in  the  high  34 
God  is  a  name  my  22 
God  is  gone  up  on  118 
God  is  in  Judah  596 
God  is  in  this  and  277 
God  is  the  refuge  16? 
God  moves  in  a  33 

God  of  all  consola.  644 
God  of  all  consola.  161 
God  of  all  grace  418 
God  of  all  power,  378 
God  of  almighty  429 
God  of  eternal  truth  395 
God  of  eternal  truth  208 
God  of  love,  that  637 
God  of  my  life,  707 
God  of  my  life,  to  711 
God  of  my  life,  wh.  35 
God  of  my  salvation  307 
God  of  thine  Israel  561 
God  of  unexampled  141 
God  of  unspotted  665 
God  only  wise,  688 

God,  the  offended  189 
God,  thou  hast  594 
Good  is  the  Lord,  579 
Grace  every  morn'g  634 
Grace  is  a  plant,  260 
Grace!  'tis  a  charm.  144 
Gracious  Redeemer,  438 
Gracious  Redeemer,  422 
Great  God,  attend,  173 
Great  God,  indulge  650 
Great  God,  the  558 
Great  God,  this  230 
Great  God,  to  me       37 


INDEX    OF    HYMNS. 


783 


Great  is  our  169 

Great  is  the  Lord  563 
Great  Jehovah  !  we  738 
Guide  me,  0  thou     404 


Hail 
Hail 
Hail 
Hail 
Hail 
Hail 
Hail 
Hail 
Hail 
Happy 


coessential  10 
Father,  Son,  18 
Father,  whose  15 
God  the  Son  in  16 
Holy  Ghost,  17 
holy,  holy,  14 
the  day  that  112 
thou  once  116 
to  the  Lord's  533 
oul,  thy       732 


Happy  the  Christ'n  694 
Happy  the  man  352 
Happy  the  souls  177 
Happy  the  souls  to  627 
Hark !   a  voice  522 

Hark!  from  the  483 
Hark!  how  the  181 
Hark !  my  soul,  it  347 
Hark!  the  glad  17 

Hark!  the  herald  71 
Hark  !  the  song  of  552 
Hast  thou  not  664 

Hasten,  sinner,  to  258 
He  comes!  he  comes!  126 
He  dies,  the  Friend  110 
He  wills  that  I  369 

Head  of  the  Church  478 
Head  of  thy  Church,  544 
Hear  what  the  voice  521 
Hear  ye  my  law,  565 
Hearken  to  the  587 
Hearts  of  stone,  282 
Help,Lord,  to  whom  424 
High  in  the  heavens   47 


High  on  his  ever-  191 
Ho  !  every  one  that  239 
Holy  and  true,  and  379 
Holy  as  thou,  0  24 
Holy,  holy,  holy  8 

Holy  Lamb,  who  85 
Holy  Lamb,  who  38? 
Hosanna  to  God,  52? 
Hosanna  to  Jesus  526 
Hosanna,  with  a  683 
How  are  thy  serv'ts  611 
How  beauteous  are  187 
How  blessed  the  489 
How  can  a  sinner  341 
How  can  it  be,  thou  351 
How  did  my  heart  175 
How  do  thy  mercies  680 
How  doth  thy  31 

How  firm  a  •  460 

How  great  the  121 

How  happy  are  they  354 
How  happy  every  512 
How  happy,  gra.  588 
How  happy  is  the  727 
How  happy  the  668 
How  hast  thou,  581 
How  hast  thou,  603 
How  large  the  208 

How  long,  thou  220 
How  lovely  are  thy  171 
How  many  pass  the  585 
How  pleasant,  how  172 
How  rich  thy  193 

How  sad  our  state  305 
How  shall  a  lost  324 
How  shall  the  554 

How  sweet  is  the  568 
How  sweet  the  145 

How  sweetly  flowed    83 


784 


INDEX    OF    HYMNS. 


How  tedious  and 
How  vain  are  all 


441 
444 


I  and  my  house        713 

I  ask  the  gift  of       304 

I  give  immortal  14 

I  hear  thy  word  44 

L  know  that  my        365 

I  long  to  behold       501 

I  love  thy  kingdom,  626 

I  love  to  steal  awhile  699 

I  sing  my  Saviour's  143 

I  the  good  fight        477 

I  thirst,  thou  350 

I  want  a  principle    419 

I  want  a  true  regard  653 

I  want  the  spirit       162 

I  would  be  thine,      364 

I  wauld  not  live        508 

If  death  my  friend  691 

If  human  kindness  212 

If,  Lord,  I  have        370 

I'll  praise  my  58 

I'll  wash  my  hands  563 

In  age  and  725 

In  boundless  666 

In  every  time  and    402 

In  evil  long  I  took   316!Jesus,  let  thy  pity. 

In  hope  against  all.  382 1, Jesus,  Lord,  we 

In  Jesus  we  live,      2201, Jesus,  lover  of  my 


Israel,  in  ancient  104 

Is  there  a  time  700 

Jehovah's  chariot  475 

Jehovah,  God  the  359 

Jerusalem,  my  505 

Jesus,  accept  the  202 

Jesus,  all-atoning  398 

Jesus,  all-redeem' g  223 

Jesus,  and  shall  it  446 

Jesus,  at  thy  com.  613 

Jesus,  at  whose  217 

Jesus  comes  with  371 

Jesus  drinks  the  142 

Jesus,  faithful  to  127 

Jesus,  friend  of  329 

Jesus,  from  whom  178 

Jesus,  great  healer  689 

Jesus,  great  Shep.  630 

Jesus  hath  died  396 

Jesus,  I  fain  would  437 

Jesus,  I  love  thy  146 
Jesus,  I  my  cross 
Jesus,  if  still  the 
Jesus,  if  still  thou 
Jesus  is  our  com. 
Jesus,  let  all  thy 


453 
287 
299 
356 
438 
272 
694 
314 


In  that  sad, 
In  the  soft  season 
In  what  confusion 
Infinite  God,  thy 
Infinite  God,  to  thee 


210 
261 
515 
607 
65 


Infinite,  unex.  349 

Inquire,  ye  pilgrims  623 
Inspirer  and  Hearer  679 
Inspirer  of  the         555 


Jesus,  my  Advocate  268 
Jesus,  my  all,  to  310 
Jesus,  my  great  128 
Jesus,  my  life,  388 

Jesus,  my  Lord,  at.  313 
Jesus,  my  Lord,       433 
Jesus,  my  Saviour,  420 
Jesus,  my  strength 
and  righteousness  712 


INDEX    OF    HYMNS. 


785 


Jesus,  my  strength,  652 
Jesus,  my  truth,  my  416 
Jesus,  Redeemer  of  265j 
Jesus,  Redeemer,  303; 
Jesus,  shall  I  never  436 
Jesus  shall  reign  533! 
Jesus,  take  all  the  135 
Jesus,  the  all-  323: 

Jesus,  theeonqu'ror  180 
Jesus,  the  Lamb  of  312  i 
Jesus,  the  life,  the  369! 
Jesus,  the  Lord  716 
Jesus,  the  name  ■  193! 
Jesus,  the  sinner's  297 ; 
Jesus,  the  truth  and  201 
Jesus,  the  vision  of  489! 
Jesus,  the  word  558; 
Jesus,  thou  all-  266: 
Jesus,  thou  art  our  362j 
Jesus,  thou  ever.  335 
Jesus,  thou  sove.  646; 
Jesus,  thy  blessings  245 
Jesus,  thy  blood  337' 
Jesus,  thy  bound.  362 
Jesus j  thy  far-  298; 

Jesus,  thy  saints  495' 
Jesus,  thy  wand'r  197 
Jesus,  to  thee  I  415 
Jesus,  to  thee  our  636| 
Jesus,  to  thee  "we  593! 
Jesus,  united  by  630 
Jesus,  we  look  to  614 
Jesus,  we  on  the  150' 
Jesus,  we  thus  obey  218 
Jesus,  what  ecstacy  509 
Join  all  the  glorious  127 
Join  all  ye  ran.  588 
Joy  is  a  fruit  that  350 
Joy  to  the  world        80 


I  Lamb  of  God,  223 

J  Leader  of  faithful  405 
I  Let  all  who  truly  2  IS 
(Let  earth  and  '  132 
[Let  earth  and  78 

(Let  everlasting  554 
Xet  every  mortal  240 
Let  every  tongue  57 
Let  God,  who  136 

Let  Him  to  whom  384 
Let  Jacob's  favored  124 
| Let  me  alone  575 

Let  not  the  wise  442 
Let  party  names  no  179 
Let  songs  of  151 

Let  the  beasts  their  249 
Let  the  redeemed  294 
Let  the  world  their  313 
Let  us  join,  'tis  621 
Let  us,  with  a  55 

Let  Zion  in  her  168 
Let  Zion's  watch.  189 
Life  is  a  span,  a  518 
Lift  up  your  hearts  641 
Lift  your  eyes  of  502 
Lift  your  heads,  ye  496 
Light  of  life,  663 

Like  2soah's  weary  625 
Lo  !  God  is  here  !  41 
Lo  !  He  comes,  1 25 

Lo  !  I  come  with  717 
Lo  !  the  pris'ner  is  52S 
Lo  !  what  an  enter.  635 
Long  have  I  sat  431 
Long  have  I  seem'd  278 
Look  unto  Him,  ye  335 
Lord,  all  I  am  is  56 
Lord  and  God  of  225 
Lord,  and  is  thine   332 


786 


INDEX    Or    HYMNS. 


Lord,  didst  thou 
Lord,  dismiss  us 
Lord,  give  me  that 
Lord  God,  the  Holy 
Lord,  how  secure 
Lord   I  am  thine, 
Lord,  I  believe  a 
Lord   I  believe  thy 
Lord,  I  cannot  let 
Lord,  I  despair 
Lord  of  earth,  thy 
Lord,  if  at  thy 
Lord,  in  the  morn. 
Lord,  in  the 
Lord,  let  our 
Lord  of  earth,  and 
Lord  of  hosts  i  to 
Lord  of  the  harvest, 
Lord  of  the  wide, 
Lord  of  the  worlds 
Lord  over  all,  if 
Lord,  round  thy 
Lord,  thou  wilt  hear 
Lord,  'tis  a  pleasant 
Lord,  we  are  vile, 
Lord,  we  believe  to 
Lord,  we  come 
Lord,  what  a 
Lord,  when  thou 
Lord,  while  for  all 
Lord,  whom  winds 
Love  Divine,  all 
Love  is  a, pure  and 
Lovers  of  pleasure 
Loving  Jesus, 

Majestic  sweetness 
Mark  the  soft 
Master,  I  own  thy 


211  Master  supreme,  I  714 
735  May  I,  throughout  282 
381  May  the  grace  of  735 
153  Meet  and  right  it  9 
357  Mercy  and  jndgm't  600 
705  Mercy  descending  569 
363  Messiah,  full  of  538 
713  Messiah,  joy  of  66 

662  Mighty  God,  while  133 
297  Mortals  awake,  with  72 
443  Must  I  my  brother  432 
543  My  days  are  726 

674  My  dear  Redeemer  83 
386  My  drowsy  powers,  411 
599  My  God  !  and  is       214 

606  My  God,  how  682 
562  My  God,  I  am  thine  357 
198  My  God,  I  know,     392 

607  My  God,  I  now  700 
230  My  God,  my  God,  656 
540  My  God,  my  life,        26 

39  My  God,  my  por.  442 
681  My  God,  the  spring  353 
175  My  gracious,  loving  280 
274  My  hope,  my  all,  468 
152  My  Saviour  and  135 
426  My  Saviour,  my  407 
404  My  soul,  repeat  his  51 
113  My  soul,  through  55 
598  My  soul,  with  all  450 
606  My  span  of  life  467 
390  My  sufferings  aL  290 
640  My  thoughts  on  490 
241 

366  Nature  with  open     143 
None  is  like  376 

139|Not  all  the  blood  103 
188  Not  the  malicious,  340 
414  Not  with  our  mortal  347 


INDEX    OF    HYMNS. 


787 


Now  all  chafing  681 
Now  begin  the  138 

Now,  e'en  now,  I  364 
Now  from  the  altar  678 
Now  let  our  cheer.  114 
Now  let  the  Father  736 
Now  may  the  God  479 
Now  I  have  found  338 
Now  to  the  Lord,  a  145 
Now  to  the  Lord,     136 

0  all-creating  God  23 
0  bless  the  Lord,  50 
0  blessed,  blessed  666 
0  blessed  souls  are  339 
0  come  and  dwell  160 
0  disclose  thy  698 

0  for  a  closer  walk  327 
0  for  a  glance  of  283 
0  for  a  thousand  334 
0  for  a  heart  to  387 
0  for  that  tender.  271 
0  garden  of  Olivet  88 
0  glorious  hope  of  373 
0  God,  most  377 

0  God,  my  God,  700 
0  God,  of  good  th'  24 
0  God  of  Jacob,  by  465 
0  God  of  pure  686 

0  God,  our  help  in  480 
O  God,  thou  19 

O  God,  thy  590 

O  God,  what  offer.  387 
O  God,  who  madest  692 
O  happy  day  that  706 
O  how  can  they  572 
O  hoT?  shall  a  707 

O  Jesus !  at  thy  366 
O  Jesus!  full  of      326 


O  joyful  sound  of  372 
O  let  the  prisoners'  628 
O  Lord,  in  mercy  579 
O  Lord,  our  fathers  599 
O  Lord,  our  hea.  42 
O  Love  Divine,  how  U7 
O  Love  Divine,  what  9C 
O  may  thy  powerful  661 
O  might  my  lot  be  179 
O  my  offended  '  296 
O  render  thanks  to  53 
O  righteous  God,  590 
O  Spirit  of  the  166 
O  Sun  of  right.  656 
O  tell  me  no  more  623 
O  that  I  could  look  130 
O  that  I  could  my  291 
O  that  I  could  rep.  269 
O  that  I  could  rep.  270 
O  that  I  could  rev.  271 
O  that  I  were  as  323 
O  that  in  me  the  392 
O  that  my  load  of  391 
O  that  thou  wouldst  302 
O  the  hour  when  733 
O  thou  dear  91 

O  thou  eternal  113 

O  thou  faithful  729 
O  thou  God  of  my  346 
O  thou  great  God,  702 
O  thou  our  Husb.  6G3 
O  thou  that  713 

O  thou  that  wouldsr  486 
O  thou  to  whose  451 
O  thou  who  all  412 
O  thou  who  earnest  449 
O  thou  who  driest  457 
O  thou  who  hast  315 
O  thou  who  hearst  275 


788 


INDEX    OF    HYMNS. 


0  thou,  who,  when  602 
0  thou  whom  all  thy  40 
0  thou  whom  once  299 
0  thou  whose  105 

0  thou  whose  wis.  608 
0  'tis  delight,  348 

0  what  a  blessed  513 
0  what  a  mighty  619 
0  what  a  taste  is  224 
0  what  blessings  552 
0  what  hath  Jesus  511 
0  when  shall  we  667 
0  where  shall  rest  487 
0  why  did  I  my  332 
0  wondrous  power  591 
0  worship  the  King  53 
0  ye  immortal  121 

Of  Him  who  did  141 
Oft  I  in  my  heart  704 
O'er  the  gloomy  543 
Omnipresent  God,  675 
On  all  the  earth  154 
On  Jordan's  stormy  507 
Once  more,  my  671 
Once  more  we  426 

Onward,  onward,  549 
Our  friendship  201 

Our  God  ascends  27 
Our  heavenly  650 

Our  Lord  is  risen  111 
Our  souls  by  love     643 

Parent  of  good !  thy  21 
Pass  a  few  swiftly  488 
Peace  be  on  this  692 
Peace  be  to  this  693 
Peace,  doubting  461 
People  of  the  living  624 
Plunged  in  a  gulf    140 


Praise  God  from  736 
Praise  the  Saviour,  547 
Praise  to  the  glori.  737 
Praise  to  the  Lord  192 
Praise  ye  the  Lord,  59 
Praise  ye  the  Lord,  63 
Prayer  is  appointed  424 
Prayer  is  the  soul's  649 
Pris'ner  of  hope,  295 
Pris'ners  of  hope,  375 
Pure  are  the  joys  501 
Pursue  the  mystery  124 

Quickened  with  our  397 

Racers  of  Christ,  410 

Ready  for  my  726 

Redeemer  of  man.  125 

Rejoice  and  sing,  120 

Rejoice  evermore,  354 

Rejoice  for  a  527 

Rejoice,  the  Lord  119 

Remark,  my  soul,  575 

Repent,  the  voice  256 

Reserves  of  unex.  38 
Return,  O  wanderer  252 

Rise  my  soul,  402 

Rites  change  not,  207 

Rock  of  ages,  102 

Safely  through  228 
Salvation!  O  the  139 
Saviour,  breathe  676 
Saviour,  I  now  327 
Saviour  of  all,  to  617 
Saviour  of  all,  what  455 
Saviour  of  men,  L96 
Saviour  of  sinful  618 
Saviour  of  the  sin-  393 


INDEX   OF   HYMNS. 


789 


Saviour. 

Saviour,  Prince  of 
Saviour,  visit  thy 
Saviour,  we  know 
Saviour,  we  now 
Saviour,  whom 
See  from  on  high, 
See  how  great  a 
See  how  the 
See  Israel's  gentle 
See  Jesus,  thy 


on  me  the  380 1 

268! 
664| 

543 
67 

542  j 
82| 

5511 

672J 

209: 

648^ 


See  sinners,  in  the  242; 
See  where  our  455  j 

See  the  leaves  582 1 

See  the  corn  again  580! 
Servant  of  God,  530 j 
Shall  foolish,  weak,  261 
Shall  I,  amidst  a  276. 
Shall  I,  for  fear  195: 
Shepherd  Divine,  645' 
Shepherd  of  Israel,  190, 
Shepherd  of  souls,  264i 
Shepherds,  rejoice,  75 1 
Shout  to  the  great  737 , 
Show  pity,  Lord,  273 1 
Shrinking  from  the  488 
Since  all  the  35 

Since  Jesus  freely  685 
Since  the  Son  hath  359 
Sing  all  in  heaven  74 
Sing  Hallelujah :  736, 
Sing,  O  ye  ransom'd  408  j 
Sing  to  the  great  577' 
Sing  to  the  Lord,  516 
Sing  we  to  our  God  738 ' 
Sinners,  believe  the  243; 
Sinners,  obey  the  235  j 
Sinners,  the  call  592  j 
Sinners,  the  voice    253 1 


Sinners,  turn,  why 
So  did  the  Hebrew 
So  let  our  lips  and 
Soldiers  of  Christ, 
Some,  their  warrior 
Some  trust  their 
Son  of  God,  thy 
Son  of  thy  Sire's 
Sons  of  God,  exult 
Sons  of  God,  trium. 
Sovereign  of  all 
Sow  in  the  morn 
Spirit  of  faith, 
Spirit  of  grace,  and 
Spirit  of  truth, 
Stand  th'  omnipo. 
Stand  up  and  bless 
Stars,  that  did 
Stay,  thou  insulted 
Still,  for  thy  loving 
Still,  Lord," I  Ian 
Still  out  of  the 
Still  stir  me  up  to 
Sun  of  unclouded 
Surrounded  by  a 
Sweet  is  the  work, 
Sweet  the  moments 

Talk  with  us,  Lord. 
Teach  me,  my  God 
Teach  me  the  mea. 
That  awful  day 
That  doleful  night 
The  Church  in  her 
The  counsels  of 
The  day  is  past 
The  day  of  Christ, 
The  day  of  wrath, 
The  earth,  with  all 


248 
130 
430 
472 
594 
594 
411 

68 
358 
100 
158 
436 
156 

69 
156 
499 

28 
225 
165 
279 
318 
726 
417 
540 
475 
231 
351 

408 
448 
480 
516 
211 
505 
556 
677 
147 
497 


790 


INDEX    OF    HYMNS. 


The  flesh  of  our  219 
TheGodofAbrah'm399 
The  God  who  404 

The  great  archan.  493 
The  heavens  552 

The  holy  song  685 

The  King  of  heaven  217 
The  Jaw  and  551 

['he  Lord  declares  244 
The  Lord  descended  43 
The  Lord  injudg.  601 
The  Lord  is  risen  108 
The  Lord  Jehovah  49 
The  Lord  my  pas.  45 
The  Lord  my  Shep.  45 
The  Lord  of  earth  574 
The  Lord  of  glory  167 
The  Lord  of  Sab.  106 
The  Lord  on  high  244 
The  Lord  on  mortal  628 
The  Lord,  our  God,  32 
The  Lord,  the  sove.  52 
The  man  of  sorrow  89 
The  men  whc  263 

The  merit  of  Jeho.  669 
The  morning  520 

The  nations  call !  546 
The  peace  which  735 
The  pity  of  the  Lord  52 
The  power  to  bless  695 
The  praise  of  Zion  171 
f  he  praying  Spirit  645 
The  promise  of  my  213 
The  saints  who  die  491 
The  Saviour  calls,  245 
The  Saviour,  when  186 
The  seed  in  scanty  535 
The  spacious  firma.  43 
The  Spirit  breathes  155 


The  Sun  of  right.  106 
The  thing  my  God  360 
The  voice  that  418 

Thee,  Jesus  full  of  453 
Thee,  Jesus,  thee,  292 
Thee,  King  of  219 

Thee  we  adore,  481 
Thee  will  I  love,  412 
There  is  a  fountain  101 
There  is  a  land  of  506 
These  mortal  joys,  435 
Thine  earthly  sab.  233 
This  is  the  day  the  232 
This  is  the  feast  216 
This,  this  is  He  100 
This,  this  is  the  God  40 
Thou  art  gone  to  524 
Thou  art  that  bread  684 
Thou  God  of  glori.  483 
Thou  God  of  truth  617 
Thou  God  that  369 

Thou  great  myste.  320 
Thou  hidden  God,  293 
Thou  hidden  love  444 
Thou  hidden  Source  131 
Thou  Judge  of  586 
Thou  Lamb  of  God,  468 
Thou,  Lord,  hast  679 
Thou  man  of  griefs,  290 
Thou  seest  my  423 

Thou  Shepherd  440 
Thou  Son  of  God,  262 
Thou,  true  and  only  20 
Thou  very  paschal  129 
Thou,  who  didst  570 
Thou,  who  hast  in  560 
Though  nature's  400 
Though  troubles  465 
Thrice  happy  souls  684 


INDEX    OF    HYMNo 


791 


through  all  the  458 
fhro'  all  the  lofty  605 
Thus  far  the  Lord  678 
Thus  Lydia  sancti.  209 
Thy  ceaseless,  38 

fhy  faithfulness,  246 
Thy  life  I  read,  517 
Thy  mighty  arm,  597 
Thy  parent  hand,  19 
Thy  presence,  Lord,  662 
Tired  with  the  bur.  673 
"„  s  enough,  the  80 
'Tis  finished,  the  99 
'Tis  finished,  'tis  525 
'Tis  my  happiness  452 
To  bless  thy  chosen  532 
To  Father,  Son,  737,738 
To  God,  the  Father's  737 
To  God,  the  only  148 
To  God  your  every  425 
To  praise  the  ever-  581 
To  the  haven  of  thy  658 
To  the  hills  I  lift  651 
To  the'i,  great  God  703 
To  us  a  child  of  78 
To  whom  is  our  89 

To-morrow,  Lor  J,  255 
Try  us,  0  God,  and  638 
'Twas  the  commis.  206 

Ungrateful  sinners,  256 
Unveil  thy  bosom,  522 
Uphold  me,  Saviour  421 
Upright  both  in  388 
Urge  on  your  rapid  181 

Vain,  delusive  415 

Victim  Divine  !  thy  222 
Vital  spark  of  730 

Wait,  O  my  soul,      470 


Watched  by  the  419 
Watchman,  tell  us  549 
We  bid  thee  wel.  191 
We  by  his  Spirit  3 12 
We  know,  by  faith  491 
We  lift  our  hearts  671 
We  thank  thee,  606 
We  to  Jehovah  602 

Wealth,  honor,  384 

Weary  souls,  that  247 
What  various  hin.  647 
Welcome,  delightful  229 
Welcome,  sweet  227 
Well  doth  a  summer  582 
What  am  I,  O  thou  345 
What  are  these  503 
What  could  your  250 
What  doth  the  123 

What  equal  honors  137 
What  is  our  calling's  368 
WThat  is  the  thing  250 
What  is  there  here  513 
What !  never  speak  393 
What  now  is  my  391 
What  scenes  of  490 
What  sinners  value  500 
What  though  the  529 
What  venerable  87 

When  Abr'ham,  full  591 
When  all  thy  mer.  708 
When  angry  59§ 

When  at  this  ui3.  86 
When  blooming  519 
When  Christ  doth  365 
When  gathering  724 
When  gloomy  1S> 

When,  gracious  286 
When  guilt  lies  60S 
When  7  can  read      471 


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INDEX    OF    HYMNS. 


When  I  survey  98 

When  Israel,  of  the  467 
When  Israel  out  of  54 
When  Jesus  dwelt  434 
When  languor  and  725 
When  marshalled  609 
When  musing  sor.  458 
When,  my  Saviour,  394 
When  on  Sinai's  98 
When  quiet  in  my  702 
When  rising  from  282 
When  shall  thy  284 
W7hen  through  the  610 
When  to  the  exiled  559! 
When  verdure  578 

Whene'er  the  angry  85 
Where  high  the  659 
Where  shall  my  194 
W7here  shall  true  508 
Wherefore  do  the  117 
Wherefore  should  691 
Wherewith,  0  Lord  311 
Which  of  the  petty  474 
While  dead  in  tres.  300 
While  in  the  agonies  92 
W  hile  life  prolongs  254 
W  hile  o'er  our  guil.  593 
W  hile  on  the  verge  493 
While  shepherds  76 
While  thee  I  seek,  705 
While  we  walk  622 

While  we  with  fear  566 
While  with  cease.  576 
Who  can  describe  358 
Who  in  the  Lord  431 
Who  shall  our  595 

Who  to  the  sea  in  612 
Whom  man  for.  .      286 


Why  do  we  mourn  523 
Why  not  now,  my  292 
Why,  O  sinner,  me  255 
Wrhy  seek  ye  that  239 
Why  should  the  157 
Why  should  we  489 
AVhy  thus  impatient  439 
With  a  believing  716 
With  all  our  soul,  690 
With  glorious  304 

With  glory  clad,  564 
With  joy  we  medi.  115 
Writh  songs  and  583 
Witness,  ye  men  626 
Woe  to  the  men  on  497 
Would  Jesus  have  97 
Wretch  that  I  am  !  324 
Wretched,  helpless,  288 

Ye  boundless  60 

Ye  diff'rent  sects,  177 
Ye  faithful  souls,  109 
Ye  golden  lamps  729 
Ye  hearts  with  260 

Ye  humble  souls,  108 
Ye  mourning  saints  518 
Ye  neighbors  and  247 
Ye  ransomed  sin.  374 
Ye  servants  of  the  428 
Ye  simple  souls  343 
Ye  that  pass  by,  90 
Ye  virgin  souls,  584 
Ye  wretched,  hun.  237 
Yes,  from  this  325 

Yes  !  the  Redeemer  107 
Yield  to  me  now,  322 
Young  men  and  64 

Young  men  exhort,  566 


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